Actually I don’t consider ideas behind LOAs pointless and I would like to think I do follow the spirit of the law , if not the letter.
For instance, while I have no problem installing an equivalent lead-acid battery if I can’t find the exact model listed in the MEL doc , I will not install a lithium battery instead and not because I want to follow LOAs but rather because I am not in position to evaluate if this thing is actually safe within the relevant context.
Of course, I have seen arguments being made that drilling that first unapproved hole in your panel will trigger the process of inevitable continuity that will ultimately lead one to a bad place.
In other words, if you cross the Rubicon with that first hole, it is just a matter of time before you start hanging turbine engines on your wings …
I reject this argument since , generally , great majority of people come equipped with a natural firewall – our common sense … abundance of which is required for safe flying in the first place.
I guess what I am trying to say that this is not the case of “ it is my plane and I will show them exactly where they can stick their LOA rules ..” but rather rational evaluation while making informed decisions on what is absolutely vital and what is just a result of bureaucratic consistency.
Tie-Down Tail strike
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Re: Tie-Down Tail strike
Flying Sting S4 ( N184WA ) out of Illinois
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Re: Tie-Down Tail strike
I shortened the dowel by a few inches and put a tire under the tail. Hopefully, this will do the trick. If not, I told Princess Jasmine to bark it into submission...
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Re: Tie-Down Tail strike
I would still shoot for more down elevator. To me that picture looks like it still has some up elevator.
Re: Tie-Down Tail strike
Use you imagination.
PVC pipe is a wonderful medium. Light weight and very strong.
PVC pipe is a wonderful medium. Light weight and very strong.
Bill Ince
LSRI
Retired Heavy Equipment Operator
LSRI
Retired Heavy Equipment Operator