PS Magazine - MARCH 1972
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
1972 SERIES, ISSUE 232
MARCH 1972
Dear Windy,
Our unit has restricted an aircraft to
VFR
for not having a clock instaLed
.
Some of us do not agree that the missing clock in our Huey prevents the
bird from flying
/FR.
What
'
s the good word± Windy?
SSG f± S,Jr²
Dear Sergeant
³´
S, Jr.±
The dock is ²efinitely nee²e² FoR instrumeNt Flight³
Eye Chg 1 (ApR 70) to A´ 95-1 on aviµtioN geN¶Rµl
pRovisioNs.
Para 3·¸² says tHµt IF flIght is to be
ma²e
iNto
known or foRecast Instrument con²itions¹ the aiRcRaFt
will
b
equipºe² wIt»: airsp¶e² in²icatoR¹ ¼tiM¶teR¹
½urn µn² bank in²icator¹ CLOK W¾¿À SWÁÁP SÁCÂ
ÃÄD ÀÅÄD .³ Æ plus otheR gµges.
ÇeVeR± no Never wax an Army aiRcraFt³ Wax is too haR² to remove an² keeps lateR
coats oF paint From stickingÈ Éhat's the woR² in paras 2·3a(2Ê an² 3·3a(8Êe± ÉB 746·
93-2 Ëan 71)³
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When you Sioux (ÃÀ·13Ê Flyboys focus in on the main rotor Hub Gimbal rinG ²urinG
prÌFliGHt± Hol² one!
Some pilots say the bir² wonÍt Fly iF
they caNÎt Get anY Ïovement oF tHe trunÂ
nion bearInG capÈ ÉHey FiGure the cap is
set up too tiGHÐ an² coul² lea² to ÑearInG
Failure so tHey Groun² tHe bir²È
Åc½uaÒlyÓ tHe cap tHat you shoul² Get
Ïovement on± by FlexinG ÔHe ²ynaMic
stoÕ cable± is tHe Õillow
lock Ñearing
capÈ
Öepen²InG on tHe bla²e weiGHt loa² or recent lubrication oF the bÌaR×nGs you mµy±
oR Øay not± Get moÙement on either trunnion bearinG cap³
ÚCourse those cµps are set In tHe gimÑal rinG in a static Õosition± wItHin certµin
tolerancÌs by support mecHs³ Security oF the caps caN only be ²etÛRÏIne² un²er "noÜ
loa²Ý con²itionsÈ
So± ÑeFore you re²
X
your baby± touch base with tHe Þà Èȳ coul² saÙe some
unnecessary ²owntime³
GEe, gUY.f
THNKS FOR thE
Su±²³sTION´F
Wµ'Ll DO
±²e
B³s´ Wµ
CAN!
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