'A guy would just do a walk around with a baseball bat and hit parts [of the aircraft] to see if the

[henry_flower]

'A guy would just do a walk around with a baseball bat and hit parts [of the aircraft] to see if they fell off. If they did, it was time to replace them. If they didn't, the aircraft was good for another 1000 hours until the next maintenance window.'

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