Dear Ferris,
Those who doubt your wise words will change their mind when they are at
10,000 feet and something in the control system breaks because the bolt
holding it on lacked either shear, tinsel strength or both. I saw a sign in
a motorcycle shop one time that I will never forget. It said, "If you have
a ten dollar head, buy a ten dollar helmet". I also have a friend who is an
A/P and if he tells me something needs to be changed or repaired, to me this
is like words from the bible, he has the training and experence, and I do
not. Happy and safe flying to you.
Bob Stone, Harker Heights, Tx
rsto...@hot.rr.com
----- Original Message -----
From: <born2fly32...@wmconnect.com>
To: <kr...@mylist.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 9:22 AM
Subject: Re: KR> Safety first
> 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.
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