most recent 30 from aviation.stackexchange.com 2025-08-07T02:45:47Z https://aviation.stackexchange.com/feeds/question/111120 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/rdf https://aviation.stackexchange.com/q/111120 18 gbe https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/72758 2025-08-07T00:16:06Z 2025-08-07T21:09:15Z

<p>Came across this <a href="https://youtu.be/1RcqPRDhNKQ?t=76" rel="noreferrer">flight review</a> (@ 1:18) on a beautiful TECNAM P2012, and noticed the pilot is walking around with what appears to be a mirror and a stick (which I have never seen).</p> <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/6Z0s9wBM.gif" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/6Z0s9wBM.gif" alt="Inspecting with a mirror" /></a></p> <p>Is this normal? It also caught my attention since she did it so quick and like at specific spot(not like the whole wing). What was she doing?</p>

https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/111120/-/111122#111122 -1 Israel O. Emmanuel https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/66466 2025-08-07T04:54:53Z 2025-08-07T04:54:53Z

<p>It is likely that she is examining the slats and leading edge of the wing. The type of mirror that she has often are convex, allowing you to see a wide angle from a single point of view.</p>

https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/111120/-/111124#111124 41 mins https://aviation.stackexchange.com/users/3201 2025-08-07T12:21:11Z 2025-08-07T21:09:15Z

<p><strong>In short</strong></p> <p>You can look at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNmQfS1aCc0" rel="noreferrer">another video</a> on which the same aircraft is refueled at Saranac Lake, the destination airfield of this trip. The refueller employee uses tank necks on top of the wing:</p> <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/xYWW8jiI.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/xYWW8jiI.png" alt="Fueling" /></a></p> <p>The aircraft was also refueled at the airport on your video and before starting the engines the pilot comes check the tank caps are in place on both sides. She stands where the cap is located and uses an <a href="https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/topages/mirrors01091.php" rel="noreferrer">inspection mirror</a> on a telescopic pole:</p> <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/XHZXobcg.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/XHZXobcg.png" alt="Inspecting fuel cap on P2012" /></a></p> <p><strong>Details</strong></p> <p>Contrary to many large airliners, the fuel tanks on this aircraft are filled from the top of the wing, like this one which seems to be a Cessna Citation with low wings:</p> <p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/iV0gPQuj.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/iV0gPQuj.jpg" alt="Overwing refueling" /></a><br /> <a href="https://charter.acijet.com/safety/" rel="noreferrer">Source</a>.</p> <p>The filler necks are not <a href="https://aviation.stackexchange.com/q/101531/3201">self-closing</a> like fuel couplings on larger aircraft. Fuel spills if the cap is not in place.</p>

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