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"Highflyer" <john@siu.edu> wrote in message
news:85b7.oah.17.1@news.alt.net...
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> "Montblack" <Y4-NOT...4monty4blacky@yvisiy.com> wrote in message
> news:126i5mam73u0j0a@corp.supernews.com...
> > ("Dave S" wrote)
> >> Just one of the quirks of pushers without a bubble canopy.. hard to
tell
> >> if you are on fire.. hard to tell if you are streaming anything... and
> >> hard to tell if the prop is turning.
> >
> >
> > Speaking of cams ....how 'bout a nanny-cam?
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> > Montblack
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> My old SeaBee, which IS a pusher, merely mounted a convex mirror out on
the
> wingtip float. A glance at the mirror and you could check the prop, the
> engine compartment drain ( for streaming oil, etc. ) and most of the
> tailfeathers. Most of what you saw was water draining off the airframe
> after takeoff! :-)
>
> After landing you could see the water on the windshield and didn't need
the
> mirror! :-)
>
> Highflyer
> Highflight Aviation Services
> Pinckneyville Airport ( PJY )
>
>
Come to think of it, I have seen similar mirors on twins, I think Cessna, as
an added verification of the undercarriage. Nice, simple, low tech,
reliable solution. :-)
Peter
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Re: monitoring pusher props
