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Borescopes, hand tools, and the first box an A&P actually needs.
06
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Best aviation borescope 2026: what an AMT should actually buy
A $180 Amazon scope will show you a blade. A $1,200 articulating scope will show you the one that is about to let go.
14 min
14
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Aviation mechanic tools: the first box that is not a toy
Do not buy a 270-piece chrome set. Buy the twelve tools you will hold every shift.
15 min
18
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Best aviation headset 2026: ANR vs passive for students and AMTs
Your ears are a career tool. The $80 Amazon “pilot” set is a headache with a mic.
14 min
32
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Safety wire on aircraft: .032, pigtails, and the pliers that lock
If it can back out, it gets wire. If the pliers will not lock, they go in the trash.
14 min