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1. 12:23 PM - HDS Gear (Mark Napier -X (napierm - STMicroelectronics Inc. at Cisco))
2. 01:51 PM - Re: HDS Gear (Jerry)
3. 02:34 PM - Re: HDS Gear (Damien Graham)
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| From: | "Mark Napier -X (napierm - STMicroelectronics Inc. at Cisco)" <napierm@cisco.com> |
Hello,
I just bought and flew back Cliff Gromer's 601HDS from upstate NY down to G
A. This is the Popular Mechanics plane from 1997. It has a few squawks bu
t is very pretty and flies nice.
On landing on our grass strip I discover that the bungie main struts are ve
ry stiff. The roll out is a pogo stick ride. Now the heavier planes with
spring gear or oleo struts don't jolt like this down the runway. Even the
Kitfox III with bungie gear wasn't this rough.
I can push down on one wing to lift the other main off of the ground and sh
ake the plane and still that main strut does not move. Cliff says this is
normal and that it is stiff.
Is this everyone's experience? It seems like the mains should give a littl
e. Has anyone tried softening them up somehow?
Thanks in advance,
Mark Napier
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I have a 601 HDS that I bought 3 years ago from the builder. Actually it is p
ainted just like your plane because the builder liked the paint job on the P
opular Mechanics 601 HDS.
The builder of my plane also did not like the stiffness so he only put one b
ungee on each main wheel but I was concerned about having just one bungee so
I asked him to add the second bungee before I bought it. You are right abou
t the ride on a grass strips. It is a pogo stick ride !!!
I do love the 601 HDS though. I have about 238 hours on it and it is great. I
put VGs on the wings and I have convinced myself the the stall speed has be
en lowered to 45-47 mph. It is a great little plane.
I have the 80 HP 912 and I am considering upgrading to 100 HP. That would tr
uly be a hoot.
Regards,
Damien Graham
N48TK
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On Sep 14, 2012, at 3:22 PM, "Mark Napier -X (napierm - STMicroelectronics I
nc. at Cisco)" <napierm@cisco.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I just bought and flew back Cliff Gromer's 601HDS from upstate NY down to G
A. This is the Popular Mechanics plane from 1997. It has a few squawks but
is very pretty and flies nice.
>
> On landing on our grass strip I discover that the bungie main struts are v
ery stiff. The roll out is a pogo stick ride. Now the heavier planes with s
pring gear or oleo struts don't jolt like this down the runway. Even the Ki
tfox III with bungie gear wasn't this rough.
>
> I can push down on one wing to lift the other main off of the ground and s
hake the plane and still that main strut does not move. Cliff says this is n
ormal and that it is stiff.
>
> Is this everyone's experience? It seems like the mains should give a litt
le. Has anyone tried softening them up somehow?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Mark Napier
>
>
>
>
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