Preflighting my plane - Video

On Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:43:00 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

mounting holes and such, and perhaps more importantly, it will get any fuel
that might be hiding in the fuel tank away from the sump out of it's
depression and into the sump.

Not quite sure I understand the above??

Obviously has something to do with the sump jiggies, and mine are
"spring loaded" and pressed in using the outer edge of the fuel sump
diddy rather then a center piece like a Cessna.

Does the style of sump make any difference?

Yes, some sumps drop water to the bottom, don't know about your AC.

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Not quite sure I understand the above??

Obviously has something to do with the sump jiggies, and mine are
"spring loaded" and pressed in using the outer edge of the fuel sump
diddy rather then a center piece like a Cessna.

Does the style of sump make any difference?

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It's hard to imagine were every divot, rib, baffle, fitting or fastener
might be in a tank. Although the drain is in the designed low point,
droplets of water can cling to imperfections elsewhere. Condensation also
collects in the tanks unwetted areas, and doesn't join the mix until
splashed.

Carefully rocking the wings, from the wing tip, sloshes the fuel around and
helps rinse trapped droplets to the drain area.

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Not quite sure I understand the above??

Obviously has something to do with the sump jiggies, and mine are
"spring loaded" and pressed in using the outer edge of the fuel sump
diddy rather then a center piece like a Cessna.

Does the style of sump make any difference?

-------------------------------------------------------

It's hard to imagine were every divot, rib, baffle, fitting or
fastener might be in a tank. Although the drain is in the designed low
point, droplets of water can cling to imperfections elsewhere.
Condensation also collects in the tanks unwetted areas, and doesn't
join the mix until splashed.

Carefully rocking the wings, from the wing tip, sloshes the fuel
around and helps rinse trapped droplets to the drain area.



Awww, you read my poast!

Good k00k!

Goog boi!


Here's a treat, fjukkktard!

Smakkkk!



Bertie

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| "Mick" @_#`~#@.^net wrote in :
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| wrote in message
| news:f40edb8b-1cb7-43b6-9017-4d35ac42dea1
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|
| Not quite sure I understand the above??
|
| Obviously has something to do with the sump jiggies, and mine are
| "spring loaded" and pressed in using the outer edge of the fuel sump
| diddy rather then a center piece like a Cessna.
|
| Does the style of sump make any difference?
|
| -------------------------------------------------------
|
| It's hard to imagine were every divot, rib, baffle, fitting or
| fastener might be in a tank. Although the drain is in the designed low
| point, droplets of water can cling to imperfections elsewhere.
| Condensation also collects in the tanks unwetted areas, and doesn't
| join the mix until splashed.
|
| Carefully rocking the wings, from the wing tip, sloshes the fuel
| around and helps rinse trapped droplets to the drain area.
|
|
|
| Awww, you read my poast!
|
| Good k00k!
|
| Goog boi!
|
|
| Here's a treat, fjukkktard!
|
| Smakkkk!
|
|
|
| Bertie

"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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| " wrote in news:baaaeed8-05e4-498d-
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| Today's flight, figured to video how I preflight my plane. Comments
| here or on the video most welcomed. Always nice to hear input to make
| me a safer pilot!
|
|
| Very Good. i didn;t watch all of it, but it's thorough and you use the
| checklist.
|
| Two thins I'd add to it if they're not already in there.
|
| One, as you walk around, stand back every so often and look at the
| airframe. You're looking for wrinkles in the skin or anything else that
| might look strange.
| Second, you should grab the wingtip and give the airplane a good shaking (
| after the tiedowns are removed)
| this does two things. Reveals some kinds of damage, like elongated wing
| mounting holes and such, and perhaps more importantly, it will get any
fuel
| that might be hiding in the fuel tank away from the sump out of it's
| depression and into the sump.
|
|
|
|
| Bertie

You better start sucking up and acting like a contributor, you dumb ass.

Should have watched more of the movie though, it would have been more
convincing. Pretty clear you didn't see much it.

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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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| " wrote in
| news:baaaeed8-05e4-498d-
| :
|
| Today's flight, figured to video how I preflight my plane.
| Comments here or on the video most welcomed. Always nice to hear
| input to make me a safer pilot!
|
|
| Very Good. i didn;t watch all of it, but it's thorough and you use
| the checklist.
|
| Two thins I'd add to it if they're not already in there.
|
| One, as you walk around, stand back every so often and look at the
| airframe. You're looking for wrinkles in the skin or anything else
| that might look strange.
| Second, you should grab the wingtip and give the airplane a good
| shaking ( after the tiedowns are removed)
| this does two things. Reveals some kinds of damage, like elongated
| wing mounting holes and such, and perhaps more importantly, it will
| get any
fuel
| that might be hiding in the fuel tank away from the sump out of it's
| depression and into the sump.
|
|
|
|
| Bertie

You better start sucking up and acting like a contributor, you dumb
ass.



Oh yes sir. mr fjukkktard.

Should have watched more of the movie though, it would have been more
convincing. Pretty clear you didn't see much it.


Pretty clear you have your head so firmly up your own butt you're
licking your tonsils from the back.

Bertie

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| "Mick" @_#`~#@.^net wrote in :
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| "Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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| | " wrote in
| | news:baaaeed8-05e4-498d-
| | :
| |
| | Today's flight, figured to video how I preflight my plane.
| | Comments here or on the video most welcomed. Always nice to hear
| | input to make me a safer pilot!
| |
| |
| | Very Good. i didn;t watch all of it, but it's thorough and you use
| | the checklist.
| |
| | Two thins I'd add to it if they're not already in there.
| |
| | One, as you walk around, stand back every so often and look at the
| | airframe. You're looking for wrinkles in the skin or anything else
| | that might look strange.
| | Second, you should grab the wingtip and give the airplane a good
| | shaking ( after the tiedowns are removed)
| | this does two things. Reveals some kinds of damage, like elongated
| | wing mounting holes and such, and perhaps more importantly, it will
| | get any
| fuel
| | that might be hiding in the fuel tank away from the sump out of it's
| | depression and into the sump.
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | Bertie
|
| You better start sucking up and acting like a contributor, you dumb
| ass.
|
|
|
| Oh yes sir. mr fjukkktard.
|
| Should have watched more of the movie though, it would have been more
| convincing. Pretty clear you didn't see much it.
|
|
| Pretty clear you have your head so firmly up your own butt you're
| licking your tonsils from the back.
|
| Bertie
|
|

"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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| "Mick" @_#`~#@.^net wrote in :
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|
| "Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
| ...
| | " wrote in
| | news:baaaeed8-05e4-498d-
| | :
| |
| | Today's flight, figured to video how I preflight my plane.
| | Comments here or on the video most welcomed. Always nice to hear
| | input to make me a safer pilot!
| |
| |
| | Very Good. i didn;t watch all of it, but it's thorough and you use
| | the checklist.
| |
| | Two thins I'd add to it if they're not already in there.
| |
| | One, as you walk around, stand back every so often and look at the
| | airframe. You're looking for wrinkles in the skin or anything else
| | that might look strange.
| | Second, you should grab the wingtip and give the airplane a good
| | shaking ( after the tiedowns are removed)
| | this does two things. Reveals some kinds of damage, like elongated
| | wing mounting holes and such, and perhaps more importantly, it will
| | get any
| fuel
| | that might be hiding in the fuel tank away from the sump out of it's
| | depression and into the sump.
| |
| |
| |
| |
| | Bertie
|
| You better start sucking up and acting like a contributor, you dumb
| ass.
|
|
|
| Oh yes sir. mr fjukkktard.
|
| Should have watched more of the movie though, it would have been more
| convincing. Pretty clear you didn't see much it.
|
|
| Pretty clear you have your head so firmly up your own butt you're
| licking your tonsils from the back.
|
| Bertie
|
|

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Today's flight, figured to video how I preflight my plane. Comments
here or on the video most welcomed. Always nice to hear input to make
me a safer pilot!

I Haven't flown an airplane for around 20+ years but I remember most of the
preflight procedure from memory. One thing we did was after taking the fuel
sample, we would chuck it out on the ground.
You make reference to EPA's take on that.
I'm certain there are recommendations against- if not outright prohibitions
on tossing fuel on the ground nowadays.
What are current approaches to fuel sample disposal and such.

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In article 8ac82ae29a700@uwe,
"Kloudy via AviationKB.com" u33403@uwe wrote:

I Haven't flown an airplane for around 20+ years but I remember most of the
preflight procedure from memory. One thing we did was after taking the fuel
sample, we would chuck it out on the ground.
You make reference to EPA's take on that.
I'm certain there are recommendations against- if not outright prohibitions
on tossing fuel on the ground nowadays.
What are current approaches to fuel sample disposal and such.

Fuel at $8.00+ per gallon is too precious to "chuck on the ground".
There is a device known as a Gatt Jar that one holds up to the sump to
drain a fuel sample. The top of the Gatt Jar has a lid with a fine mesh
strainer, which is attached to a large (0.5 l) plastic bottle to hold
the fuel. The fuel is then poured back into the tank through the filler
cap.
Some states have environmental laws against "chucking it on the
ground"due to the lead content and potential contamination.