smokey_bear_40220(at)yaho
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 Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2006 9:30 pm Post subject: Helpful people - was Skis for Kitfox's |
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I agree with your story Noel. We need to make sure
the ground people understand what we want very
clearly.
I once investigated a taxi accident where the ground
person gave a thumbs up, meaning "You are going to hit
it" rather than an "all clear". The helo hit the
other helo and there was a lot of flack over that in
more ways than one.
When building my Fox, a very anxious-to-help neighbor
came over to assist me one day. He wasn't at all
mechanically enclined and I often helped him with his
house. He wanted to learn more.
On this day I needed to remove the wings after some
work. I told him to hold the wing tip up while I
removed the strut and disconnected the wing root.
After I pulled the strut out and put it down, I turned
to find my neighbor holding the wing tip waist high
instead of level, and grinning like a kid. If I
hadn't already pulled the root pins half way out,
there would have been some expensive damage done and
he had no clue.
Sometimes we forget what it was like not to know
aviation. Make sure your directions are understood by
asking them to be described back to you. Then check
again.
Kurt S.
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