Things they put in Manuals

[Apache64_]

So I was perusing the weather radar manual for the Honeywell radar in our aircraft. After reading about the GCR button, which I found to be used to reduce ground clutter displayed on the screen came this very humorous warning.

****Warning***

It must be remembered that, although the display of ground clutter is being reduce, the ground is still there. This mode is provided for analysis by the pilot and is not to be used continuously.


Anyone else find such amusing warnings in there manuals?

Personally I didnt think as a group we would need such a warning, but obviously we are not all that bright


Cheers

[Driving Rain]

First the manual is written then it's re-written by the lawyers.

[flying4dollars]

So I was perusing the weather radar manual for the Honeywell radar in our aircraft. After reading about the GCR button, which I found to be used to reduce ground clutter displayed on the screen came this very humorous warning.

****Warning***

It must be remembered that, although the display of ground clutter is being reduce, the ground is still there. This mode is provided for analysis by the pilot and is not to be used continuously.


Anyone else find such amusing warnings in there manuals?

Personally I didnt think as a group we would need such a warning, but obviously we are not all that bright


Cheers

As silly as they may come, it's a liability issue if they don't include these candid warnings. They are covering their asses

[Sidebar]

Here's a real gem from a Beechcraft King Air AFM: "Pilot must be seated at the controls with the seat belt fastened during autopilot operations."

[Prairie Chicken]

Liability is the big issue. I don't have a King Air AFM beside me, but somewhere in there it tells you to do a full autopilot check before every flight. Ugggg.... TC follows the AFM so before every flight they do an A/P check. Hence one of the reasons it takes them 45 minutes to do a run up.

You can all guess what the pilots think of that!

[Lurch]

I can't remember the exact wording but on the seat belt on the pilot's seat says that you shouldn't place a baby seat in that seat.

Lurch

[Panama Jack]

Here's a real gem from a Beechcraft King Air AFM: "Pilot must be seated at the controls with the seat belt fastened during autopilot operations."

I didn't know that one. There is one more limitation I busted. One other forum member here knows exactly what I am talking about.

[Osiris]

From the Extra 300 POH:
"Warning: The high permissible load factors of the airplane may exceed the individual physiological limits of pilot or passenger. This fact must be considered when pulling or pushing high g's."

[AOW]

The King Air AFM also reminds you not to take off if you don't have any fuel... I think 265 lbs is the minimum recommended... Supposedly came about after the estate of an accident victim sued Beech for not stating anywhere that you needed fuel to fly!

[Sidebar]

TC follows the AFM so before every flight they do an A/P check. Hence one of the reasons it takes them 45 minutes to do a run up.

You can all guess what the pilots think of that!

Pensionable time?

[planett]

Old British manuals are very well written, and in a style no longer seen.

The HS 748 had a pararaph that began with: "For the prevention of catastrophe, one must ensure that.........." or some equally Limey prose.

Also, spelling and words such as: Tyres, Kerb, Cocks (valves), windscreen, Kilogrammes, etc.

Try Googling "British Billion"

[pelmet]

[quote="planett"]Old British manuals are very well written, and in a style no longer seen.

The HS 748 had a pararaph that began with: "For the prevention of catastrophe, one must ensure that.........." or some equally Limey prose.

Also, spelling and words such as: Tyres, Kerb, Cocks (valves), windscreen, Kilogrammes, etc.

Try Googling "British Billion"[/quote]

And there are other stuff like punkalouver, supernumerary, Intermediate Contingency Power and my favourite(my handle) is PELMET.

[Lurch]

Off the aviation topic, but Clunkdriver started it.

On a bottle of sleeping pills, "may cause drowsiness".

Ok back on course

Lurch

[Luscombe]

While working in an aircraft paint shop, we had a contract to do military helicopters. I know the military are great ones for labelling everything so that the least intelligent/unskilled individual (aka the ones that didn't read the manual) wouldn't kill themselves around dangerous equipment. One of our painters joking did up a stensil to be applied near the tail rotor stating:

"Do not put hands in rotating blades"

We all got a laugh out of it, but it is pretty close to how idiot-proofed everything seems to be nowadays.

Ya, I guess Darwin used to sort these people out before... now we have lawyers.

[Edo]

Did the labels have to be bilingual?

[yycflyguy]

Here's a real gem from a Beechcraft King Air AFM: "Pilot must be seated at the controls with the seat belt fastened during autopilot operations."

I didn't know that one. There is one more limitation I busted. One other forum member here knows exactly what I am talking about.

LOL. I wish that picture had turned out. You really put the poop in pupae.

[yycflyguy]

My new gas stove,"do not sit on burners ", flying UAL ,on a bag of peanuts,"caution, contains nuts" On a bag of desicant inside new cylinder for O200, "do not eat", I think ALL warning labels should be removed, let Darwin take over!

Yup, Darwinism at work. The last leg of long 4 day pairing we got a call from the in-charge flight attendant saying that there may be a medical emergency. Ok, what's up? Seems one of our passengers had a severe allergy to sesame seeds and had just finished eating one of our sesame seed snack bags. REMOVE HER FROM THE GENE POOL! Is what I thought. Well, after using her epi-pen and getting her on O2 she recovered enough to make it back to YYZ.

[sky's the limit]

Here's a real gem from a Beechcraft King Air AFM: "Pilot must be seated at the controls with the seat belt fastened during autopilot operations."

I didn't know that one. There is one more limitation I busted. One other forum member here knows exactly what I am talking about.

Not just ONE other forum member Jack.... That's legend and I tell it frequently!

stl

[co-joe]

I like the label on the broom in the YEV hangar:

"Push to operate"

[Osiris]

From an old Boeing manual, on the subject of quick donning oxygen masks:
"Do not light matches near any crew member who is using his mask."

[pilotbzh]

to mesure intelligence the unit is called the tary, but for some the military is required

it's a joke, use to be special force, unfortunatly I have to agree...

[arcticbeaches]

My company's ops manual regarding abandoning the aircraft upon ditching

"Take water, coffee, and fruit juices if possible, on the raft."

I don't have a clue where the coffee and fruit juices will materialize from given we don't carry them on normal flights.

[snaproll20]

Pelmet.

Did you know that when mini-skirts came out in Britain in the 60s, they were called "Pu**y Pelmets" ?

Please, the Panama Jack story sounds intriguing. Do tell!!!!

[AOtterstrom]

You will want to take advantage of the high cruising speed (in a Cessna 150 manual)

[sissyphus]

"vehicles equipped with ASC+T remain subject to the laws of physics" - BMW manual