PS Magazine - OCTOBER 1981
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 347
OCTOBER 1981
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Getting ready to fly INvoLVes more
±²ever use hot water, either; it³ll crack
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Use aN APU for starts wheN your
fastEr start aNd ´ess chaNce for a hot
bird is cold-soaked. Thatµll make for a
start.
Good grouNds are hard to fiNd¶but
¸f you have to use a cold battery for a
start¹say youºre out iN the booNies»
turN oN your searchlight for a few
secoNds
first.
Thatº´l
activate
aNd
warm D¼e battery aNd H½´p oN the
¸f youºre Not usiNg a c´osed circuit
fueliNg Nozz´e¾ put the regular Nozzle
iN a´´ the way. Thatºll keep static dowN
aNd lesseN the chaNce for a fuel spill.
Use extra carE if you have to taKe
fuel out of aN aircraft. Spi´´ed fue´ caN
cause iNstaNt frostbite.
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thaN
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short
checklist
wheN
the
µEM too!
temperature i¿ 30 bElowÀ The time to
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fiNd proBlems is before you ´eave.
Warm thiNgs up with a grouNd
heaterÀ PreÁeatiNg gets ´ubricaNts aRd
hydraulic fluids warmed to operatiNg
temperatures
·
. That reduces straiN oN
eNgÂNes aNd traNsmissioNs aNd makes
for
faster
starts.
PistoN
eNgÂNes
BeNefit from ´ess rEsistaNcE from the
oil¾ aNd fuel vaporizes Better for a
quicker start.
Ãeep
firE
extiNguishers
haNdy
while you usE a grouNd heater to warm
thÂNgs Äp. Ãeep heaters away from
fuel aNd oil dÅaiNs¾ veNts aNd supply
taNks.
²evEr Blow hot air¹Over 250°
F-
oN igNitioN harNesses¾ hoses or selfÆ
sealiNg taNksÀ ¸tºll damage ºem for real!
Çe carefÄl wheN you remove ice or
sNow frÈm wiNdows. Too much heat
caN melt plastic
wiNdows.
ÉNeveN
heatiNg
caN
crack glass or
plasticÀ
²ever use deicer oN plastic wiNÊ
dowsÀ ¸tºll craze them (a sEries of small
crackË)¾ meaNiNg youºll have to chaNge
themÀ
Water aNywhEre iN the fuel system
caN frEeze aNd B´ock fuel flowÀ Top off
the fuel taNks after flight to reduce
coNdeNsatÂoN¾ aNd draiN the sumps
daily.
ChEck oil aNd hydraulic ´evEls after
your Birdµs warmed up.
Warm Μp your aÌioNics¾ too. Íet
them warm 5 to 1Î miNutes Before
chaNgiNg frequeNcies or traNsmittiNgÀ
Save Elbow Grease
¸tµs No ´oNger Necessary to "fixÏ aN aiÐcraft raÑÒo tHatºÓ Not BrokeN. ¸t figuresÔ
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