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Appreciation post: My buddy's kid asked me why planes don't fall apart and it made me think.
Was over at a friend's house last week and his 8 year old pointed at a plane in the sky and asked me that. I started with the usual 'rivets and inspections' talk, but then he asked if the plane gets tired like people do. That hit different. We talk about metal fatigue and cycles all day, but framing it like the plane just being 'tired' from work stuck with me. How do you guys explain our job to people who aren't in the trade?
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jakewhite6mo ago
Kid questions cut right to the point. I tell people we're like plane doctors. We check for little cracks and signs of wear, same as a doctor listens to your heart. We fix small problems before they get big. Keeps it simple. They usually get it.
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park.miles6mo ago
Framing it like the plane just being 'tired'" seems like overthinking a kid's question.
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