I for one am impressed that the commanders set the example for cadets
that when they eventually command fleets of
aircraft, that they should take maintenance discrepancies VERY
seriously. In my Army helicopter squadron (years ao) our commander
grounded all 80 helicopters several times, and I think it got
everyone's attention in a very positive way...and really
focused the maint. folks.

How many on this newsgroup know US CFR 43.5? 43.9?
Do you enter in the logbook every time you return it to service
after assembly? Do you record when you remove and reinstall
tailwheels, replace wing skids, etc? It sure seems clear to me this is
required.

It wouldn't surprise me if the contract maintenance folks
underbid the contract and now are not recording the very minor
stuff. I have no idea if this is actually the case there,
but as I watch local pilots assemble and fly with nary an
entry, this "detail" seems to be the first
left out. I'd be surprised if someone reads section
43 and tells me this is perfectly acceptable...


In article zjCbc.172370$Cb.1672310@attbi_s51,
Shawn Curry wrote:
I caught the last few seconds of a report from a C. Springs TV station
last night. So stunned to actually see gliders on TV I didn't catch the
full gist of the story. Here's the Gazette's
http://www.gazette.com/display.php?sid=899540
Makes me wonder why club owned Blaniks aren't falling out of the sky the
world over (and yet Zoomies are nearly ripping their wings off). ;-)

Shawn


--

------------+
Mark Boyd
Avenal, California, USA