A retired Navy guy told me to always check the cannon plug seals first on a comms fault, and he saved me two hours on a King Air last Friday.

I was chasing a static-filled audio issue on a King Air 200 in Tulsa, and after checking the usual suspects (headset jacks, audio panel) for an hour, I remembered his advice, found a cracked seal on the main radio tray connector, replaced it, and the problem cleared right up, so what's the best 'old timer' tip you've actually used?

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jana_henderson522mo ago

Ever check the battery terminals for that weird avionics reset?

bethcarr2mo ago

Check the battery terminals? I wish my problems were that simple. Last time my avionics acted up, I spent an hour checking every connection before realizing I'd just bumped the master switch off with my knee. Felt like a total genius after that one. I'm starting to think half these gremlins are just me being clumsy.

troy_sanchez810d ago

Yeah Ive had that exact battery terminal thing cause a reset. Cleaning them up and tightening the clamps fixed it for me.