Thanks for the input on removing the foot peg. Dacker is an inch taller than me and I hardly ever use the step. I think I'll look at going ahead and removing the foot pegs sometime in the next week or so. My shins will appreciate the relief. By the way, for the shorter passengers (like grandchildern, etc.) I keep a small aluminum two step ladder and they use that because the geometry of the step is not that useful in getting into the airplane. Most of the time they get banged in the stomach or groin as they walk up to the open door. I suppose it will be a problem putting on wheel pants because that is something else for them to trip over or bang into.
I suppose the best rule of thumb is to have the foot peg replaced or welded because not everyone is over 6 feet tall.
I have found a short (8-10") plastic 4-legged moulded stool (made by RubberMaid) to be very helpful for boarding airplanes when short pax or women wearing skirts are anticipated. (Spoils the fun, tho'.)
The stool can then be tossed into the baggage compartment. When it is not used, it can be stored upside down in the baggage compartment with virtually no loss of space for tossing bags in, fitting down/inside the legs. When luggage is already loaded, it can be situatied on top with it's legs fitting down between the luggage spaces, again with virtually no loss of space.
There's another RubberMaid product that might also double as a fuel-checking/refueling step:
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention. An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
gahorn wrote:(One of us has been drinkin' too much beer from green bottles, lately):
Since Gary took all the beer in green bottles from the convention, I assume that's George on the right.
Miles
Actually that picture was taken just after the following was explained to us by Cliff Clavin:
“Well, you see, Norm, it’s like this. A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunted, it’s the slowest and weakest ones at the back that are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of the whole group keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest members.
In much the same way, the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cells. Now, as we know, excessive intake of alcohol kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more efficient machine.
And that is why we are always smarter after a few beers.â€
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention. An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
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Dacker is an inch taller than me and I hardly ever use the step. I think I'll look at going ahead and removing the foot pegs sometime in the next week or so. My shins will appreciate the relief. 
By the way, for the shorter passengers (like grandchildern, etc.) I keep a small aluminum two step ladder and they use that because the geometry of the step is not that useful in getting into the airplane. Most of the time they get banged in the stomach or groin as they walk up to the open door. 
I suppose it will be a problem putting on wheel pants because that is something else for them to trip over or bang into. 
