Tuesday, September 13, 2005
CF-IOF Gets A "Physical".............
Every pilot has to get a physical to maintain his pilot privileges, and the frequency of physicals depends on type of license and age. Well, an aircraft has to have a "physical" every once in awhile, also. Last night Ernie Nicholl, owner of Huron Air and Outfitters, arrived in Silver Falls with prototype Walter Turbine Otter CF-IOF. IOF was to have a physical, starting this morning, and the "doctors" went at her right away! CF-IOF is a 1953 Otter, S/N 24!
The "boys" get to work on IOF, checking her "nose, throat, and eyes"........
"Dr. Remy" at work.........
IOF seen from the top of HYB..........
HYB and IOF, look at the rivets on top of an Otter wing.... Skookum!.....
When you are a pilot over 40 years of age, or there about, there is one procedure the Doctor performs that you dread, and bury your face, and hold your breath during. Well, the same with an airplane, you have to check her from the "tail end". IOF was born Aug. 31, 1953, so she is 52 years old!
IOF's Birth Certificate.
Dr. Remy and Dr. Ken will "prod about" inside IOF's tail end to make sure nothing is amiss...........
The "nerve center" of CF-IOF, prototype Walter Turbine Otter, checks out!
IOF's interior seems healthy enough.........
Dr. Remy still at work.........
IOF's "extremities" are checked. Notice the curved "droop-tip", and the curved "leading-edge cuff" of the Baron STOL Kit, an outstanding Otter modification..........
Yes, IOF is in good shape for a 52 year old woman, who has been fondled by many men! (Love the full-span double-slotted flaps deHavilland used on the Otter, and other later aircraft!)
So, there you have it folks, aircraft need "physicals", just like pilots. Tomorrow, Ernie and IOF will head for Armstrong, Ontario, IOF with a fresh "physical" to do another 100 hrs. of flying, and Ernie with a head-ache. (Just kidding folks, grapefruit juice is the beverage of choice when Ernie shows up, and we consume it as we nibble our carrot-sticks! Do ya' think?)
Till next time,
"Beannachd leat"..........Scottish Gaelic (Scotland)
The "boys" get to work on IOF, checking her "nose, throat, and eyes"........
"Dr. Remy" at work.........
IOF seen from the top of HYB..........
HYB and IOF, look at the rivets on top of an Otter wing.... Skookum!.....
When you are a pilot over 40 years of age, or there about, there is one procedure the Doctor performs that you dread, and bury your face, and hold your breath during. Well, the same with an airplane, you have to check her from the "tail end". IOF was born Aug. 31, 1953, so she is 52 years old!
IOF's Birth Certificate.
Dr. Remy and Dr. Ken will "prod about" inside IOF's tail end to make sure nothing is amiss...........
The "nerve center" of CF-IOF, prototype Walter Turbine Otter, checks out!
IOF's interior seems healthy enough.........
Dr. Remy still at work.........
IOF's "extremities" are checked. Notice the curved "droop-tip", and the curved "leading-edge cuff" of the Baron STOL Kit, an outstanding Otter modification..........
Yes, IOF is in good shape for a 52 year old woman, who has been fondled by many men! (Love the full-span double-slotted flaps deHavilland used on the Otter, and other later aircraft!)
So, there you have it folks, aircraft need "physicals", just like pilots. Tomorrow, Ernie and IOF will head for Armstrong, Ontario, IOF with a fresh "physical" to do another 100 hrs. of flying, and Ernie with a head-ache. (Just kidding folks, grapefruit juice is the beverage of choice when Ernie shows up, and we consume it as we nibble our carrot-sticks! Do ya' think?)
Till next time,
"Beannachd leat"..........Scottish Gaelic (Scotland)
