Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/11/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I believe the same applies to even major airlines and airfares - a pilot visually checks the ait intakes and fans of the engines, tires, etc before getting on board. Which doesn?t mean s/he has greasy hands at any point :-) Part of the job, and safety procedures. Amities Philippe > Le 4 nov. 2020 ? 22:47, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a ?crit : > > Doing oil checks and other simple flight pre-checks makes sense. There are > enough private plane crashes that I would want a licensed third party > involved in maintenance procedures. > > On Wed, Nov 4, 2020, 1:34 PM Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> > wrote: > >> Private aircraft ownership is expensive. One way to reduce the cost is >> to do some of the maintenance work oneself. There are rules as to what >> an owner-pilot can do, based on his qualifications. In this image, the >> owner on the left is checking under the cowling, and, based on his >> choice of clothing, probably not getting into the dirty work. The >> airplane on the right is apparently undergoing an annual inspection. >> This would require an FAA licensed A&E Mechanic. >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20201103-DSCF7398.JPG.html >> >> -- >> Jim Nichols >> Tullahoma, TN USA >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information