deyoung
Line Up and Wait
We all agree that airplanes like to be flown, and sitting idle is bad -- but how long is long enough to start to make a significant difference?
Is it mostly linear; flying once a week is seven times worse than flying every day, and once a month is four times worse than once a week? Or is it (just for example) once a week or more is probably fine, but once a month will see things deteriorating, and so on?
I'm guessing that the main reason sitting is bad is that any accumulated water doesn't get driven off and starts corroding things, and rubber parts dry out for lack of being moved and being lubricated... what else?
Thanks!
Is it mostly linear; flying once a week is seven times worse than flying every day, and once a month is four times worse than once a week? Or is it (just for example) once a week or more is probably fine, but once a month will see things deteriorating, and so on?
I'm guessing that the main reason sitting is bad is that any accumulated water doesn't get driven off and starts corroding things, and rubber parts dry out for lack of being moved and being lubricated... what else?
Thanks!