Mon, Apr 19, 2004
Save Some Money In The Process
Approach Aviation has always been
out to get pilots under the cowling. The idea is, the more we know
about how the aircraft works, the more apt we are to save money in
performing routine tasks like opening inspection plates and save a
lot of billable mechanic time.
That's the idea behind Approach's new emergency spark plug
kit.
"How many pilots have cancelled flights because of a fouled
spark plug?" asked Approach's Jeff Simon at Sun-N-Fun Saturday.
"They do the run-up and they see a problem. Instead of being able
to troubleshoot it themselves, they cancel the flight altogether
and call a mechanic."
With the new spark plug kit, Simon says pilots can certainly
pull a troublesome plug, gap a new one, seat it and then seal
it.
The kit comes with a spark plug maintenance tray, a pick to
remove lead from a plug's firing point, anti-seize formula and
thread lubricant. It also comes with a hand held gap tool.
"We went with the hand held gap tool because we found it helped
keep pilots from over-torquing the spark plug," Simon said.
With the spark plug kit, aircraft owners can do their own spark
plug checks as often as every oil change, a procedure Simon
strongly recommends.
Approach Aviation has a number of how-to videos and brochures,
as well as tool kits that a lot of pilots find indispensable. The
emergency spark plug kit costs about $99 -- roughly the same as a
set of new plugs. It should be available soon on the company's web
site.
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