| To wash an airplane there are many items
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| | standing on a part of the plane that is
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| you will need to keep in mind. The first
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| | designated as an area to walk on. Most
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| is safety while working on the tarmac of
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| | planes have these areas marked. If you
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| an airfield. When moving any vehicle on
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| | are using a pressure washer, then use the
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| the tarmac the driver should always
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| | sprayer in such a way that you hold the
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| maneuver the vehicle in square turns. The
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| | trigger in one hand and hold the hose out
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| reason for this is so that the pilots of
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| | at arm's length with the other hand so
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| the other airplanes can predict the
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| | that the hose does not bang on any part
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| movement of your vehicle. A person should
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| | of the plane. If you feel you are falling
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| never drive their car or truck under the
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| | never grab onto any part of the plane to
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| wing of larger planes. This can be
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| | try and save yourself. A small antenna
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| dangerous because the top of the vehicle
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| | will not save you from falling and if you
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| can catch a part of the plane and cause
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| | pull it off it will be expensive to
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| damage or if the plane is starting up. If
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| | replace. When you fall push away from the
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| a pilot does not see the vehicle when
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| | plane and fall flat so as to break your
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| starting up his plane some loose part
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| | fall.When you wash a plane make sure all
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| from the vehicle could come off and hit
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| | leading edges (the areas of the plane
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| the prop or be sucked into the jet engine
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| | that come in first contact with the air)
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| and besides it's just not safe.Planes are
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| | are washed with a bug pad. Planes may be
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| designed with very light-weight material
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| | going twice as fast as cars but they do
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| so that more free weight can be carried
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| | get bugs on them. When you are spraying
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| by the plane's structure. Thus, parts of
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| | or washing a part of the plane always be
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| a plane are easy to dent and or tear.
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| | aware of areas where paint is flaking or
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| Planes are not cheap and the parts that
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| | chipping. Keep in mind that the wings
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| make them up are expensive to repair or
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| | have moving parts. This is important
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| replace if damaged, not to mention that
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| | because, if you can, you want the ability
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| the damage could cause problems to the
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| | to be able to move these two parts so
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| plane that would make it unsafe to fly.
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| | that all the dirt and grease can be
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| Just remember it this way, a plane costs
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| | removed. When you wash ailerons,
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| twice as much as a boat and a boat cost
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| | elevators, flaps, and rudder areas you
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| twice as much as a car. Using safety on a
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| | can't use that much pressure to wash them
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| taxiway is very important. It's just
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| | or you might cause a dent in the wing. If
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| plane smart and it shows proper etiquette
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| | you need to use a little more pressure
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| to the other pilots around you.When
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| | then usual you should put your arm under
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| moving a plane into an area, if need be,
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| | it so as to give the area more support
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| to be able to wash it, there are a few
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| | and aid in not running the possibility of
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| parts of the plane you can use to move it
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| | bending or putting a dent in it.To spray
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| by. When holding the prop you should
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| | the plane, front to back motions should
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| always hold it near the center or where
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| | be made as if the plane was moving in a
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| the spinner is. This will prevent you
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| | forward motion. The reason for this is
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| from possibly bending the prop, which can
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| | some holes on the plane are designed so
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| happen if you tried to hold it on the
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| | that water can pass over them in this
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| outer part of the prop. Another way to
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| | manner but not allow any water to get in
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| safely move a plane, if you absolutely
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| | them. Most of the grease on the plane
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| have to, is to use the tow bar that is
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| | will be on the under belly of the plane.
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| attached to the lower bracket of the
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| | You may want to buy a creeper with metal
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| front wheel. If you have to turn the
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| | wheels to be able to get under the plane
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| plane then grab the leading edge of the
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| | and effectively remove the grease. For
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| wing next to the fuselage. This is where
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| | bigger planes you want to have at least a
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| the wing is strongest.When you are
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| | 6-8 foot ladder on hand to be able to get
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| washing a plane there are some key points
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| | the top of the rear wings and the
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| to remember so as not to damage any
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| | fuselage. The easiest method to get the
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| instruments or windows. The windows of a
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| | grease off is by using a citrus
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| plane are made of Plexiglas. Plexiglas
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| | degreaser. It is perfectly biodegradable
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| can be scratched very easily. To wash the
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| | but some places are still strict on the
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| windscreen and windows you need to use
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| | use of it. So if you can, just spray it
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| light up and down motions so as to cause
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| | on but if worse comes to worse you will
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| minimal scratches. There is no way to not
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| | have to spray it on a rag, wipe it on,
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| scratch a Plexiglas window. That is why a
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| | then wipe it off. More often then not you
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| product called Mirror Glaze will be used
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| | can just spray it on and pressure wash it
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| after washing to remove a lot of the
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| | off.Always keep the trigger at least two
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| scratches. Do not push on the front
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| | and a half feet away. This is a safe
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| windshield when washing. If you break a
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| | distance so that the dirt and soap will
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| windshield on a small Cessna single prop
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| | come off but at the same time the spray
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| it can cost and upward of $1000 dollars.
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| | will not damage the plane. In order for
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| The reason for this is that a front
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| | you to dry the plane after it has been
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| windshield is bolted in by rivets that
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| | washed you should use a big towel. You
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| are flush and it a very pain staking job
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| | can buy one at almost any store for a
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| to get the rivets out and put new ones in
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| | good price. These towels will just be for
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| to make them all flush.Near the rear of
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| | planes only. The bigger the towel the
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| the plane is a hole that sticks out just
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| | faster you can dry a plane not to mention
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| about an eighth of an inch that is called
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| | the easier it will be. Use wide wiping
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| the static board. When washing near these
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| | motions to cover the whole plane. If a
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| instruments never spray directly into the
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| | towel should ever hit the ground be sure
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| hole. Spray around it and when using a
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| | you shake the towel so that any rocks
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| wash mitt wash around it not over it.
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| | from the ground are not in the towel and
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| Under the wing of most planes is a Pitot
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| | you will not scratch any part of the
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| tube that is used for wind speed. It is
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| | plane. To dry the windows you want to
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| an L-shaped looking tube. Water should
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| | wipe very lightly or even dab them as if
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| never be sprayed directly into the hole,
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| | you were using a sponge to dry them. This
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| just as with the static board. If you
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| | will help reduce the scratches you put
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| have to step on a plane to get to where
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| | into the window.Now if you still have
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| you can reach the higher parts so you can
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| | energy it is time to wax!
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| wash them, always make sure you are
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