@@therealjimmysworld I feel your pain in the mouse department. I bought a bass boat last year where a mouse somehow made it up through the exhaust and built a suite in 2 cylinders! I managed to clean them out and get it running amazingly well and aptly named it "Mouse Trap"...😆😆😆
Lmao I thought you called your 10yo daughter the 'old girl'... I was like wow another unattainable standard for women hehe. Jokes aside, hopes she becomes a pilot!
@@yellowbags lol no….I’m surrounded by powerful women in my house. The 10 year old came to me the other day with a plan to be an airline pilot…complete with the college she wants to go to to get her aeronautics degree.
I was in the Marine Corps...we deployed to Norway for 99 days, survived on 1st gen MRE's and the Cold Weather MRE's of the 80's the entire time. You don't know what an MRE poop is until you have to do it on the top of a mountain, in Norway, 100 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
Grunt pudding: cut top of pouch to make a bowl. Crush crackers throw them in the bowl. And peanut butter, coffee, creamer, cocoa and water. Mix thoroughly. Serve at room temperature.
I only went 5 days on “K rats”, during a peacetime deployment during the early development phase of what is now known as JSOC. I was part of a five man USAF element, mixed with some Marines and a couple of Navy guys. We worked on inter service coordination, to try to prevent a repeat of the Desert Disaster of 1980 in Iran. Two things I remember about the rations. One was a “Buffalo chip” cookie. It was never, ever intended to be eaten. It was apparently constructed of an indestructible space-age material, painted dark brown with black pebbles epoxied to the exterior. It had no smell. And you couldn’t break it with a pickaxe. The second was something guys would actually trade away WITH a canned peaches incentive, because they were so vile. A few midwestern guys loved them; I never learned much about their childhoods, but I also believe I’m better off that way. They were called “ham and motherfuckers”. The actual name was ham and Lima beans. The nickname was perfect for the astonishingly disgusting visual you got when peeling the lid back on these beauties. I had a great time with those loopy a-holes, and we did some solid work! Oh. My. God.
I've done 60 days on C-Rations, and 45 days on MREs. The MRE's are an enormous step up from the C-Rations. In Army boot camp (1981), I had C-Rations with dates on the cans of 1959, before I was born. My experiences were just routine exercises in Germany and Korea.
Oh, the German EPA got better with age, although my oldest (back in '94) was from '86, so basically still brand new. Another guy once picked one up from '74. There was no real difference 🤣
I went to Basic Training in the US Army in Dec 1986. I was among the first soldiers to sample MREs when they replaced c-rats. Even the Drill Sergeants hadn't tried them yet. My favorites were ham slices and chicken a la king. The dried fruit was pretty good too. That liquid cheese stuff would stop you up but tasted pretty good. MREs eventually had gotten better, and they added tiny bottles of Tabasco sauce which made everything edible.
Hey Jimmy, love those landing lights. I am a 30 year vet of a large Sheriff's Dept. when we would go to the County garage to fill up and get things fixed on our patrol cars. we would go grab landing lights and replace the crappy alley lights with the landing lights. We would also put the landing lights in our spotlights. Really bright!!
I got my multi in a 1957 310 in 1985. Great plane and a bit of a "tiger by the tail" till you get used to it. Shortly after that, I took it from Crestview, FL to New Orleans. I had never flown it at night and this was a big mistake on my part. On the flight down, I was showing 185 m.p.h. (can't remember the power setting). On the flight back (at night), I was showing around 160 and there was a slight vibration. I checked the gear and flaps and they were both up. At one point the controller wanted to verify that it was a "twin" Cessna! Come to find out, I'd turned off the landing lights after take-off but never retracted them. Due to their large size, they make great speed brakes! Once retracted, the speed went up to 190 or so and the vibration went away. Another interesting thing to note: You can see sparks coming from the over-wing exhaust when it's dark. According to the owner, it's perfectly normal as it's un-burned carbon particles.
@@c140flyer we use landing lights off a md88 for our trucks work lights first time pulled into dot garage flipped em on it washed out the lights in the state police bay Officer came in said those ain’t road legal I had it on a guarded switch and labeled but they wanted them for the plow trucks
I.m a Viet Nam Vet who lived off C rations almost all the time that I was in country. Never had a problem with it. Food is food and I was glad to have it. Had other concerns.
I severed in the Airforce, for a full year in Vietnam, Ben Hoa AFB. I worked a 12-hour shift from 6am to 6am. So, my meals were Breakfast and mid-night chow, which was the same as breakfast. I did have one day off a week, so I was able to get something else besides of powered eggs and rancid bacon. Thanks for your videos. Carl
The single finest gift to airmen on this planet…the absolute honor of Midnight Chow! Up to your ass in avionics issues til 2am, head to the chow hall. Anything you wanted, as much as you wanted. I miss that.
When I was in Scouts as a kid in the ‘80s our Scout leader was a retired Royal Marine. He used to get us the U.K. ration packs when we went camping/hiking. They had some tinned stuff and a hexi stove as well as dehydrated packets. Best stuff was “Biscuits Fruit”. Or the porridge oats that you would add the apple flakes that were supposed to be a desert to. The modern stuff is much more like your MRE.
I’m a Marine veteran and I loved the spaghetti and meatballs in the old MRE’S. It’s been 24 years since I ate my last one. The longest my unit went having to eat MRE’S. Was 80 plus days in the sand box in the 90’s we were supposed to only be out for 45 days but got stuck when our relief unit came and we were told we wouldn’t be leaving.
We survided a Cat 5 Hurricane about 4 years ago. We ate MRE's for 63 days, no electricity for 90 days, no Internet for 1 year. Best time of our lives. An amazing experience, I think EVERYBODY should go through. My wife washed clothes over a fire, for 6 months! We had water the very first day, I made it my mission. By the time we were done, I had developed a way for us all to live, be happy and still have the things we wanted. It's amazing what you can accomplish, when you are forced to.
Survived a Cat5 Hurricane as well but that was 32 years ago. We had no Internet back then. We went without electricity and communication for a long time. The greatest threat was the water supply contamination and mosquito infestation.
I was in the test battalion at Ft Hood when we first tested MREs for a month (1982?). Considering that we had previously eaten C-Rations in the field, we thought MREs were wonderful!
MREs are Life savers in and out of the service. I got divorced and poor and was working for $12/hr living in a boarding room trying to save money. I had MRE's for two months to make it through that faux combat experience. Now, even though I don't need them, I keep two cases in the house all the time. When my son comes over to visit (Marine corps) he eats them for snacks. LOL.
Back in my days, there were C-rations. Things were in cans with a little can opener that was hard on the fingers. They even included a miniature pack of cigarettes with matches. They didn't taste too bad when one was hungry enough. The cigs were good trade material for those who didn't smoke. I was in the USAF too, Jimmy, so we ate those mostly on the flightline when we couldn't get away for lunch. RETIRED FIGHTER MECH.
When I was in the service 40 years ago, we had C Rations. Ham & Eggs you couldn't give away. Enjoy watching your progress on the 310....better you than me.
I’ve only had to endure a couple of weeks straight on MRE’s. I was around at the time the Army transitioned from C rations to MRE’s . They were pretty bad compared to what we got when I retired. I remember one that the main course was a dehydrated beef patty. You had to soak it in cold water and eat it cold. The meals didn’t have heaters in them. The beef patty would leave a layer of grease stuck to the roof of your mouth that could be scraped off. A few of them were ok but if you drew a barbecued beef for breakfast it was a little hard to get down sometimes.
I was in the Marines in the 50's. We had C-Rations. My favorite meal (in a can) was frankfurter chunks in tomato sauce. One caution: You must poke a hole in the top of the can before heating with the canned heat supplied. One Marine forgot to poke a hole in the top. Several of us were the recipients of a "Frankfurter and tomato sauce grenade bath"! BTW, your videos are outstanding for we who have worked on and flown a lot of A/C. Look forward to all of your upcoming productions. Tnx, R
Served a CONUS assignment in the AF in the late 80's. During a 2-day Red Flag, had MREs since food service was closed. Everyone was waaaay to happy when the exercise ended. The kitchen line was the longest I'd ever seen! I'm pretty sure many people just skipped eating for those two days.
Looks like you are just using a multimeter to trace the wire, It seems like it would go a lot faster with a toner. They are used for network tracing, but can be used for individual wires as well. An example is the Fluke Networks Pro3000, but I think you can buy cheap ones at Home Depot as well.
Hey there Jimmy! Saw the NATO E-3A Component sticker (the new type...) on your fridge while your son was checking his MRE... That Component was my military home for 7 years... I am a proud member of Squadron 1...🤓 Keep up the good work!
You need a 'Wire Tracer'. You hook one device up to GND and a wire somewhere, then connect the receiver to GND and hold it next to the wires by the panel. The first device injects a tone, and the other picks it up and plays it, so you can hear when you're getting close.
My dad was in the Army, back when the MRE bags were dark brown. He would come back from field training with several for me and my brother. I think chicken ala king was everybody's favorite. During MY time in the military, I think I went a little over 30 days while deployed. There was one guy who went much longer because he didn't trust any other food while deployed. (We'd sometimes have local food where ever we went). There was some decent ones over the years. Even with some sort of milkshake drink. I retired 4 years ago. I would have nicely accepted the MRE but launched it across the hanger. I haven't been out long enough to try one again. lol Oh, and during one deployment, I got to try several Canadian MREs, which are so much better.
As an ex-electronic/electrical engineer, I feel your pain on the wiring. Especially as none of the wiring is colour coded, from what I could see. And the first thing you often learn, checking out other peoples wiring, never trust little sticky labels, and too many times they seem to magically come off one wire and transfer themselves to another wire.
63T-E Abrams Tank mechanic Gulf War I. We 'camped' out with the tanks for about 6 months living on MRE's. We always had tons of soda and packages from home had smashed up cookies and the such. They shipped one hot meal out to us , steak and onions and 2 Sharps NA beers a person, warm. The rare occasion there was a reason to go to a supply area the driver volunteer list was long! There was real food and hot showers there, but most of the time was MRE's and baby wipes. It was just the way it was, no need to count the days. haha.
Hey Jimmy. When you bent that oil pressure hose it sounds like my back when I get out of bed in the morning. Listening to you guys do the rivets with the bucking bar brought back many fond memories. To be honest I still do some mechanic work at home, but what would normally take a few hours takes me a few weeks even months.
Really been looking forward to this episode , it just gets better and better , Hollywood for Jimmy me thinks :) Seriously though , this is a great series , loving every moment , so funny yet I’m learning something as I watch , what can be better
Hey Jimmys World. Love the show, humor and all you do for plane restoration. Desert Storm was the longest I ate MRE’s. Old school as well. Months! Months I tell you. I don’t think I’ve pooped since! Thank you for your service! All of you!
To answer the MRE question : 2 months, Iraq round 2. We were pretty far forward so didn't have a mess tent around at all for that time frame, so it was MRE fun times for a little around 60ish days. Primary MOS was 63MB9 Moonlighting as a 19D
Jimmy, you may be doing this backwards. Start from the other end, and put the signal on the wire (Tone). Use the schematic to locate all the wires which are intended to get to the C/B pannel. Then, check the rats nest of CB wires, one by one. ;) This may be a little easier. Also, whenever you locate a wire 'end' away from the Flight Station, put a tone on it, and try and track it, and confirm it against the documentation. all the best! Brian OConnor N32693
I was going to suggest similar - use a tone probe and multiple tone sender units set with different tones to locate wires. Then ohm them out for confirmation. It will save you a ton of time.
I was Prince Sultan AB in Saudi Arabia. The first night there, some sort of beetle looking insect crawled out of my chow hall food. So I ate MREs the rest of my 6 months there. Beef stew was my favorite MRE; I broke into a Quonset hut at 2am and stole every beef stew out of there. At the end of the day, there’s nothing like a good MRE 🤣
I still carry the Swiss Army knife I bought to open C-rations with. The first MRE's didn't have heaters, so my platoon taught me to just set them on fire and drag the pouch out of the ashes when it was warm. One guy sprinkled the dessicant pack on his potato sticks, thought it was salt. I'm enjoying your work on the 310. I filled one with 80 octane once, had to drain and refill, my boss at the FBO wasn't happy.
There is a much faster and easier way to trace the wires. All you have to do is run an extension cord over from the wall and plug a wire in then who ever is at the dash board touches the wires one at a time. They will know immediately which one it is. Easy peasy. I recommend the job of plugging in the wires over the one of touching the ends. Good Luck !
Use a tone generator for tracing wires. Hook up the wire tone then use tone receiver to trace. No need to use multi meter. You can pickup the wire your tone generator is connected to out of a bundle.
The wiring mess brings back nightmares. I’ve worked in datacenter operations and have always written up cable labeling work instructions for staff to follow (label near plug describing what it is to plug into, a label 1” away describing the remote end.
Nice Cub in the back ground but Whip Lines on a Cub are a bummer. I built a 337 from boxes once, both booms, both rudders, both engines, all the cables plus auto pilot, both main gear, both wings and all the bell cranks. It was insane. But I signed her out. Oh and a complete color change paint job. Lot's a money's. :-)
Desert Storm, and ate those 2 months straight. We learned how to use the cheese spread and peanut butter to balance out constipation and diarrhea. And we didn't have heaters. My favorite was freeze dried fruit, eat dry and the drink water. Filled you up quick.
I had old fashioned c-rats for 31 days. The ww2 ones were almost as good as the koreans. Both were challenges. After a few days you became a pro using your p38 to make a personal stove.
Thank you, Ron for time spent and excedrin extra-strength. Salute to Grizzly Bear and Jimmy for serving. Do I notice a touch of old english from Grizzly Bear? I served in the Michigan and Indiana Natl Guard 64-70. We ate C-rats dated 1953. Ham w/lima beans was the absolute worst. LRRPs ate spaghetti w/tomato sauce. They added the water and put the bag inside their uniforms an hour before eating to warm it up. C-rats gave you 4 squares of TP, 4 cigarettes, matches, rarely fruit or cookies and a plastic spoon. Beware of any food types that are produced by the lowest bidder;-)
Jimmy, have you ever considered getting yourself a cable tracker like the phone service guys use them (at least over here in good old Europe)? Sounds like they were invented exactly for your problem at 3:48.
Cable toner, network tracer, cable mapper... lots of different terms for them. Those of us who work in IT use them regularly. He should definitely consider using one on this project.
Take an easy shortcut. Get a toner kit, used for tracing phone wires. It makes tracing wires realitively easy. Any big box hardware store or electrical supply should have them.
65 days! We had what we called LURPS. They were the first dehydrated food in the army. Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol, they were light and when your hungry they tasted good. If you had good water.
Hi Jimmy, i'm Phil from France, really love your channel and the 310 is my favorite... Have i inderstood you were in the air force? What did you do or fly there? Thank you for the dream and the humour... Love it...
There is this handy thing thats good to know, called witness marks. They are tiny hints left behind where parts have a mating surface....corrosion...paint.....oil....gasket residue....even machining marks.....any hint is helpful when verifying the correct location of parts.
Jamiy she’s really coming together my man. What a beautiful aircraft. I commend you sir for putting the time and money into getting her back up in the air. It looks like you have good spirits about it. Always keep your humor.
@@therealjimmysworld Actually 401 + 310 = 711 Sounds like a sponsorship opportunity to me. This is getting exiting, closing in on engine starts and gear swings! Cant wait!
I'm a Marine vet and served from 92 to 96. As far as the MRE's.., Make sure you're sitting down for this.., I actually didn't mind them. Some of you remember the particle board cookies they used to give us? Everyone hated those things, accept for me. So when we would break out our MRE's I'd end up with 5 or 6 of those things because everyone would give me theirs.
Wow. I’ve been out of the Army since 1991. Watching you guys eat the MREs brought back a lot of memories. (Mostly good). Longest I went on MREs was about two weeks during Team Spirit ‘89. Jimmy I’m a huge fan. Keep up the good work.
comment now, but Jimmy I love your videos, your series, its technical, its funny, its prime time material. I really love to see this come all together, take care of you and your family and I am looking forwart to see this plane Fly. Also I hope you figure out your issues with your Piper at some point - would be a shame to not being able to use her
Hey Jimmy, the stall warning vane on the 310 is also heated, and is on the same circuit as the pitot heat, you might want to check its operation as well. As to MREs, I got to play in the Nam, we had C rats, and were even issued some K rations dating back to WW2 once. I don't remember how long we ate them continuously, some things are best forgotten. Never had MREs.
I was in the fire service, not the military. That said, when deployed on wild land fires we would eat a LOT of MREs when out on the line. You’re absolutely right about MRE poops.
I can’t quit laughing! You are so funny and Silas is my new hero! Silas - you are a stud! Grizzly - thank you for your service and suffering through 45 days of MREs. My husband and son-in-law feel your pain. Both are Army. Jimmy - thank you for your service! Can’t wait for the next installment of I’m Jimmy and I’m slowly going insane!
I liked the Chicken A Lacking too! Crumble the crackers into it, add the cheese spread, and a dash of Tabasco! When I joined the Army, we had C rations. Nothing quite like cold spaghetti with meat sauce in 40 degree drizzly weather! The worst though was the beef with spiced sauce. I had a can left over from an exercise, and tried to feed it to our cocker spaniel. She went up to the bowl, gave it a quick sniff, turned around and left.
Love your content. When I was a kid in the 70s my father was in the military and got cases of sea rations. We would eat them dear hunting. Always got a p38 pack of sugar and a cigarette.
@David Bishop yeah I was in during the 70’s and ate a lot of sea rats. I think that’s where Dr. Seuss got the idea of green eggs and ham. Best wishes to you and your father from an old Gunners Mate.
@NAM CBEO I know you’re right on the “C” part, and I put sea rats in my comment to him. But some of us believed that they took the rats from the port docks and used that to make them sometimes. I still feel the cookie was sometimes the best part though. Here’s wishing you health, happiness and joy.
You go Jimmy! This is THE best entertainment on the interweb! The 310 is an incredible amount of work, but I can see you are going to get it into the air! Best of luck with all that wiring stuff!
Back in the 70’s we had CRats. The C-Rations were in cans in a cardboard box with a P38 can opener. You took the main dish and set it on the box and set the box on fire to heat it. The best part was the round, high energy, candy bar packed in with the crackers. Heaven help you if you got eggs and sausage.
I must say the 310 is just an absolutely beautifully styled airplane, hard to believe it was built in the mid 50's! Can't wait to see it fly again!
I agree!
yeah, but not from inside.....
@@therealjimmysworld I feel your pain in the mouse department. I bought a bass boat last year where a mouse somehow made it up through the exhaust and built a suite in 2 cylinders! I managed to clean them out and get it running amazingly well and aptly named it "Mouse Trap"...😆😆😆
@@mobilfone2234 When the interior gets installed it will be nice too.
@@jimpalmer1969 it sure will, but I don't trust these old structures......
Jimmy! My 10 year old daughter and I absolutely love watching your progress on the 310. Can’t wait to see the ol girl fly.
Right on!
Lmao I thought you called your 10yo daughter the 'old girl'... I was like wow another unattainable standard for women hehe. Jokes aside, hopes she becomes a pilot!
@@yellowbags lol no….I’m surrounded by powerful women in my house. The 10 year old came to me the other day with a plan to be an airline pilot…complete with the college she wants to go to to get her aeronautics degree.
I was in the Marine Corps...we deployed to Norway for 99 days, survived on 1st gen MRE's and the Cold Weather MRE's of the 80's the entire time. You don't know what an MRE poop is until you have to do it on the top of a mountain, in Norway, 100 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
Grunt pudding: cut top of pouch to make a bowl. Crush crackers throw them in the bowl. And peanut butter, coffee, creamer, cocoa and water. Mix thoroughly. Serve at room temperature.
I only went 5 days on “K rats”, during a peacetime deployment during the early development phase of what is now known as JSOC. I was part of a five man USAF element, mixed with some Marines and a couple of Navy guys. We worked on inter service coordination, to try to prevent a repeat of the Desert Disaster of 1980 in Iran.
Two things I remember about the rations. One was a “Buffalo chip” cookie. It was never, ever intended to be eaten. It was apparently constructed of an indestructible space-age material, painted dark brown with black pebbles epoxied to the exterior. It had no smell. And you couldn’t break it with a pickaxe.
The second was something guys would actually trade away WITH a canned peaches incentive, because they were so vile. A few midwestern guys loved them; I never learned much about their childhoods, but I also believe I’m better off that way.
They were called “ham and motherfuckers”. The actual name was ham and Lima beans. The nickname was perfect for the astonishingly disgusting visual you got when peeling the lid back on these beauties. I had a great time with those loopy a-holes, and we did some solid work!
Oh. My. God.
I've done 60 days on C-Rations, and 45 days on MREs. The MRE's are an enormous step up from the C-Rations. In Army boot camp (1981), I had C-Rations with dates on the cans of 1959, before I was born. My experiences were just routine exercises in Germany and Korea.
Oh, the German EPA got better with age, although my oldest (back in '94) was from '86, so basically still brand new. Another guy once picked one up from '74. There was no real difference 🤣
I went to Basic Training in the US Army in Dec 1986. I was among the first soldiers to sample MREs when they replaced c-rats. Even the Drill Sergeants hadn't tried them yet. My favorites were ham slices and chicken a la king. The dried fruit was pretty good too. That liquid cheese stuff would stop you up but tasted pretty good. MREs eventually had gotten better, and they added tiny bottles of Tabasco sauce which made everything edible.
Hey Jimmy, love those landing lights. I am a 30 year vet of a large Sheriff's Dept. when we would go to the County garage to fill up and get things fixed on our patrol cars. we would go grab landing lights and replace the crappy alley lights with the landing lights. We would also put the landing lights in our spotlights. Really bright!!
I got my multi in a 1957 310 in 1985. Great plane and a bit of a "tiger by the tail" till you get used to it. Shortly after that, I took it from Crestview, FL to New Orleans. I had never flown it at night and this was a big mistake on my part. On the flight down, I was showing 185 m.p.h. (can't remember the power setting). On the flight back (at night), I was showing around 160 and there was a slight vibration. I checked the gear and flaps and they were both up. At one point the controller wanted to verify that it was a "twin" Cessna! Come to find out, I'd turned off the landing lights after take-off but never retracted them. Due to their large size, they make great speed brakes! Once retracted, the speed went up to 190 or so and the vibration went away. Another interesting thing to note: You can see sparks coming from the over-wing exhaust when it's dark. According to the owner, it's perfectly normal as it's un-burned carbon particles.
Most landing lights are 24 to 28 volts but you can still use them with just 12 volts and they will be brighter than your regular car lights.
@@c140flyer we use landing lights off a md88 for our trucks work lights first time pulled into dot garage flipped em on it washed out the lights in the state police bay
Officer came in said those ain’t road legal I had it on a guarded switch and labeled but they wanted them for the plow trucks
I.m a Viet Nam Vet who lived off C rations almost all the time that I was in country. Never had a problem with it. Food is food and I was glad to have it. Had other concerns.
Joe, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SERVICE.....YOU ARE A TRUE PATRIOT. .....!
I severed in the Airforce, for a full year in Vietnam, Ben Hoa AFB. I worked a 12-hour shift from 6am to 6am. So, my meals were Breakfast and mid-night chow, which was the same as breakfast. I did have one day off a week, so I was able to get something else besides of powered eggs and rancid bacon. Thanks for your videos. Carl
Thank you for your service.
Welcome Home!!
The single finest gift to airmen on this planet…the absolute honor of Midnight Chow! Up to your ass in avionics issues til 2am, head to the chow hall. Anything you wanted, as much as you wanted. I miss that.
When I was in Scouts as a kid in the ‘80s our Scout leader was a retired Royal Marine. He used to get us the U.K. ration packs when we went camping/hiking. They had some tinned stuff and a hexi stove as well as dehydrated packets. Best stuff was “Biscuits Fruit”. Or the porridge oats that you would add the apple flakes that were supposed to be a desert to. The modern stuff is much more like your MRE.
I’m a Marine veteran and I loved the spaghetti and meatballs in the old MRE’S. It’s been 24 years since I ate my last one. The longest my unit went having to eat MRE’S. Was 80 plus days in the sand box in the 90’s we were supposed to only be out for 45 days but got stuck when our relief unit came and we were told we wouldn’t be leaving.
We survided a Cat 5 Hurricane about 4 years ago. We ate MRE's for 63 days, no electricity for 90 days, no Internet for 1 year.
Best time of our lives. An amazing experience, I think EVERYBODY should go through. My wife washed clothes over a fire, for 6 months! We had water the very first day, I made it my mission. By the time we were done, I had developed a way for us all to live, be happy and still have the things we wanted. It's amazing what you can accomplish, when you are forced to.
Were you on an island when this happened?
Survived a Cat5 Hurricane as well but that was 32 years ago. We had no Internet back then. We went without electricity and communication for a long time. The greatest threat was the water supply contamination and mosquito infestation.
@@swan433 hurricane Andrew?
@@whomitmayconcern Hurricane Hugo in 89
@@swan433 yikes man! Yeah that was a really bad one, you’re definitely a survivor
I was in the test battalion at Ft Hood when we first tested MREs for a month (1982?). Considering that we had previously eaten C-Rations in the field, we thought MREs were wonderful!
MREs are Life savers in and out of the service. I got divorced and poor and was working for $12/hr living in a boarding room trying to save money. I had MRE's for two months to make it through that faux combat experience. Now, even though I don't need them, I keep two cases in the house all the time. When my son comes over to visit (Marine corps) he eats them for snacks. LOL.
Back in my days, there were C-rations. Things were in cans with a little can opener that was hard on the fingers. They even included a miniature pack of cigarettes with matches. They didn't taste too bad when one was hungry enough. The cigs were good trade material for those who didn't smoke. I was in the USAF too, Jimmy, so we ate those mostly on the flightline when we couldn't get away for lunch.
RETIRED FIGHTER MECH.
When I was in the service 40 years ago, we had C Rations. Ham & Eggs you couldn't give away. Enjoy watching your progress on the 310....better you than me.
Ham and egg was still persisting into the 90s....it was the one everyone did their best to avoid. I never had to eat that one... the scent was enough!
Jeez, completely forgot about those eggs. Highlighter fluorescent green/yellow pebbles of suffering and death. The beans n weens weren’t bad.
I love seeing the restoration of all these aircraft. If I was in Florida I would SO be there to help out.
Heck yeah!
I’ve only had to endure a couple of weeks straight on MRE’s. I was around at the time the Army transitioned from C rations to MRE’s . They were pretty bad compared to what we got when I retired. I remember one that the main course was a dehydrated beef patty. You had to soak it in cold water and eat it cold. The meals didn’t have heaters in them. The beef patty would leave a layer of grease stuck to the roof of your mouth that could be scraped off. A few of them were ok but if you drew a barbecued beef for breakfast it was a little hard to get down sometimes.
lots of amazing in that hanger
LOVE the Cub
Love your content. It's been a blast watching you working through the issues.
Dude from a non plane guy, I am so glad I found your channel. I am enjoying this ride!!
Awesome! Thank you!
I was in the Marines in the 50's. We had C-Rations. My favorite meal (in a can) was frankfurter chunks in tomato sauce. One caution: You must poke a hole in the top of the can before heating with the canned heat supplied. One Marine forgot to poke a hole in the top. Several of us were the recipients of a "Frankfurter and tomato sauce grenade bath"!
BTW, your videos are outstanding for we who have worked on and flown a lot of A/C. Look forward to all of your upcoming productions. Tnx, R
Served a CONUS assignment in the AF in the late 80's. During a 2-day Red Flag, had MREs since food service was closed. Everyone was waaaay to happy when the exercise ended. The kitchen line was the longest I'd ever seen! I'm pretty sure many people just skipped eating for those two days.
Looks like you are just using a multimeter to trace the wire, It seems like it would go a lot faster with a toner. They are used for network tracing, but can be used for individual wires as well. An example is the Fluke Networks Pro3000, but I think you can buy cheap ones at Home Depot as well.
Thanks for the info, good to know!
Jimmy, a wire toner would be a lot faster than what you’re doing. Put a tone on a wire and take the toner wand and quickly find it.
I was thinking the same thing. A couple of hours and he should be done.
@@Heathh49008 yep. The only way to quickly trace wires is with a toner. Not what he’s doing.
Hey there Jimmy!
Saw the NATO E-3A Component sticker (the new type...) on your fridge while your son was checking his MRE...
That Component was my military home for 7 years...
I am a proud member of Squadron 1...🤓
Keep up the good work!
You need a 'Wire Tracer'. You hook one device up to GND and a wire somewhere, then connect the receiver to GND and hold it next to the wires by the panel. The first device injects a tone, and the other picks it up and plays it, so you can hear when you're getting close.
My dad was in the Army, back when the MRE bags were dark brown. He would come back from field training with several for me and my brother. I think chicken ala king was everybody's favorite.
During MY time in the military, I think I went a little over 30 days while deployed. There was one guy who went much longer because he didn't trust any other food while deployed. (We'd sometimes have local food where ever we went). There was some decent ones over the years. Even with some sort of milkshake drink.
I retired 4 years ago. I would have nicely accepted the MRE but launched it across the hanger. I haven't been out long enough to try one again. lol
Oh, and during one deployment, I got to try several Canadian MREs, which are so much better.
Hi Jimmy. Loving the channel and all the craziness. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Ben! ;). Love your ID!
As an ex-electronic/electrical engineer, I feel your pain on the wiring. Especially as none of the wiring is colour coded, from what I could see. And the first thing you often learn, checking out other peoples wiring, never trust little sticky labels, and too many times they seem to magically come off one wire and transfer themselves to another wire.
63T-E Abrams Tank mechanic Gulf War I. We 'camped' out with the tanks for about 6 months living on MRE's. We always had tons of soda and packages from home had smashed up cookies and the such. They shipped one hot meal out to us , steak and onions and 2 Sharps NA beers a person, warm. The rare occasion there was a reason to go to a supply area the driver volunteer list was long! There was real food and hot showers there, but most of the time was MRE's and baby wipes. It was just the way it was, no need to count the days. haha.
Nice job Jimmy 👏, be safe out there brother.
Love watching your channel. Would love to see the 310 fly again.
This 310 project is the best thing on the internets!
Way to go Jimmy👍
Awesome Work Today! Thank you for the Ride Along!!!
I am blown away at the speed you guys are getting this done. Keep up the good work!
Thanks! Will do!
Can’t wait to see this beauty back in the air! Great series I have learned a lot about the aircraft systems too! Thanks Jimmy
Me too! Glad you enjoy the videos!
Love watching the progress that is being made! Keep up the good work, Jimmy and friends!
Hey Jimmy. When you bent that oil pressure hose it sounds like my back when I get out of bed in the morning. Listening to you guys do the rivets with the bucking bar brought back many fond memories. To be honest I still do some mechanic work at home, but what would normally take a few hours takes me a few weeks even months.
I love watching your videos. They’re a great thing to keep me occupied on a Sunday afternoon.👍
Nice!
Really been looking forward to this episode , it just gets better and better , Hollywood for Jimmy me thinks :) Seriously though , this is a great series , loving every moment , so funny yet I’m learning something as I watch , what can be better
Hey Jimmys World. Love the show, humor and all you do for plane restoration. Desert Storm was the longest I ate MRE’s. Old school as well. Months! Months I tell you. I don’t think I’ve pooped since! Thank you for your service! All of you!
Wow I am impressed! You guys have come so far in a relatively short time. Keep it going and this baby will be in the air once again.
To answer the MRE question : 2 months, Iraq round 2. We were pretty far forward so didn't have a mess tent around at all for that time frame, so it was MRE fun times for a little around 60ish days. Primary MOS was 63MB9 Moonlighting as a 19D
Jimmy,
you may be doing this backwards. Start from the other end, and put the signal on the wire (Tone). Use the schematic to locate all the wires which are intended to get to the C/B pannel. Then, check the rats nest of CB wires, one by one. ;) This may be a little easier. Also, whenever you locate a wire 'end' away from the Flight Station, put a tone on it, and try and track it, and confirm it against the documentation.
all the best!
Brian OConnor N32693
I was going to suggest similar - use a tone probe and multiple tone sender units set with different tones to locate wires. Then ohm them out for confirmation. It will save you a ton of time.
I was Prince Sultan AB in Saudi Arabia. The first night there, some sort of beetle looking insect crawled out of my chow hall food. So I ate MREs the rest of my 6 months there. Beef stew was my favorite MRE; I broke into a Quonset hut at 2am and stole every beef stew out of there. At the end of the day, there’s nothing like a good MRE 🤣
I still carry the Swiss Army knife I bought to open C-rations with. The first MRE's didn't have heaters, so my platoon taught me to just set them on fire and drag the pouch out of the ashes when it was warm. One guy sprinkled the dessicant pack on his potato sticks, thought it was salt. I'm enjoying your work on the 310. I filled one with 80 octane once, had to drain and refill, my boss at the FBO wasn't happy.
Hey Jim I really enjoy the content you put out, keep up the good work
Thanks, will do!
Hiya Jimmy, I am glad this showed up today. I really look forward to all of these that show the progress you make.
Thanks so much! Thanks for your comment, glad you enjoyed the video!
This channel is gonna hit a million in june. I love it
That's why I usually label all my wires and take a few pictures... 10 mins saves 3 days of work.
Wow Jimmy that 310 is a labour of love..well done team, that thing is beginning to look like it might just fly:-)
maybe... just maybe!
@@therealjimmysworld Maybe I'll live long enough but it depends on how long till the next MRE takes place.
The 310 is really coming along great! I'm really enjoying watching your progress. I can't wait to see it take flight!
That wiring panel is as easy to follow as my mother in law... great work Mate, cheers from NZ
There is a much faster and easier way to trace the wires. All you have to do is run an extension cord over from the wall and plug a wire in then who ever is at the dash board touches the wires one at a time. They will know immediately which one it is. Easy peasy. I recommend the job of plugging in the wires over the one of touching the ends. Good Luck !
Use a tone generator for tracing wires. Hook up the wire tone then use tone receiver to trace. No need to use multi meter. You can pickup the wire your tone generator is connected to out of a bundle.
The wiring mess brings back nightmares. I’ve worked in datacenter operations and have always written up cable labeling work instructions for staff to follow (label near plug describing what it is to plug into, a label 1” away describing the remote end.
Great point
Nice Cub in the back ground but Whip Lines on a Cub are a bummer. I built a 337 from boxes once, both booms, both rudders, both engines, all the cables plus auto pilot, both main gear, both wings and all the bell cranks. It was insane. But I signed her out. Oh and a complete color change paint job. Lot's a money's. :-)
Desert Storm, and ate those 2 months straight. We learned how to use the cheese spread and peanut butter to balance out constipation and diarrhea. And we didn't have heaters. My favorite was freeze dried fruit, eat dry and the drink water. Filled you up quick.
Hi Jimmy. Loving the videos. Keep up the hard work ✈️👍
Thanks, will do!
I had old fashioned c-rats for 31 days. The ww2 ones were almost as good as the koreans. Both were challenges. After a few days you became a pro using your p38 to make a personal stove.
Thank you, Ron for time spent and excedrin extra-strength. Salute to Grizzly Bear and Jimmy for serving. Do I notice a touch of old english from Grizzly Bear? I served in the Michigan and Indiana Natl Guard 64-70. We ate C-rats dated 1953. Ham w/lima beans was the absolute worst. LRRPs ate spaghetti w/tomato sauce. They added the water and put the bag inside their uniforms an hour before eating to warm it up. C-rats gave you 4 squares of TP, 4 cigarettes, matches, rarely fruit or cookies and a plastic spoon. Beware of any food types that are produced by the lowest bidder;-)
Yep, those lights get hot!
I used a landing light for a spotlight for years as a kid.
Jimmy, have you ever considered getting yourself a cable tracker like the phone service guys use them (at least over here in good old Europe)? Sounds like they were invented exactly for your problem at 3:48.
Cable toner, network tracer, cable mapper... lots of different terms for them. Those of us who work in IT use them regularly. He should definitely consider using one on this project.
When you are tracing out wiring try using a toner. You can buy them at lowes or Home Depot
Take an easy shortcut. Get a toner kit, used for tracing phone wires. It makes tracing wires realitively easy. Any big box hardware store or electrical supply should have them.
65 days! We had what we called LURPS. They were the first dehydrated food in the army. Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol, they were light and when your hungry they tasted good. If you had good water.
Jimmy you’re a legend mate, much love from the uk 👍👍👍💪💪💪 keep going pal and get that 310 in the air 😛
That's the plan!
Hi Jimmy, i'm Phil from France, really love your channel and the 310 is my favorite... Have i inderstood you were in the air force? What did you do or fly there? Thank you for the dream and the humour... Love it...
Money Pit on the 310, Jimmy will get it done...Love Jimmy' s World and the humor Jimmy brings with him...
There is this handy thing thats good to know, called witness marks. They are tiny hints left behind where parts have a mating surface....corrosion...paint.....oil....gasket residue....even machining marks.....any hint is helpful when verifying the correct location of parts.
Hi Jimmy! Keep it up brother! Love the Content!
Thanks so much!
Love watching this. Reminds me of when I worked on singles and twins before becoming a teacher.
very cool!
Thank You and your buddies for you service.
The good news is, it sure is cleaning up nicely. Hang in there. Y'all will get it!
Looking forward to seeing you at Sun-n-Fun, Jimmy!
Thanks so much! I'm looking forward to it as well!
I wish I was coming out from the UK again. Maybe next year.
Nice work Jimmy, great to see the progress with the 310. Awsome documentation for us to see. Cheers from Norway
Jamiy she’s really coming together my man. What a beautiful aircraft. I commend you sir for putting the time and money into getting her back up in the air. It looks like you have good spirits about it. Always keep your humor.
That plane is going to be amazing to Fly. Can’t wait to see it live again❤️
401 + 310 is almost 717! I think Jimmy and rebuild rescue should be rebuilding a Boeing 717 as a little side project 😎
HAHAHA, that's awesome!
@@therealjimmysworld Actually 401 + 310 = 711 Sounds like a sponsorship opportunity to me. This is getting exiting, closing in on engine starts and gear swings! Cant wait!
717? 711?
and lo and behold N771BC is the N# of the 1972 310Q model belonging to 310Pilot Kevin Thornton and wife Jaime,,
Fwtw
I did six years as a Submarine Sonar Technician in the 80's. Never even saw an MRE.
Thankfully!
You squids were always spoiled
I'm a Marine vet and served from 92 to 96. As far as the MRE's.., Make sure you're sitting down for this.., I actually didn't mind them. Some of you remember the particle board cookies they used to give us? Everyone hated those things, accept for me. So when we would break out our MRE's I'd end up with 5 or 6 of those things because everyone would give me theirs.
Wow. I’ve been out of the Army since 1991. Watching you guys eat the MREs brought back a lot of memories. (Mostly good). Longest I went on MREs was about two weeks during Team Spirit ‘89. Jimmy I’m a huge fan. Keep up the good work.
comment now, but Jimmy I love your videos, your series, its technical, its funny, its prime time material. I really love to see this come all together, take care of you and your family and I am looking forwart to see this plane Fly. Also I hope you figure out your issues with your Piper at some point - would be a shame to not being able to use her
Glad you enjoy it!
Hey Jimmy, the stall warning vane on the 310 is also heated, and is on the same circuit as the pitot heat, you might want to check its operation as well. As to MREs, I got to play in the Nam, we had C rats, and were even issued some K rations dating back to WW2 once. I don't remember how long we ate them continuously, some things are best forgotten. Never had MREs.
Way to go Jimmy! Its obvious you're putting in the hours and boy is it paying off. I along with many other are enthralled with your performance so far
It's awesome to watch this 310 come back to life .... good job guys
I was in the fire service, not the military. That said, when deployed on wild land fires we would eat a LOT of MREs when out on the line. You’re absolutely right about MRE poops.
Excellent ! Jimmy do you have, or are you working on your twin rating ? Looking forward to the first flights of the 310 !
Awesome work all, greetings from Sweden!
My goodness!! Your son is going to be JUST like you when he grows up!! Great family fun Jimmy!!! Thanks so much for the content! #SAVETHE310
I’m sure this 310 is going to continue to be a beautiful money pit after you are done. But… she will be a beautiful bird! Loving this series Jimmy!
I can’t quit laughing! You are so funny and Silas is my new hero! Silas - you are a stud! Grizzly - thank you for your service and suffering through 45 days of MREs. My husband and son-in-law feel your pain. Both are Army. Jimmy - thank you for your service! Can’t wait for the next installment of I’m Jimmy and I’m slowly going insane!
I liked the Chicken A Lacking too! Crumble the crackers into it, add the cheese spread, and a dash of Tabasco! When I joined the Army, we had C rations. Nothing quite like cold spaghetti with meat sauce in 40 degree drizzly weather! The worst though was the beef with spiced sauce. I had a can left over from an exercise, and tried to feed it to our cocker spaniel. She went up to the bowl, gave it a quick sniff, turned around and left.
Love your videos, thank you for all the time you put into them!
Greetings from York, UK.
Love your content. When I was a kid in the 70s my father was in the military and got cases of sea rations. We would eat them dear hunting. Always got a p38 pack of sugar and a cigarette.
@David Bishop yeah I was in during the 70’s and ate a lot of sea rats. I think that’s where Dr. Seuss got the idea of green eggs and ham. Best wishes to you and your father from an old Gunners Mate.
@NAM CBEO I know you’re right on the “C” part, and I put sea rats in my comment to him. But some of us believed that they took the rats from the port docks and used that to make them sometimes. I still feel the cookie was sometimes the best part though. Here’s wishing you health, happiness and joy.
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@@sssigsauer2266 my father was a gunners mate during evacuation of Sigon. Seen some crazy pics of Bush pilots bubble helo being shoved off the ship
Hi Jimmy, if you need broken cables re-made have you tried marine rigging shops, they should have hydraulic presses to roll swage fittings on for you.
You go Jimmy! This is THE best entertainment on the interweb! The 310 is an incredible amount of work, but I can see you are going to get it into the air! Best of luck with all that wiring stuff!
Back in the 70’s we had CRats. The C-Rations were in cans in a cardboard box with a P38 can opener. You took the main dish and set it on the box and set the box on fire to heat it. The best part was the round, high energy, candy bar packed in with the crackers. Heaven help you if you got eggs and sausage.