Got this "Remove before flight" tag from an F35 fighter jet

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I was asking bc I used to build the f135 engine for our foreign customers….you! They build the domestic engines up in Connecticut and the foreign customers in Florida, I bet they will have fewer contracts coming from our other allies though….

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Patient-Oven9996@reddit (OP)

yes

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SeedPuller@reddit

Expect a lot of anti Jewish comments any moment now

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InsideWay70@reddit

Well - I stand corrected.

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map2photo@reddit

The banner is neat. Try getting the pin that is usually in the landing gear and has that banner attached to it.

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skankhunt1738@reddit

You gotta lure away the crew chief first with a white monster & Zyn.

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JamesBond-007--@reddit

I have the same one! But mine came from the nose mounted guidance system from a GBU-12 Paveway II bomb.

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SirFister13F@reddit

I have two. One from an Apache, the other from a Blackhawk. Don't ask me which is which, they're exactly the same.

One of our mechanics had a Remove Before Flight morale patch made and wore it on his uniform, because he hated flying. Always got a chuckle out of me.

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Patient-Oven9996@reddit (OP)

wow that's awesome

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FightingPC@reddit

I have a bunch of these , all different sizes… Mostly use them for loads that extend past the truck bed length.. the good ones from old 36-280 APU’s have cable wires attached to them..

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Thisguymoot@reddit

I can’t think of the name but there was a commercial flight that went down after forgetting to remove the flags

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MrFickless@reddit

Malaysia 134 departed Brisbane with its pitot covers still attached, made an emergency landing safely.

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letigre87@reddit

The Brits lost an F-35 because they forgot to remove one from an inlet

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plsthrowmeawayagain@reddit

Would that be PL603 Aeroperu?

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Thisguymoot@reddit

I’m trying to find the video I saw about it and found the Green Dot one for that flight, but don’t think that was it. If I remember right, they left the flags on the pito tubes or static tubes

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Putrid-Object-806@reddit

There’s likely been several, and I’ve been told of folks who saw them in the gear on pushback, told the FAs and they had to return to the gate

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MrFickless@reddit

I've got the same one but from an F-16.

Streamer NAS1756-24 with a pin 16A75061-3. I forget exactly what that pin is for, but I've also got an EPU and a centerline pylon safety pin.

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SomewhereOnLV426@reddit

Amazing! I have one from the 492nd Madhatters F-15 squadron based at Lakenheath. I was lucky enough to get it at RIAT 2024 and the pilots, wsos and crew chiefs all signed it!

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ElectricalChaos@reddit

Fun fact, these come in different sizes, with the size indicated by the numbers after the dash on the part number.

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Patient-Oven9996@reddit (OP)

holy shyte lol. kinda funny people are stupendously qualified for something, and have tons of experience, and stuff like this still happen😂

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ElectricalChaos@reddit

Military Aircraft Maintenance - using a high school diploma to fix what a college degree just fucked up.

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Frogblaster77@reddit

Man, a Remove Before Flight tag off an airplane is one of my bucket list items, cool stuff

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snowyhockeybum@reddit

Good thing you removed it before it went flying. Good job 🫡

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fishiestfillet@reddit

Couldn't be from an f35, it's not stealthy at all 🤣

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TawnDC@reddit

I hear they make for a good key chain

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odischeese@reddit

Hell I’d frame it 😅😅😅

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flightwatcher45@reddit

24" flag, you'll never loose your keys again!

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BigBuck414@reddit

Tag for By Pass Pin

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danit0ba94@reddit

We have that exact same banner for Airbus fan cowl keys.
Pretty sure it's even the same part number, but I'll check on that once I go into work in a few hours.

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Patient-Oven9996@reddit (OP)

wow that's awesome. let me know!

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cultured_pork@reddit

It's the same part number. I have made thousands and thousands of these. NAS1756 is the designation, and the dash number is the length. The most common are -12, -24, and -36. There are custom lengths, and some custom colors for the rubber coated vinyl and ink.

They are sometimes sold with ball-lock pins per the order, but are often shipped naked.

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Patient-Oven9996@reddit (OP)

I see. would be cool if you made this one haha

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cultured_pork@reddit

I always like to check to see when I see them to see if it's one I might have made.

That being said, I was doing that during a time when PPE and ventilation wasn't a requirement, so I'm kind of slow.

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Putrid-Object-806@reddit

It’s cool that you make them, it’s presumably something that every manufacturer agrees may as well be used cause it’s already certified. I’m guessing the length is in inches?

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cultured_pork@reddit

Correct on dash number to length. I have been out of the GSE industry for a long time after my dad passed away. He owned and ran several GSE machine/fab shops for 40+ years. Boeing licensed etc. Did a lot of work for Airbus, air force, etc.

Mostly proprietary from our in house engineering department, but tons of stuff like this is stock standard.

I made a bit of a post a while back about GSE if anyone wants, and I'm happy to answer any questions I can.

https://www.reddit.com/r/aviationmaintenance/s/5yV7xhivpV

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FR_WST@reddit

This would be a cool tie

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Patient-Oven9996@reddit (OP)

lol fr

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amcl1986@reddit

NAS refers to “National Aeronautical Standard” parts. So it’s not likely to be very rare… but still cool to say where you got it from 👍

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Patient-Oven9996@reddit (OP)

I see :) good to know! and yeah it's still pretty cool, even though I technically have no way of proving which specific plane it came from lol