[Leica] IMG: Busy Corner

[Philippe]

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.

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Philippe



> Le 4 nov. 2020 à 22:47, Don Dory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a écrit :
> 
> 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
>> 
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