Hello my friends. I just thought I would pass along some food for thought. I
am currently working on a good friend of mines airplane Getting it back into
airworthiness status, and something happened yesterday that was really kind of
funny. Well, we are currently changing the engine out to a Revmaster 2100 that
was made back in 1982, but has no time on it. He told me that he wants to
change the oil, prelube the cylinder walls, check the plug gaps, and check the
valve clearances. All of witch is good precautionary maintenance since the
engine has not ran since 1982. But when I told him we would change out the Oil
filter he about had a heart attack. He presided to tell me that the filter was
brand new and did not need to be changed. Well, I told him that it was brand
new
back in 1982, and was now 23 years old and needed to be changed. But he did
not want to here of it. Well, being that I am the A&P signing off his plane we
will change the filter, if I have to buy it myself. I probily will to, but I
will stand my ground on this one.
But the reason I write this is to ask each every one of you to check and
double check your work. Ask yourself, is that glue aviation grade? or the
cheapest you can buy.
Is that bolt the proper bolt for that application? Or is it the best The
hardware store had.
Is the wood you buy the best you can get?
It is up to each and every one of us to build, Maintain, and fly a good safe
aircraft that we can be proud of.
My A&P instructor had a saying, If there is DOUBT! There is no DOUBT!
Remember safety first.
Ferris Mcgee
N61305
Milton,FL.
