Used to trace wiring on a 737 with nothing but a printed schematic and a flashlight
Now I pull up the same run on a laptop in 5 minutes, and honestly, I kind of miss the days when finding a short was a two hour puzzle instead of a click, does anyone else still keep a paper diagram in their box just in case?
That 737 story hits home, I still have a folded up schematic for a CRJ200 that's been in my box for like eight years. Something about spreading it out on the ramp and chasing wires with a light just stuck with me. I keep telling myself it's for backup but really I just can't toss it.