backing a 172 into a parking spot, probably silly question

[Tom-D]

We were just killing time until he realized he can just put the 172 in reverse and back in. You just need one of those OSHA backup beepers installed via STC.

FSDO:
This request for field approval is to gain approval to up grade line boy to reverse gear.

 

[GlennAB1]

ln order to check the oil level during the pre-flight, you have to rotate the propeller to pump oil into the dry sump. You need to rotate the prop until you hear a burp or a "gurgle" coming out of the sump (see step 4).

Step 1: Check oil level and replenish as required. Step 2, Step 3, Step 4, Step 5, where do check oil again? What a ****ty manual.

 

[mtuomi]

Step 1: Check oil level and replenish as required. Step 2, Step 3, Step 4, Step 5, where do check oil again? What a ****ty manual.

The fact that you can't understand it doesn't make it ****ty. For normal folks, it's just fine.

 

[GlennAB1]

What's to not understand? It's very clear. Part of the job I've been doing for the past 30 years is to ensure that mechanics follow approved procedures.

For the record: All of the engines I've worked on have been dry sump, too. Oil is usually checked within a specific time after shut down, or the engine will require a crank cycle before checking it later. In that case, checking and replenishing oil would be a last step, not step 1.

 

[Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe]

Haha, hey, I got my answers, you guys carry on.

Well, it started out as a bit of a Tom Scott thing, and continues on in the same vein?

 

[James331]

We were just killing time until he realized he can just put the 172 in reverse and back in. You just need one of those OSHA backup beepers installed via STC.

Or call MT up, and gather a few pounds of cash

 

[Matthew]

Here's another way to "make the first turn off"