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Old 9th September 2003 | 22:01
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Windy Militant
 
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From: Swindon, Wilts,UK
Onan,
This may not be possible. On many aircraft the prop mass is included in the engine balance so can only be fitted in one position.

I'm surprised at the lack of knowledge of engines and systems shown here. Having been in engineering for many years and being a bit of an anorak a lot of this stuff seems to be pretty basic to me. I'd have thought, especially if you own an Aircraft learning how the systems work would be an essential thing to do.

With modern cars so reliable and complex people no longer tinker so don't learn how things work. Even with Motorcycles a lot of new riders these days can't even do simple things like adjust the drive chain.

This seems also to be the case with many pilots. They treat aircraft like cars, just jump in and go. I'm not saying that you should have to be a licensed engineer before you're let lose in an aircraft but some time spent with the manuals would be a good thing. (Something I must do myself shortly!)

At least people are asking questions here which is a good thing because It makes you think about what you're doing and that may just save your life. (Or an awful lot of money)
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