macrafic
Well Known Member
Just fueled my RV-7A for the first time. It is amazing the small things one never thinks about.
I went to attach the static line from the fuel pump and realized that, where I have traditionally attached them on Pipers and Cessnas (the wing tie-down), I don't have the tie-downs inserted in my RV and, although I do carry them with me. In this case, the static line was long enough to attach to my tail tiedown, which I leave in to act as an empennage connector in case I get overly zealous on my pitch-up attitude on takeoff. Can't count on that, however.
Short of having to add ("insert wing tie-down") to my refueling process, anybody else have any ideas? I am guessing there will be many who use the exhaust, but that is something I hesitate to do. It is an accident waiting to happen (trying to start the aircraft with the static line in the way). This has happened to one of our flying club planes.
I went to attach the static line from the fuel pump and realized that, where I have traditionally attached them on Pipers and Cessnas (the wing tie-down), I don't have the tie-downs inserted in my RV and, although I do carry them with me. In this case, the static line was long enough to attach to my tail tiedown, which I leave in to act as an empennage connector in case I get overly zealous on my pitch-up attitude on takeoff. Can't count on that, however.
Short of having to add ("insert wing tie-down") to my refueling process, anybody else have any ideas? I am guessing there will be many who use the exhaust, but that is something I hesitate to do. It is an accident waiting to happen (trying to start the aircraft with the static line in the way). This has happened to one of our flying club planes.