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flame arrestor
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Is knowing how this works going to help you fly? Is there any instrument/gauge in the cockpit which tells you the state of the flame arrestor? Study your procedures more. (I understand your onwing probably asked you about it and you need to find an answer. This is precisely the stuff, in my young opinion, that does not affect your performance/flying ability.)
It's the TRACOM mentaility man. You could probably build a T-34 in Primary, from memory. In the Hornet either it works or it dosen't, I can't tell you how most of the shit works, nor do I have any control over it.
Easy there. It's not the TRACOM, it's certain people in the TRACOM.
Perhaps this is an indication of how important the knowledge really is. As in not so much.
FYI- $.02
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"Used in a variety of applications, flame arrestors are designed to extinguish any flame which would try to pass through it. Also known as Breathers or Vent Plugs, these safety devices are normally required by the various approval agencies when flammable gases are present in your system. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]They are incorporated in pipelines, ducts, vents, gas analyzers, vapor recovery systems, aircraft fuel systems, and any other areas requiring flame protection."[/FONT]
from The GW Lisk Company Inc.
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"Used in a variety of applications, flame arrestors are designed to extinguish any flame which would try to pass through it. Also known as Breathers or Vent Plugs, these safety devices are normally required by the various approval agencies when flammable gases are present in your system. [/FONT]
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]They are incorporated in pipelines, ducts, vents, gas analyzers, vapor recovery systems, aircraft fuel systems, and any other areas requiring flame protection."[/FONT]
from The GW Lisk Company Inc.
Ding Ding Ding!!! We have a winner. My attitude exactly. There are a few guys (cough! cough! P3 HSL cough!) that may care, but for the most part not so much.
I don't know that the P-3 guys care. I think it's more one of those FYI things. I don't think anyone in the history of flight school has ever been graded lower because they didn't know exactly how a flame arrestor was made.
Do you see this w/ HSL guys? I know historically we're notorious for this, at least w/in the community, but I was just thinking about the couple of HSL buds in my squadron and they seem pretty laid back, system-wise. Just curious if you're seeing something different.
Junior, I agree. I think some of the studying for the trivia comes from a self-imposed expectation from the student. Unfortunately, some of it comes from the occasional IP.
I would agree with you on that. I know that I have found myself wasting time studying trivia info and very rarely do I get asked one of these questions. I guess it just come from trying to be ready for anything.
No, not really, and I actually rarely see it from P3 guys. I was just keeding. Honestly, I don't really think it matters what community guys are coming from, there are just systems nazis out there who trivialize. Those guys are out there in TACAMO too, although they are scorned and ridiculed until they shut up.
With a few exceptions, I think everyone is pretty much on the same page with T-34 systems. As long as my students have a solid understanding of how things basically work, I am good with it.
On a separate note, I have seen a lot of "my on-wing yelled at me" posts. Does this really happen? I have given guys a "wag of the finger" before and the whole "I am so dissapointed" speech (mainly onwings), but never raised my voice or thrown things. Just curious....
I agree with junior here as well. Extra knowledge, fine, but does it help when the shit hits the fan? At VAW-120, we used to get asked all sorts of ridiculous crap that while flying, taxiing, pre-flighting, etc it would never mean help you with anything. For example, the C-2 had an Alpha shaft and beta shaft with 5 cams on each. It was a big deal to many IP's and especially the sim IP's (one inparticular) what they were. Knowing them couldn't help you in any situation at any time. Study what helps you fly, know systems that will save you or at least allow you to know what is happening during an emergency or why we do the steps of an EP.
I think there are those IPs that try to make up for being 1, crappy officers and 2. marginal instructors by throwing up the minutiae smoke and mirrors to deflect the student from realizing points 1 and 2.