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Loosemarbles Silver Wing Expert


Number of posts : 577 Location : South East England Points : 2218 Registration date : 2016-10-01
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MikeO Site Admin

Number of posts : 3384 Age : 71 Location : Seaham, Co Durham, UK Points : 7828 Registration date : 2009-06-29
 | Subject: Re: Remove Before Flight Tue Sep 22, 2020 12:13 pm | |
| I've got one of those!  |
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steve_h80 Silver Wing Expert

Number of posts : 651 Location : Teesdale, UK Points : 2442 Registration date : 2016-05-15
 | Subject: Re: Remove Before Flight Tue Sep 22, 2020 12:30 pm | |
| Me too, I've had too many 'vrum, vrum, crump, aaagh, thud' experiences in the past. |
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Meldrew Visiting Curmudgeon

Number of posts : 3592 Location : York, North Yorkshire, England UK Points : 7413 Registration date : 2010-11-16
 | Subject: Re: Remove Before Flight Tue Sep 22, 2020 12:33 pm | |
| I've got one of those Remove Before Flight tags attached to my earplugs case. |
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exavid Silver Wing Guru

Number of posts : 2650 Age : 78 Location : Medford, Oregon Points : 6995 Registration date : 2009-07-17
 | Subject: Re: Remove Before Flight Fri Dec 04, 2020 11:50 pm | |
| I used to use those in the pitot tube on several of the airplanes I've owned. In the Arctic you really need one to prevent losing the airspeed gauge due to ice in the pipe. In very wet areas such as Southeastern Alaska one still needs on to keep rain water out of the pitot otherwise the airspeed gauge kinda gets weird.
If you need one here are a couple. Might look classy on a bike if you have an airspeed gauge. https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/pspages/nelsonproducts10.php |
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bikerboy Silver Wing Rider

Number of posts : 400 Age : 77 Location : Leyland England Points : 3971 Registration date : 2011-05-12
 | Subject: Re: Remove Before Flight Sat Dec 05, 2020 8:07 am | |
| It would see that pitot tubes are a favourite nesting place for bugs so the sales of the cover should increase! |
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Loosemarbles Silver Wing Expert


Number of posts : 577 Location : South East England Points : 2218 Registration date : 2016-10-01
 | Subject: Re: Remove Before Flight Sat Dec 05, 2020 11:15 am | |
| Don't get me started on pitot tubes!
They are a fundamental part of flight safety. Frozen or damaged pitot tubes have brought down many aeroplanes over decades.
I wouldn't mind a 'drift indicator' on my SW though....displayed by HUD onto my screen. Cool or what? |
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MikeO Site Admin

Number of posts : 3384 Age : 71 Location : Seaham, Co Durham, UK Points : 7828 Registration date : 2009-06-29
 | Subject: Re: Remove Before Flight Sat Dec 05, 2020 11:24 am | |
| There's an 'Air Crash Investigation' TV programme episode about a crash caused by wasps nesting in a pitot tube.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birgenair_Flight_301 |
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