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--> Pelican-List message posted by: mike macleod <macleod@eagle.ca>
Gary:
I have never had the wheel come out of the notch in flight (once I get it in)
for reference I have:
- the bungee in the mid position.
- the bolt on the ring extending down about 1/2 inch into the slot
- the ring in about the mid position when the plane is on the ground
One problem I do have is that after takeoff the nosewheel is usually turned to
the right. (for some reason this makes the plane want to turn left) I think it
doesn't fall into the slot because I have to apply significant right rudder to
counteract the 'P' factor, this turns the nosewheel to the right so it doesn't
get a chance to fall in.
What I end up doing after I throttle back is to apply hard left rudder and this
usually works. But it is sometimes hard to tell if the gear has gone into the
slot so I do some more severe rudder movements until the plane seems to fly
straight without much force on the rudder pedals.
This spring I am going to put in some sort of detection system that will
indicate when the gear is in the slot (the plane is still down at the old Picton
air force base waiting for spring - we still have snow on the ground here)
Let me know how you make out.
Mike
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