Heroes Behind the Line (feat. Bubbles, Nine, and Blossom/Kool-aid)

Planes, Trains, and Animal Crossings: What do you do when you meet things that go bump in the night? Animals do what they want, when they want, and where they want. Snakes, bats, bird strikes, and giant spiders…you never know what you’ll meet in the wild flight line. by Cancelled for Maintenance

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What Does the Pub Say?: Aviation is a science, science relies on procedures. Ignoring the procedures can lead to disastrous effects, but what happens when the books are wrong? What happens when you have technicians who think they are smarter than the book? Aviation, like religio by Cancelled for Maintenance

48 min listen

*HOILIDAY GIVEAWAY* - All We Want for Christmas, Is a Day Off!: Happy Holidays everyone! We wanted to give you guys some content before the holidays hit, as well as some GIVEAWAY RESULTS!!! We have some pretty great stuff from our sponsor Rockwell, and some other merch to givaway, so be sure to listen so we can let yo by Cancelled for Maintenance

47 min listen

Ain't Nothin' but a QA Thing!: Their sole mission is to prevent the occurrence of defects. They do the job that no one likes to do but have fun doing it. They are the first ones to bitch you out and make you do all the dumb shit “legally”. They are the most nit-picky, never satisfied, by Cancelled for Maintenance

49 min listen

When in Distress, Call EMS! (ft. Frush): When major emergencies happen, they take to the sky. We count on them to take those in critical condition to the nearest haven and be our eyes in the sky during major disasters. They are the men and women of the aviation emergency services. Life in the by Cancelled for Maintenance

43 min listen

Sh*t Ain't Done, Till the Paperwork's Done (feat. Jasmine): Nobody likes to do paperwork, its tedious, monotonous, and sometimes take forever to complete. Anyone who’s anyone in aviation will tell you, paperwork means everything, especially when it’s time for an audit. Everyone who’s had to do it, hates their life by Cancelled for Maintenance

69 min listen

About Us: Join us as we dive into the lives of the aircraft maintenance community. If you ever deployed, been soaked in fuel or other aircraft fluids, worked countless hours only to have your efforts undermined by some of the most asinine circumstances, or had to p by Cancelled for Maintenance

4 min listen

Mother Nature Hates You, And Here's Why: The weather can be unpredictable, but it is 100% likely to screw up your day. From being caught in the rain while aircrew sits nice and cozy in the cockpit, to eyebrows roasting on a summer tarmac, Mother Nature has a particular hatred for your maintenanc by Cancelled for Maintenance

43 min listen

It's Not the Training, It's About the Message (feat. Cookies and Cream): In every form of work, there is some form of training. Typically this is done by a mentor or an instructor, but what do you do when there’s neither a trainer nor a budget? Training then becomes a matter of legality from “read & signs” to “death by power p by Cancelled for Maintenance

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Shady Fixes by Cancelled for Maintenance

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Sunny with Zero Chance of Parts: Things happen and things break. Sometimes it breaks so much, you need to replace things, but what happens when you have no parts in stock? Receiving parts and materials can be an endless loop of waiting and false hope. by Cancelled for Maintenance

48 min listen

The Open Road Isn't Just for Truckers: At some point you get called to hit the road, be it deployments, road trips, or recovering downed planes in the field. Some of the best and worst times are on the road, in some cases you know nothing but living on the road. From truck stops, crappy hotels by Cancelled for Maintenance

56 min listen

Tech School, Tech Fool: Technical schools are the gateway to most professional careers. They provide essential information for a trade, as well as an overflowing wellspring of useless knowledge to fill your brain with. From theoretical math you’ll never use, to troubleshooting s by Cancelled for Maintenance

67 min listen

Shift Wars, Revenge of the Shift: No matter where you are, no matter where you go, there is always some form of hate and animosity between working shifts. One shift or another always half-asses things when they know the oncoming shift is imminent. In such instances, one shift finds a way by Cancelled for Maintenance

53 min listen

Lemon Laws: Aviation maintenance shops seem to perform miracles when getting aircraft ready for its operation schedules and their hard work often gets overlooked. All shops however have a limit to their magic. This limit is often embodied in one or a few aircraft tha by Cancelled for Maintenance

38 min listen

Raiders of the Lost Tool: It never fails to happen, and it’s almost always right before the end of your shift. Something always goes missing, it’s usually ridiculously big or insanely small, and it is winner take all to find it, except the winners are losers and the losers get to by Cancelled for Maintenance

50 min listen

Sloooooow It Down (ft. Arabia): In today’s world, it’s all about speed and intensity, however revving the red line and going full throttle will eventually break down even the most committed person. Even the most dedicated routine or process needs a rest day or de-load day. These small b by Cancelled for Maintenance

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Extra Shit for Simple Shit: Every industry has its fair share of convoluted steps. Most of these steps can be very unnecessary, however were implemented because of some incident or someone over-compensating for safety. Actions like these really make you question the intelligence o by Cancelled for Maintenance

44 min listen

Let's Talk About FLEX!: Most workplaces have a set schedule to which its employees adhere to. For some aviation areas, such schedules are in a constant state of flux due to manpower shortages or an over demanding flight schedule. This leads to working long hours and having unpr by Cancelled for Maintenance

46 min listen

Incidents, Accidents, and Normal Wear and Tear: Things break, sometimes things break hard, but not all incidents are treated equal. Life isn’t easy being the one to answer for an incident, it’s even worse when you have to answer for it when someone dumps it on your lap. The blame game is on. When it co by Cancelled for Maintenance

48 min listen

Documentation STILL Sucks (ft. Bunz): It doesn’t matter how many times someone says they combed through the books, something is always wrong. Improper or poorly done documentation can mean the difference between a successful job, having to repeat a job, or failing an inspection. Documentation by Cancelled for Maintenance

47 min listen

Master Crafts: In every form of work, there is some type of trade, and every trade has its form of art. It takes a special talent to transform well made items we use today from mundane and obscure materials. These talented individuals are called master craftsmen. The by Cancelled for Maintenance

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From Street to Seat (feat Tim Kirshbaum, Co-Founder of R.T.A.G): Many of us have dreamed of working on planes or flying one. For many, the road to such is at best foggy. However, there are many programs out there that can help you realize your dream. If you have the dedication, you can achieve anything. In this epis by Cancelled for Maintenance

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Heroes Behind the Line (feat. Bubbles, Nine, and Blossom/Kool-aid): Being deployed is hard, but being the one to hold down the fort at home is often harder. We switching it up this episode, and bringing in our spouses to answer questions about what life is like when we are gone. The good, the bad, and the ugly will be tol by Cancelled for Maintenance

75 min listen

The Q&A Episode! Feb 2021: For our episode today, we are taking questions our listeners have given us and giving you our answers by Cancelled for Maintenance

46 min listen

You're Only Human!: Despite what many individuals and organizations think, aviation mechanics are neither magicians nor machines. The constant beat down of operations tempo can wear out even the most dedicated worker. This can lead to mistakes, slip ups, shortcuts, omissions by Cancelled for Maintenance

44 min listen

Janky GSE: Ground support equipment is needed to service an aircraft in between flights. However, these equipment require maintenance of their own, which typically gets ignored or it can’t keep up with the pace set by the aircraft it services. This leads to Franke by Cancelled for Maintenance

44 min listen

It’s Inspection Season! (Feat. Bubbles): Nothing puts an organization on edge more than an inspection. It’s never a good feeling having someone dig through your work life. It’s around this time where management reinforces the policies and procedures of your organization, some of which you were by Cancelled for Maintenance

65 min listen

We Love You 3000!!!: We have hit 3000 downloads and we are excited to celebrate with you all! Patreon saw it first, but we though everyone would enjoy this one, so here it is! by Cancelled for Maintenance

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The Q&A episode Jun 2021: It's that time again to do another Q&A! We've had so many questions from our last Q&A, plus more that have come in recently. We love getting questions and having the opportunity to interact with you, our listeners. Thank you all so much for your support! by Cancelled for Maintenance

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