Learning to fly in the U.S. Army

by E. N. Fales

The wheels, after a rough landing, for bent spokes, uncovering them if necessary.

After flying is finished for the day, wipe all oil off the planes as far as possible with a cloth or cotton waste.

Weekly Inspection.—Check over all dimensions, span, chord, gap, stagger of wings, angles of incidence or set angle of wings and tail, dihedral angle, alignment of fuselage, rudder, elevators, and the general truth of the machine.

Examine the points of crossing of all wires to see that there are no signs of wear, and that each wire is properly bound with insulating tape to prevent rubbing.

Examine all places where wires cross the strut to see if the plates require renewal.

Examine any control wires which are bound together, and see that they are correct. (Insulating tape should be used for this in preference to wires which are bound to slip and cause slack.)

Examine the wheels for bent or loose spokes, uncovering if necessary.

Examine all nuts and bolts of cotter-pin applications, lock washers, etc.

The following directions for inspection are given to the U. S. Inspectors of Airplanes:

Inspection of Cables.