PS Magazine - TB 43-PS-721
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 721
DECEMBER 2012
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Check the oil—
That’s about as basic
as it gets when it comes to preventive
maintenance, but it’s critical with the
Shadow. The Shadow uses oil–often 1
1
/
2
liters per six hours of Fight. So that means
before every Fight, you must
check the
oil.
Otherwise, the Shadow may very well
take a swan dive during Fight.
Do every single step of the pre-
Fight checklist.
Every step of that long
checklist
could
make
the
difference
between the Shadow soaring or crashing.
Use the checklist to give your Shadow a
complete inspection before it takes off. If
you’re doing it right, the inspection takes
about 40 minutes.
Pay attention to the weather.
The Shadow isn’t an all-weather
aircraft. Make sure the weather is
OK for Fight before you launch.
Don’t brace the launcher.
Some people think the launcher
isn’t supposed to move, so they
secure it in one position. That’s
wrong! The launcher is supposed
to move some. If it can’t, its
beam 3 pin is sheared. Then the
launcher is NMC until the pin is
replaced.
T
he Army Publishing Directorate is no longer the source for Army units ordering Army
publications and forms. That task now belongs to the Army’s Office of the Administrative
Assistant through its Directorate of Logistics (DOL). The DOL’s Publishing Products Index
and Ordering System is at:
Units must have accounts with DOL to use the index and ordering system. If your unit
has a pubs account, login and verify that the account info is correct. If your unit doesn’t
have an account, click on the DA Form 12-R link under Registration to download the form.
Fill it out and send it as an e-mail attachment to:
usarmy.stlouis.106-sig-bde.mbx.dolwmddcustsrv@mail.mil
The website provides two options for finding publications: Search and Category Browse.
Under Search, you can use the publication/form number, title, IDN or PIN to get the
ordering page for that publication.
Under Category Browse, you can scroll down the list of titles and categories to find what
you need. If you need an Army regulation, scroll down to “AR” and expand the selection.
Then scroll down the list of regulations and click on what you need. You’ll get an ordering
page for that publication.
Click on Help for guidance on using the new website. Click on Login or Reports and
you’ll get a logon screen. At the bottom of the screen is a tutorial on filling out the DA
Form 12-R, and instructions on how to establish an account.
So, pubs clerks, take a look at this website. Your job just got a little bit easier!
Shadow
Unmanned
Aircraft
System…
Me
and My
Shadow
…and
Our PM!
Army Publication DOL Website
you can
happily
sing
“me
and my
Shadow”
if
you
remember
these pm
notes…
specialist marques!
the
c.o. has decided
you
are
the new pubs clerk.
he wants you to set up
an account and get the
pubs and forms we need.
cloe, could
you tell me
where I can
order these
pubs from?
the dol
website has
all the info
you need!
if only
someone
had checked
my oil…
…I wouldn’t
be
faLling
like a rock!
why
am
I out
here?
you
know
I
can’t Fly in bad
weather!
?
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