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04-25-2014, 01:43 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Missoula, MT
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Top notch
I had the privilege of flying with Herman last summer in Germany. I can tell you that he is a great pilot and his airplane is spectacular. Herman is being modest. The fact that he posted this incident reveals two things: he puts safety of the RV community above his ego, and if it can happen to him, it WILL happen to me if I don't take specific measures (ideas above) to prevent it.
Thanks Herman, and your US RV-10 pass is waiting.
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Bryan Douglass
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04-25-2014, 01:47 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Gardnerville Nv.
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Originally Posted by Sig600
Years ago, while deployed on aircraft carrier USS Never home, I was up in the tower acting as our squadrons representative for a cycle. Every squadron has a rep in the tower during flight ops on the boat to act as a big book reader for emergencies, CRM source or liaison for whatever the Air Boss may need.
Anyway, one of the other reps and I were chatting, drinking coffee and killing time when a jet from this guys squadron calls up. Everyone had just fired up, and planes were taxiing around on the flight deck getting hooked up to catapults and getting ready for a big launch which was to start in about 15 minutes. The conversation went something like this...
303: "Tower rep, 303"
Rep: "Go ahead 303, whats up?"
303: "Do you know how many skittles come in a bag?"
(All of us reps look at each other funny)
Rep: "No, why?"
303: "Well, then this jet is gonna be down for FOD"
I could barely stand for the next 10 minutes my sides hurt so bad.
Another, not so bright individual was playing with his pistol in the cockpit when the base plate on his magazine spring out and 15 9mm rounds went flying out. That jet was down for a week as they looked for all the bullets.
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Too funny! Now those would not be a bag a skittles from an MRE would it?
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04-25-2014, 02:42 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: 57AZ - NW Tucson area
Posts: 10,011
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Originally Posted by John RV8
Back in the 1970's. I worked for a Large flight school which had a policy to do a complete (annual like) inspection on any plane prior to adding it to the training fleet. This included Factory new planes. I found a bucking bar in the wing of a C-172, total time on the plane was the factory test flight and the ferry time to Florida.
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A friend bought a new German sailplane, and when he looped it during his first few flights he heard a loud 'thump' in the tailcone.
He found a 3 pound hammer back there.
When he called the US dealer, who was famous for nickel and diming customers, to complain, he could hear the dealer calling to his wife "Did we charge Bob for the hammer?"... 
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Gil Alexander
EAA Technical Counselor, Airframe Mechanic
Half completed RV-10 QB purchased
RV-6A N61GX - finally flying
Grumman Tiger N12GA - flying
La Cholla Airpark (57AZ) Tucson AZ
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04-25-2014, 05:21 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Mesa, AZ
Posts: 242
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Heavier than tools ...
My story is not exactly about 'tools' left in the A/C but a much larger item that was not in the W&B information for the flight. As a "boomer" in a KC-135A, we took off with an extra 7,800 lbs of fuel in a very wrong place, the tail cone tank. That tank was supposed to have only 200 lbs of 'slosh fuel' to keep the tank flushed frequently. Seems that the fuel truck used GALLONS, and the on-board fueling tech watching the fuel panel used POUNDS. A common procedure. When the converted numbers didn't reconcile there was a little 'pencil whipping' to bring the discrepancy into line.
During T/O roll the nose wheel floated off the ground, the A/C prematurely rotated, and a generator went off line. The pilot chose to continue the T/O and we dragged our tail heavy butts over the fence and slowly climbed to cruise altitude before the cause of the problem was revealed. Draining the "200 lbs" from the cone to the aft body revealed the extra 7,800 pounds of JP-4 to a shocked crew. (Oh, did I mention that Maintenance had Red-Tagged the fuel gauge CB for the tail cone tank before engine start? Yup)
Some excellent reminders in this thread, and reminded me that accidents frequently involve a chain of seemingly disconnected events that could often be insignificant by changing any ONE action, and breaking the accident chain.
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RV-6A QB Tip-Up, 1st Flight 3/18/17 
O-360-J2A (modified & F/I), Sensenich FP (cruise)
VP-X Sport, Dynon SkyView, VFR day
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04-25-2014, 05:35 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: lake oswego, OR
Posts: 161
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I once found vise grips still gripping a nut on the firewall, the only way to tighten when you're alone. it had flown around for several months. working in areas that affect control surfaces should be recognized and well respected. thanks for sharing. I will think of this next time.
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04-25-2014, 05:53 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: McKinney, TX
Posts: 1,261
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Hinge pins
I was cowling back up after an oil change, local guy dropped by an started chatting. I let this distract me from my work, I went out for a flight right after and as I put the plane away sitting on the hook I keep them when not on the plane are the firewall side hinge pins.
Oddly my cowl never lifted up at the firewall even with no pins installed. Since then I have started checklists drafts for things routinely done like oil changes.
More than once I have dropped a screw and even though I was sure it fell on the floor, I resist the urge to just leave it, I stop what I am doing until it is found.
Cheers
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RV-8A (First Flight 12-12-12!)
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04-26-2014, 04:21 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: KRTS
Posts: 1,798
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Originally Posted by walkman
I went out and had a blast last Sunday, +5, -1.5 on the fun (G) meter.
After my last Cuban the elevator felt a little strange. Decided to knock it off. As I flew home I needed way more trim than normal, including full right aileron trim. On landing I had the trim all the way back AND considerable stick force.
On exiting the aircraft I discovered that the rear seat bottom cushion had become dislodged during inverted flight and had fallen over the rear seat stick, effectively trapping the stick in the little crotch strap cut-out.
This despite new industrial strength velcro and being strapped down with the harness.
From now on no acro with the rear seat cushion in place.
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Always "solo" the back seat. Strap seat belt together, tighten belts, remove or secure cushions, whatever else you need to do to be 100% sure that nothing back there can hang up and jam the controls. Done it in every tandem seat airplane I've ever flown, from Decathlons to Hornets..
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04-26-2014, 06:20 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Australia
Posts: 775
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Quote:
Originally Posted by walkman
I went out and had a blast last Sunday, +5, -1.5 on the fun (G) meter.
After my last Cuban the elevator felt a little strange. Decided to knock it off. As I flew home I needed way more trim than normal, including full right aileron trim. On landing I had the trim all the way back AND considerable stick force.
On exiting the aircraft I discovered that the rear seat bottom cushion had become dislodged during inverted flight and had fallen over the rear seat stick, effectively trapping the stick in the little crotch strap cut-out.
This despite new industrial strength velcro and being strapped down with the harness.
From now on no acro with the rear seat cushion in place.
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Thanks for writing that. It makes me think. It is something I have been a bit complacent about. Despite me knowing the rear seat of the aircraft I fly (Chipmunk) has in the past had reports of the seat cushion coming adrift and jamming controls, I have assumd my tightening seat belt will secure it, but it is mo guarantee, and as close to a guarantee is what you want. I will in future remove the seat cushion.
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04-26-2014, 07:09 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: DC Area
Posts: 26
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Post Maintenance Inspections
Great thread with many lessons. FOD and post maintenance inspections are near and dear to my heart. A great friend and 13 other brave soles lost their lives when departing a PZ in Iraq when my buddies tail rotor failed at the worst time. Hot, heavy and probably near full torque applied before ETL. The post crash investigation revealed a section of the tail rotor was cut like someone intentionally machined it. The tool wasn't found at the crash site but the tool boxes all have foam cut outs and a tool was missing. In addition a technical inspector sign off is required prior to closing the covers, verifying inspection of the serviced area and the maintainers tool box. Tough lesson for a couple of guys to live with for the rest of their lives.
Obvious procedure failures but if it happens there, we need to be even more diligent without someone required to come behind us and inspect.
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MAJ, US Army
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04-28-2014, 11:00 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: West Hills, CA
Posts: 386
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flashlight
I'm just glad you were able to get your flashlight back!
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