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First,
With all the issues with FBO's breaking shimmy dampness on Lancair's I don't let anyone move my airplane. When I arrive or on ARINC I tell the FBO I need a spot where I won't be moved. In all the years I have only been move once, and I'm sure that kid still walks with a limp.
Second, I have no issue with people pushing on the prop. I have been moving airplanes for 35 years and started as a line boy when I was 15. If you push at the root everything will be fine. Now pushing on the spinner is a total no no! The prop drags the airplane around with high horsepower going through it in all sorts of weather and turbulence. The spinner is an aerodynamic fairing that spins. When it spins it must spin true or it will wobble and eventually crack the back plate and fly off, not good.
Third, I never let FBO's fuel or clean my windows. Fueling, if they are careless with the nozzle they can cause damage to the bottom of you tank that will cost $100's of dollars to repair. The same goes for windows. If they damage a window on a Legacy it is 6k in parts to replace never mind labor.
So the moral of the story: take care yourself or be ready for issues.
Mike Larkin
Owner/Builder/Test Pilot/Consultant
'I stick to the thinks that will kill ya'
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On Sep 3, 2013, at 6:44 PM, Brian Thompson <bkthomps@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm at my wits end with ramp guys at various airports pushing or pulling
> on my prop to move the airplane around the ramp. What have you guys been
> successful with to prevent this? "NO PUSH/PULL" signs do not seem to work,
> and my latest method has been to immediately speak with the ramp
> supervisor when I arrive at an airport to make sure they understand the
> needs of my airplane.
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> Why is this not basic training for all ramp hands? Am I out of line with
> being upset when I come out to see my prop cover/spinner all covered in
> greasy hand prints? It really knocks down my confidence level on the next
> takeoff thinking that someone has just been using my prop as a handle.
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> Okay, I'll stop ranting. Just looking for helpful advice
>
> Brian
> N707LH
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