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Originally Posted by MuseChaser
Mud-dauber-induced fuel vent and pitot clogs that I couldn't clear w/ safety wire.
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UGH! That's not good - one could cause fuel starvation the other could give you a false reading on your air speed.
So, one should get to the root of the problem and solve it.
Reminds me of the time I was about to get on this POS, twin engine turboprop that the company I worked for owned. A woman I worked with was a passenger also and was scared to death of flying in small planes.
As we were boarding she pointed out that something was leaking out of one of the wings. I reassured her that I would check it out. I pointed it out to the pilot (an old, retired AF pilot). He said that it was just jet fuel dripping out of one of the wing tanks - and not to worry, it would take a blowtorch to ignite it.
I told my co-worker that it was just water and it would be OK. I then settled back for the flight from Yuma, AZ to Tacoma, WA, with a bottle of vodka and a jar of bloody Mary mix.
We did not crash.
Oh, back to your squawks, here you go - got to get rid of the gritters -
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