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There is a storage box with supplies in the baggage area. Inside are oil, oil filler tool, paper towels, shop rags,
microfiber towels, cleaning wipes for your hands, cleaning wipes for the plane, windshield cleaner, ratcheting
straps, chocks, a fuel tester with screwdriver and a dip stick. Use what you need when renting the plane. Please
don’t use the paper towels on the windows – use the microfiber towels to prevent scratching. When you use a
quart of oil, return the empty to the box so I can track usage. There is also a mat for use when crawling under
the plane.
Shutdown
The POH suggests 15 or 20 seconds at 1800 rpm prior to shutdown, to burn off excess deposits. It might help
keep the engine running better, longer. So, after stopping at the tie down, throttle up to 1800 rpm until you see
1100 degrees on the EGT, then throttle back to < 1000 rpm and let it idle until you’re back under 900 degrees.
This shouldn’t take more than a minute or so.
Securing After Flight
After your flight, put the plane back in space #10, and secure it with chocks and chains. Log your time. Be sure
to pick up your headset and gear, throw away any trash, and close the storm window and all the vents to keep
moisture out. Put the cowl plugs, pitot cover, and tail cone covers on. If you hit some bugs and want to clean
the windshield there is a special can of Plexiglas cleaner and a microfiber cloths in a zip lock bag in the box in the
baggage compartment you can use. After putting those away, be sure to lock the cockpit and baggage
compartment doors. Finally, put the cockpit cover on. Note there is a pocket on the pilot side of the cover for
the outside air temperature sensor. Use that to orient the cover. The straps have latches on both sides. I find
leaving them latched on the right side and throwing them under toward the left helps keep the wind from
blowing the cover off as I walk to the left side.
That’s it! I hope you enjoy flying Comanche 5799P as much as I do!
