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Old 08-25-2013, 02:12 PM
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Default Best way to keep people off your plane?

Looking for suggestions for keeping people from putting their kids on my plane at fly-in breakfasts etc. Signs such as "NO STEP", "Please do not touch", etc. seem to have no effect. The CAP cadets who were so energetic in "directing" traffic on the ground with their batons etc. apparently were not instructed to keep people from touching aircraft. At one point, some lady was starting to hoist her kid into the cockpit of my RV and seemed surprised when I asked loudly and sternly for her to remove her child from the aircraft.

What have you tried to prevent such shenanigans? What's worked?
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Old 08-25-2013, 02:19 PM
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I am polishing my plane. Hence, it will be a good conductor. I plan a 110 inverter, connected to an electric cattle fence unit connected to the skin. Add a remote and you can be sure each individual will touch the plane only once. I suppose a suitable "HIGH VOLTAGE, DO NOT TOUCH" sign would be appropriate....
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Old 08-25-2013, 02:45 PM
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CAUTION !! Wet Paint.
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Old 08-25-2013, 02:50 PM
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We put "Ask for assistance" signs on the factory aircraft at airshows but that is not entirely effective. It seems that some people just have their own agenda. Other than closing the canopy locking it I don't know of anything else that would work.
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Old 08-25-2013, 03:36 PM
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How about a canopy cover and a really ugly paint job. Nobody wants to take a picture of their kid standing on the flap of the ugliest airplane. A canopy cover really does keep the usual inconsiderate people out of it I think.
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Old 08-25-2013, 03:46 PM
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Harley riders are fond of a sticker that says (paraphrased, sticker uses vulgar language) "If you value your life as much as I value my bike, then don't mess with it". The airplane version would probably also require the pilot to grow a full face beard, wear a black leather jacket with 1%'er patches, and get lots of tattoos to be as effective.
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Old 08-25-2013, 05:15 PM
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I've been wanting to make a sign to hang from the prop that reads "If you don't run your fingers over my plane, I won't run my plane over your fingers."
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Old 08-25-2013, 05:27 PM
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I've had multiple run-ins with kids/parents doing stupid stuff but the most recent one last year was I caught a kid standing on my wheelpant. I politely told the father to please keep his son off the airplanes and what does the guy do? Takes him right over to my buddy's plane next to me where he put him on the wheelpant. Needless to say my friend went into orbit on the guy...
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Old 08-25-2013, 05:30 PM
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You simply can't fix stupid!

At one of our fly-in's a Champ owner walked back to his plane to find a two year-old sitting on cowling with the prop rotated vertically and the kid holding on to it while his dad stood back and took a picture.

The guy almost killed the father and the father was lucky the Champ didn't kill the kid.

Let us know what works. I'm thinking a pit bull might do the trick.

PS. I walked back to my plane before it was painted to find some guy sitting on the wing tip. He almost died right then and there.
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Old 08-25-2013, 05:30 PM
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Bear spray. Works every time.
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