What are the categories of earthing and bonding?
Primary and Secondary.
What is the purpose of earthing and bonding?
To minimise the hazards of electricity.
What do we use to connect the aircraft to the ground?
An earthing lead.
How often do we check the leads for damage, etc?
Monthly
What is earthing?
Removing electricity from the aircraft via a cable to the ground.
What do we call the connection to the aircraft?
Earthing point
What do we call the conductor which provides an electrical connection point to earth?
Electrode
Name two types of earthing components.
Clamps and plugs.
How should earthing cables be attached and why?
Electrode first to avoid electric shock from aircraft.
What is the maximum length for an earthing or bonding lead?
200ft
