Mysteries of your plane...

Now that I own my own plane I keep thinking I've crawled around it
enough to know what's what, but I keep finding new things...

The day I got it: Lots of odds and ends in every pocket and cubbyhole.

Within a week: Hanging upside down in the front seats I discovered
that each seat frame had a tray attached to it. The previous owner
had left a DC headset under the passenger seat (mailed back). The
pilot's seat has a fire extinguisher in a bracket that I found was
adapted from a wall hanging application -- once you release it you
actually have to lift it UP (toward the seatbottom) before it will
slide forward. Glad I practiced that one.

In a few months: Realized an unassuming knob adjusted the brightness
of all of the instruments with builtin lights (as opposed to the
original dimmer that adjusts the post lights). Counted off the
breakers (they are oriented vertically and point down, toward your
legs). Discovered that the alternator breaker is actually a large
switch type with guard (not a push/pull) but only after I got upside
down and examined it.

A few weeks ago: Noticed some vents (for cabin heat) at shin level
actually had louvers to control flow (pilot side one so loose it falls
shut).

Today: Accessing the glove compartment (behind the yoke on the far
right) at eye level (don't even remember why I was at that angle)
I saw that it has NO BACK! It's just got a few lips that look like
they SHOULD have a back attached. It opens to the panel, you can
see the altitude encoder behind it.

Who knows what else I'll find!

--
Ben Jackson

http://www.ben.com/