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Yes, it is an art, and it takes careful and precise thinking, in order to prevent damage to an airplane.
I’m not going to post any pictures with this episode, so here’s what’s included in the audio for this podcast:
- An update on my family’s Thanksgiving trip to Colorado… what an awesome state with so much to see!
- Some updated information about using “torque plates when changing engine cylinders,” which was prompted by an email I received recently… thank you Jason Burton! And here’s a link for an excellent article on CSO Beech about torque plates: http://www.csobeech.com/torque-plates.html
- And the feature for today… 5 tips for those times when you need to crawl around in inconvenient areas of an airplane. I’m sure I only scratched the surface of this topic, so if you have any ideas to add, please contact me, and I’ll be happy to add your tips to the discussion.
Have a wonderful week friends!
An item you missed on your podcast. If your working in nosewheel airplane put something under the tail for when the CG moves aft. Don’t ask me how I know 🙂
Another item I use to spread my weight in the plane is to use small gardening mats. They are cheap, thick and spread the weight around. https://www.lowes.com/pd/AWP-HP-Yellow-23-in-x-11-5-in-Foam-Kneeling-Pad/50331647
Also, have you ever thought of offering Patreon as a way to get some income for all this great work? I would certainly support you.
You are right. I did forget to mention that very important detail. Thanks for pointing that out, and also for the excellent recommendation of using garden mats.