I thought those cheap fiber optic inspection scopes were junk until a hangar neighbor showed me his.

For years I stuck with the big brand scopes that cost over a grand, thinking anything under $300 was a toy. Last month, a guy working on a G650 next to me had a $250 one from a tool truck. He let me use it to check a connector in a tight spot on a Falcon 2000, and the picture was shockingly clear. It found a cracked ferrule I missed with my old mirror and light. I bought one the next week and it's already paid for itself on two jobs. Has anyone else had a good run with one of the budget inspection cameras?

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richard_ross17d ago

Man, my buddy had the same shock with a cheap borescope for his car. He found a broken valve spring he'd been chasing for weeks, clear as day on the screen. Totally changed his mind about the cheap tools.

michaeljones17d ago

My old neighbor used a thirty dollar borescope to check his house's foundation vents for beehives. He ended up spotting a cracked sewer line connection the home inspector totally missed. That little camera saved him from a ten thousand dollar repair bill down the road. It's wild what you can find when you just look inside stuff.