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Tips From the Pros - December 2011
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Tips From the Pros - December 2011

Aviators Helping Aviators

By Doug Combs

The Luscombe Endowment, Inc.

Those of us who own airplanes and fly them for recreation find the fleet is generally 30 to 70 years old.  Few mechanics nowadays are familiar with these old birds, and many shops will turn away maintenance on these vintage airplanes unless that owner can provide the mechanic with reasonable technical data or parts support. This is where we find aviators helping aviators through organizations called “Type Clubs.” 

Type clubs usually offer newsletters and shared owner/mechanic technical expertise. They often have rare or lost manuals needed for maintenance, or they have a tribal knowledge of problem areas in different “types” of vintage airplanes. Some have websites and blogs where one can access help in a timely fashion. A thorough listing of such organizations can be found at http://www.vintageaircraft.org/type/index.html.

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Goodies and Gadgets - April 2011

New Interlocking Drip Pan Design from DripPansUSA Protects Floors Better Than Ever

There’s nothing quite like oil, fuel or other drips to ruin a shop floor or worse yet, cause a safety hazard. Minneapolis-based DripPansUSA offers their new, interlocking drip pans for $29.95.

Whether used for truck fleets, busses, in public works buildings or aircraft hangars, the interlocking design allows users to join multiple drip pans along their edges, protecting floors in an infinite arrangement of shapes and sizes. The sturdy, yet lightweight drip pans are easy to set up and clean up. 

The drip pans are made of black polyethylene and are available in two sizes.  18” x 48” and 24” x 30” sizes.  Each is approximately .125” high and they are light and durable.

“By far, DripPansUSA are the best drip pans. I’ve owned an aircraft hangar for years and haven’t found anything that protects my hangar floor quite like our drip pans,” said Greg Herrick, pilot, inventor and owner of DripPansUSA.

DripPansUSA guarantees customer satisfaction or they will refund the purchase price. They are  made in the U.S.A. and available at www.DripPansUSA.com or by calling 800-461-0294.

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