Maintenance, sight
RESTRICTED
SECTION IX
MAINTENANCE, SIGHT
GENERAL
A. Pur-
pose.
B. Def-
inition.
C. Hand-
ling--
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essary if
Proper maintenance of the bombsight is
пес-
it is
to function properly.
Maintenance may be defined as the proper care
of tools
and equipment to insure maximum
ettic-
long life.
¡encithe three most important items of raintenance
to keep the bombsight: 1. Cleari 2. Dry;
Properly lubricated.
Bombsight equipment is very delicate and it
must be protected
from blows and rough handling.
Great care must
be exercised so as not to drop
eguipment.
an occurence will ruin a sight
or stabilizer or will reguire extensive repairs
at high
cost
and
will necessitate withdrawal of
the unit from
service until such
repairs can be
made.
The foliowing precautions regarding hand-
ling
of bombsights and stabilizers must be rigor-
ously adhered to:
a. No man will carry more than one piece,
bombsight or stabilizer, at
one time.
b.
There is always some danger in trans-
fering the equipment in and out of
Planes, where footing is precarious.
Here special care must be taken and
the man receiving the unit
must have
a firmhold before the other lets go,
if two men handle the unit.
C.
undue shock or jar may
damage
the bearings thereby upsetting the
delicate balance of these instruments.
The lose of each sed
log book shall be studied by the student
at the beginning of each session of the class.
each session of the class,
entry shall be made in the log book by the student.
under the
supervision of the instructor.
entries
will be to the nearest five min-
utes.
The
three
most
items
of
ntenance
are
3.
the
Such
Any
At
proper
and
ning
time
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