Vol. 1 No. 2
Friday, August 31, 1945
MECHANIC'S MEETING
The mechanic's meeting, held last Satur
day was without doubt of great benefit
to all of us. However, there is always
the danger of many good ideas which are
discussed at meetings going to waste be
cause they are soon forgotten and are
never really carried out. To prevent
this v/aste, let me summarize what we
decided to do.
1. It was suggested that we install a
different system of making charges for
parts used on jobs in order to prevent
the loss due to parts which someone
failed to charge or which were charged
to the wrong job,
2. We agreed to make a standard form
for 20-hour checks, and only list in
addition to this standard form work which
had to be done besides the 20-hour
check to make the engine or aircraft
airworthy,
3. We decided to make the Form 319
serve as a work sheet. To do this, it
will be necessary to alter all work done
during the 100-hour check on this form.
4. Form 337 will serve as a work sheet
on all major repairs and overhauls.
5. It was agreed ttet Mr. Brown will
PERSONALS
Miss Nell Adams has returned from her
vacation in New York, but Major and
Brownie are still waiting for the refresh
ments ,
Mr. Parker Morris will be on leave of
absence starting September 1, 1945. We
will miss him and we are hoping he will
be back with us soon,
Mr, James Koontz is a new member of the
P.A, family. He is working with the lino
crew. Give him all the help you can,
ANNOUNCB/iENTS
All licensed mechanics will meet in Mr.
Ponish's office Tuesday, September
at 4:30 P.M.
There will be a holiday Labor Day,
Monday, September 3rd,
Anybody interested in BASEBALL see Tom
Davis for tickets to the Winston-TSalem—
Greensboro game Saturday night. The beautj-
queen will be thereI
AVIATION VOCABUURY
be in charge of all papers for the jobs „ , xu- v,
in the shop. To help him, it is necessary Under this heading we will give you witl
for all personnel authorized to roce^vf paper four words
jobs to demand from the person bringing “ T
in the airplane for repairs the logbooks, these words and above all memorize the
Form 309, the registration and the air- spelling of them,
worthiness certificates. If any of Clevis Plywood
these papers are not available, Mr, Veneer Laminated Wood
Ponish should be notified at once. The correct meaning of these words will bi
6. Suitable lockers of some sort should given in the next issue of P,A. News,
be provided in the aircraft and engine
shops for special shop tools. Because
there is no definite place to keep such
tools, they are usually left where they
were last used. This is a careless waste
which causes rapid depreciation of shop
equipment and thereby increases the shop
overhead.
Let us not forget these ideas, but
exert our utmost effort to make them
actually work.
WEIGHT AND BALANCE
by F. H, Ponish
For a long time I have wanted to give
a course to our mechanics on the subjecb
of "Weight and Balance," P.A. News
gives me an opportunity to do this in
the form of a correspondence course. I
will try to make the subject matter as