Beaver Restoration

Nark said:
Back in my day....

I don’t remember fueling the Beav to be too bad. My scorn is left for the King Air’s and the tip tanks.
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MU-2s we're needlessly stupid.

Although the winner of the dumbest fuel arrangement of all time goes to the jet commander.


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Low&Slow said:
Wow! Like R^2 said, that looks gorgeous!
Hangar looks really nice too! What kind of floor covering is that?
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It’s carpet tile. Most commercial buildings getting carpeted are using this now. You can’t tell it’s tile unless you’re looking but if you spill anything from coffee to oil and stain it you can pull one up and replace it very easily. It was cheaper than staining the concrete or any other covering I looked at. It’s also very insulating and obviously nicer to walk on/work on. It’s anti microbial too so you can roll a wet airplane in and it won’t mold.
 
Dan208B said:
It’s carpet tile. Most commercial buildings getting carpeted are using this now. You can’t tell it’s tile unless you’re looking but if you spill anything from coffee to oil and stain it you can pull one up and replace it very easily. It was cheaper than staining the concrete or any other covering I looked at. It’s also very insulating and obviously nicer to walk on/work on. It’s anti microbial too so you can roll a wet airplane in and it won’t mold.
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Any issues with static?
 
trafficinsight said:
That one looks better but the twin otter fuel caps were flush against the fuselage side vertically, so go too fast and it would gush back at you.

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Having flashbacks of Netjets Beechjets.
"Top off the trunk tank please"
Well, there's 20 minutes of my life gone, hanging on a ladder at 5gpm avoiding a face full of jeta in the rain
Good riddance
 
Roger Roger said:
I’m told the Beaver will burp fuel on you if you fuel too fast, but I’ve never had to fuel one.
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Nark said:
Back in my day....

I don’t remember fueling the Beav to be too bad. My scorn is left for the King Air’s and the tip tanks.
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Just have to listen for the gurgle sound from the tank vent in the wing root.. right above your head when fueling.

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U_of_I_Tweak said:
While I don't claim to be an expert, and I certainly didn't sleep at any Holiday Inn brand last night, I have a hazy recollection that there is a circumstance where one can get a commerical license without an instrument rating. So *technically* the advertisement is correct.

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trafficinsight said:
Ah ok, is it like the twin otter where all the fuel is in the belly?

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The story I was told is that the fuel filler on wheeled de Havilland airplanes is intentionally the same height as a 55g drum. Out in the bush, one could roll a barrel up to the plane then use a hand crank pump without any other ground support equipment.

When they're on amphib floats, the best way to fuel them is by running the hose under the left float, then stand on the float and pump. That technique prevents dragging the hose across the float and rubbing the paint. For the wingtip tanks on a Beaver, either use a ladder or back the truck under the wing and stand on the wing. That strategy works well for amphib Caravans also.
 
Capt. Chaos said:
Just have to listen for the gurgle sound from the tank vent in the wing root.. right above your head when fueling.

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That works for Pitts and Extras also. Otherwise you'll have a wet shoe because the fuel vent is right above your feet while straddling the gear when fueling.
 
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