Old Paint Shop Pro

[Gaetan Boren]

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After a plane, maybe your plane, comes out of the paint shop, your attention to detail will be critically important. To help organize your inspection, here are some of the things you should pay particular attention to.

A little research in NASA Aviation Reporting System (ASRS) and NTSB reports showed I am not the only one to find loose or missing fasteners and other components after the paint shop. A Beech Baron was on a first flight after leaving the paint shop and was descending from 7000 to 4000 when the pilot heard a loud bang and continuous pounding from the bottom of the plane. The pilot slowed down and declared an emergency. Another aircraft flew alongside and could see that the left wing root seal had come loose and was hitting the bottom of the plane. The pilot was able to safely divert and land for maintenance.

We pilots tend to take lots of components in the fuel system for granted. Those tank vents, which occasionally drip when you overfill the plane, are there to allow air to displace into the tank as fuel is consumed. If they are sealed closed, even the force of gravity will not overcome the vacuum pressure, as closed as a straw full of liquid with a thumb over the end. Verifying they are open, with no tape from the paint job still covering the hole, can be rather important.

Fuel cap gaskets are another fuel system component we often take for granted. Tight gaskets prevent the low pressure that is created by airflow over the top of the wing from sucking gas out of the tanks. Fuel cap gaskets also keep water from precipitation out of the tanks.

On departure from the paint shop, the cockpit door of a Beech Baron came open. The takeoff was aborted and the door was secured. On the second departure, it came open again. The plane returned to the airport and secured the door again. During the flight, however, the plane door slowly worked its way open a third time. The plane diverted. A door latch pin was adjusted by mechanics at the diversion airport.

You will want to pay particular attention to retractable landing gear because the fit and operation of the gear components are particularly subject to painting. Ask the paint shop whether the gear was tested on the jack stands after painting. If they did, at least you know it has been ground-tested. What else should you be looking for? At the risk of being facetious, everything.

Static ports are an obvious preflight item, especially coming out of paint. The paint shop should have taped it over to prevent it from getting sealed by paint, and that tape should have been removed when you took the plane. It sounds like a simple check. On the other hand, perhaps not. You might even discover your plane has more than one static system.

Recently, I had the opportunity to pick up another Chieftain from the same shop. I had preflighted the same airframe post-paint, but there were a few other factors to consider. First, I was on a regular early morning flight schedule, getting up at 0530, and on the day the plane was supposed to be ready, I could not get there until after dark. A weather system was coming in and I would need to fly at night.

I declined the flight, not only because the end of a long day is not a smart time to schedule a critical pre-flight inspection, but because there were just too many hazards to ignore. When it is my turn to fly that plane again, I will give it a good once-over, just in case.

I am a retired RAAF and Civilian LAME When an aircraft was painted it was always Inspected by a dual Inspector Someone Independent not involved in the work or a second Lame independent of the work the aircraft was reweighed flight controls Balanced, refitted usually with new hardware, a set of panel screws were painted and replaced complete set of fasteners was painted and fitted Undercarriages were removed stripped to components painted reassembled fuel caps were fitted with new O Rings and vents inspected Pitot and static vents were checked system ops done we were a Professional outfit job done right the first time

PaintShop Pro (PSP) is a raster and vector graphics editor for Microsoft Windows. It was originally published by Jasc Software. In October 2004, Corel purchased Jasc Software and the distribution rights to PaintShop Pro. PSP functionality can be extended by Photoshop-compatible plugins.

The X-numbered editions have been sold in two versions: PaintShop Pro, which is the basic editing program, and PaintShop Pro Ultimate, which bundles in other standalone programs, additional artistic tools and/or plugins. The particular bundled programs have varied with each numbered version and have not been sold by Corel as separate products.

Originally called simply Paint Shop, the first version, 1.0, was a basic picture converter between BMP, GIF and PCX formats, conceived by Robert Voit [3][4] and developed by Joel DeRider. It was released by Robert Voit in August 1990. Paint Shop was originally distributed as shareware and is still available at many download sites (4.12 being a popular version). Most newer versions are only commercially available although some have been distributed in the United Kingdom in computer magazine CDs after they became obsolete.

PaintShop Pro 5 added support for layers as well as CMYK and HSL colour modes, included JASC Animation Shop for creating animations and in fact was marketed as "Paint Shop Pro 5.0 with Animation Shop".[5] PaintShop Pro X6 was the first to be available as a native 64 bit version (purchase includes both versions).[6] PaintShop Pro X7 includes content-aware features such as "Magic Fill" and "Smart Edge" as well as support for XMP sidecar files that preserve edit settings for raw formats.[7]

From 2006 to 2011 (versions XI to X3), PaintShop Pro was marketed as "Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo". Having dropped the "Photo" part of the name in version X4, Paintshop Pro X5 was derived from Ulead Photo Explorer after Corel's acquisition of Ulead.[8]

In the table below, italicized dates are approximate, based on the earliest file timestamp on JASC or Corel's FTP server. Non-italicized dates are sourced from official press releases or notifications posted on JASC's web site.

Paint Shop Pro 7J is a localized version of Jasc Paint Shop Pro 7 for Japan market from P. & A. Inc., released on November 10, 2000.[21]Polish version of Jasc Paint Shop Pro 7 was distributed by Connect Distribution.[22]

Adds face recognition, instant effects palette, graduate filter effect, Retro Lab, single RAW photo, run multiple scripts, Corel guide, photo mapping, support for Adobe Photoshop brushes, RAW/JPG pair filtering, 16-bit supported in 57 additional adjustments and effects, enhanced tools (text, crop, HDR, photo blend), Share My Trip on-line slide show creation[55]

Picture tubes are graphic images with no background. They are often used as a starting point for complex images; that is, they are combined with other image elements to produce a final work. Tubes can also be regarded as graphic brushes based on a pre-created image; this was their original use.[80] Instead of leaving a trace of color on the canvas, they would leave a trail of images. Popular tube subjects include alphabets, humans (also known as dollz), animal and toy figures, flowers, love messages and seasonal symbols.

The tube system originated with PSP Pro version 5. Native tube files may be in .tub, .psp, .pspimage, and .psptube formats.[81] XnView, IrfanView, and TubeEx are separate graphics programs that can convert tube files (.tub) to .png.

PaintShop Pro Photo X2 Ultimate was released towards the end of life of PaintShop Pro Photo X2, in September 2008. It included 150 additional picture frames and Picture Tubes, the programs Background Remover, Corel Painter Photo Essentials 4, and Photorecovery, as well as RAW support for 250 cameras and a 2GB flash drive.[82]

Subsequent Ultimate editions were released contemporaneously with the basic version. PaintShop Pro X4 Ultimate included Nik Color Efex Pro 3.0, a voucher for 21 images from Fotolia at high quality, and additional Picture Tubes. X5 Ultimate included Reallusion FaceFilter Studio 2.0, NIK Color Efex Pro 3.0, and "over 100 unique brushes, textures and royalty-free backgrounds".[83] PaintShop Pro X6 Ultimate includes Athentech Imaging's Perfectly Clear and Reallusion's FaceFilter3 Standard.[6] PaintShop Pro X7 Ultimate includes those same two items.[7]

The bundled extras cannot be installed unless that version of the PaintShop program is already installed. However, once a bundled extra such as a plugin has been installed, the installed files can be copied to other versions, e.g., a plugin installed under X5 can be copied to X6 and even if X5 is then uninstalled, the plugin will continue to work under X6. Corel releases a new X version roughly annually, so this ability to copy means PSP users do not have to choose between updating or continued use of Ultimate add-ons from previous versions.

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