"IRON MAN"
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I'm an AMT student here in Corpus Christi, Texas. Yesterday, while doing a compression check, I got a little bump on the noggin courtesy of a Piper Pawnee, Lycomng engines and Sensenich Propellers. Six staples. When dad (who's had his A&P since 1989) heard we were hand-turning props for the check, he was a little more than upset and completely astounded that we were hand-turning props for this compression check. He said "When I was in school, we were told repeatedly 'Props kill.' We never hand-turned any propeller 'cause they have machines that turn the props for you!"
I was lead to believe you had to turn a propeller by hand to do a compression check, because we weren't told otherwise. Then I hear there's equipment designed to avoid catastrophies like this. When I returned one of my instructors' phone calls (he was checking up on me to see how I was doing), he tells me they don't have a machine which turns the prop, contrary to what I was told by my A&P licensed father. I can't help buy wonder if my school's trying to cover their arse. So apart from being upset, right now, I'm currently looking into it.
That being said, are there machines that turn propellers for compression checks to avoid mishaps like mine? If there are such machines available and I'm being told there aren't... woooohhhh mamma.
"IRON MAN" not feeling or looking so "Iron" right now.
I was lead to believe you had to turn a propeller by hand to do a compression check, because we weren't told otherwise. Then I hear there's equipment designed to avoid catastrophies like this. When I returned one of my instructors' phone calls (he was checking up on me to see how I was doing), he tells me they don't have a machine which turns the prop, contrary to what I was told by my A&P licensed father. I can't help buy wonder if my school's trying to cover their arse. So apart from being upset, right now, I'm currently looking into it.
That being said, are there machines that turn propellers for compression checks to avoid mishaps like mine? If there are such machines available and I'm being told there aren't... woooohhhh mamma.
"IRON MAN" not feeling or looking so "Iron" right now.