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24-FEB-2007 John Cross Photography

February 24, 2007

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I am nearing completion of the Cessna annual. I have almost all of the work done and it is now time to start cleaning and reassembling things. Airplanes have lots of inspection panels to remove. This is one of them. The panels open up to reveal the guts for inspection and repair. This is the flap bellcrank. If you had to replace something in there it can be done, but it is a tight space and you usually find that the hardest part is getting the cotter pins in. I have not had to do that for a while on any of my airplanes. I did do it on the Swift once. It is utterly amazing how many four letter words you can come up with.

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jCross03-Mar-2007 23:52
just like it is spelled!
Dave Beedon03-Mar-2007 06:03
How does one pronounce that word?
John Cooper27-Feb-2007 10:48
One might say that Dave, but generally I say, "got you, you little bxxxxxd."
Dave Beedon26-Feb-2007 19:23
I imagine that after losing a treasured cotter pin, one might---upon finding it again---say, "Welcome back, cotter."
Dave Beedon26-Feb-2007 09:34
This page should be placed in a locked gallery because of those four-letter thingies.
John Cooper26-Feb-2007 09:23
Powerful language indeed. That cotter pin designer has a lot to answer for.
jCross26-Feb-2007 04:08
Sure: whoa, rats, oops, dang, ouch, uhoh, gosh, and the like.
Dave Beedon25-Feb-2007 00:34
Can you provide examples of four-letter words so that we laymen can appreciate the point you are making?
jCross24-Feb-2007 20:09
Interesting point. Airplanes are designed by engineers, not maintenance people. Hence, the as-built machinery is not designed with ease of maintenance in mind. My oldest son is finishing a PhD in Aerospace Engineering, and I remind him constantly that whatever he designs, he must remember that some poor slob like his dad is going to have to fix it some time.
John Cooper24-Feb-2007 18:32
On a Formula One racing car, a man can remove a safety cotter pin, change a wheel, and replace the safety cotter pin in about six seconds.
Is there no one in the airplane industry who can design a safety cotter pin that is easy, and fast to fit ?