Alex Perry writes:
> I think they're talking prop light aircraft. It is especially severe
> with high wing aircraft, since you cannot simply look at the fuel filler
> ports and trivially inspect them. Fuel island staff often don't know
> how to put the caps on right, and pilots often leave
> On Wed, 2002-07-03 at 14:04, Gene Buckle wrote:
> > > The other one I've learned from real experience (as a passenger). If
> > > while you are looking a little up and to the rear to check flap
> > > status, if you also notice a big plume of something that looks a lot
> > > like smoke coming off
Gene Buckle writes:
> > > > status, if you also notice a big plume of something that looks a lot
> > > > like smoke coming off one or both wings, land and check your fuel tank
> > > > covers. (And extinguish your cigarettes.) :-)
> > >
> > > Ye gods. That's why you pre-flight _after_ you've fue
> > > status, if you also notice a big plume of something that looks a lot
> > > like smoke coming off one or both wings, land and check your fuel tank
> > > covers. (And extinguish your cigarettes.) :-)
> >
> > Ye gods. That's why you pre-flight _after_ you've fueled up. Gas it,
> > park it a
Gene Buckle writes:
> > Gene Buckle writes:
> > >
> > > Next time, look to your left and a little bit up and to the rear. If
> > > there's a big honkin' chunk of metal blocking your view, check the flap
> > > switch. *huge grin*
> > >
> >
> > The other one I've learned from real experience (as
On Wed, 2002-07-03 at 14:04, Gene Buckle wrote:
> > Gene Buckle writes:
> > >
> > > Next time, look to your left and a little bit up and to the rear. If
> > > there's a big honkin' chunk of metal blocking your view, check the flap
> > > switch. *huge grin*
> > >
> >
> > The other one I've learn
Curtis L. Olson writes:
> The other one I've learned from real experience (as a passenger). If
> while you are looking a little up and to the rear to check flap
> status, if you also notice a big plume of something that looks a lot
> like smoke coming off one or both wings, land and check yo
Gene Buckle writes:
> > It was a particularly nasty trick on a 172M, which uses an up/down
> > toggle switch rather than a slider for flaps, but I caught on when the
> > plane wouldn't climb at 70kt with full power.
> >
>
> Next time, look to your left and a little bit up and to the rear.
> Gene Buckle writes:
> >
> > Next time, look to your left and a little bit up and to the rear. If
> > there's a big honkin' chunk of metal blocking your view, check the flap
> > switch. *huge grin*
> >
>
> The other one I've learned from real experience (as a passenger). If
> while you are lo
Gene Buckle writes:
>
> Next time, look to your left and a little bit up and to the rear. If
> there's a big honkin' chunk of metal blocking your view, check the flap
> switch. *huge grin*
>
The other one I've learned from real experience (as a passenger). If
while you are looking a little up
> It was a particularly nasty trick on a 172M, which uses an up/down
> toggle switch rather than a slider for flaps, but I caught on when the
> plane wouldn't climb at 70kt with full power.
>
Next time, look to your left and a little bit up and to the rear. If
there's a big honkin' chunk of meta
Curtis L. Olson writes:
> Does anyone have any objections to lowering the relative volume of the
> gear and flaps in the default cessna 172?
It might be a good idea to lower the flap sound significantly for the
172, so that it's below the engine noise -- in the planes I use, you
cannot hear it
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