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Hi Keith, First, anything required to be safety wired in the airplane construction can be found in the Maintenance standards. So I presume you are referring more to the rotary engine installation. So, here is what I have safety wired regarding the engine installation. 1. Oil pan drain plug 2. Oil filter That's it. Over 500 hours engine run time and nothing has come loose - yet {:>). The engine mounting bolts do have cotter keys, so perhaps that counts a well. Also, I do use all metal lock nuts whenever I use a nut on a bolt inside the engine compartment. My prop bolts have their heads in a slot in the crush plate and the other end through the prop flange and - yes, large metal lock nuts. But, that's about all I can think of in the engine compartment. Ed Ed Anderson Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered Matthews, NC eanderson@carolina.rr.com http://www.andersonee.com http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html -----Original Message----- From: Rotary motors in aircraft [mailto:flyrotary@lancaironline.net] On Behalf Of ktradcliff@comcast.net Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2008 8:07 PM To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: [FlyRotary] Safety wire Hello everyone, I know that the subject of safety wire has been discussed many times before, however searching the archives can at times be very difficult and actually finding the answer you want is like winning the lottery (it never happens). What I would like to know is what most are considering an absolute must to be safety wired. What the FAA requires and what is not so important but some are doing anyway. I feel that the subject of safety can never be discussed enough. I would like everyone that has an opinion on safety wire and what must be safety wired to weigh in on this subject. I plan to save some if not all of your answers for future reference. Maybe we can make a list of what must be safety wired. Thanks Keith RV-7A 13-B -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3267 (20080714) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3267 (20080714) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com