Vent: That Gulfstream 650 wonk who argued with me about coax cable

I was working on a G650 out of Atlanta back in March, running new coax for the XM antenna, and this senior tech kept insisting I was terminating the connectors wrong. He said I needed to leave a half-inch more exposed core, even though the manual says a quarter inch max. I stood there and showed him the manufacturer's spec sheet from Rockwell Collins and he just shrugged and walked off. Has anyone else dealt with a veteran tech who thinks their old way beats the manual every time?

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mila_jones391d ago

Saw a similar fight on a mechanic forum last week. Older guy was wrong too.

diana551d ago

Gotta disagree with you a little here. I see the older guy being wrong all the time in these situations, but it's not always about age. Sometimes the younger folks are just as stubborn but they get a pass because they're not "old and set in their ways." I've watched plenty of heated debates online where the newbie mechanic was confidently wrong and people let it slide because he was young and eager. So it feels like people are just picking sides based on who they like more, not who's actually right or wrong.