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Michael Fopp, In regards to your posting about "one hose or two hoses on the
nose gear door actuator";  I think you have a little different situation "In
flight" than you do when ground testing your gear.  When you go to lower
your gear in flight, you have some air pressure trying to keep the door
closed.  The actuator must push against this force.  Yes, currently, I
believe Lancair is recommending that the second port be connected to the low
pressure side of the hydraulic system.

As evidence that this is probably a good idea, the next time you are around
a bunch of Lancair 2 place, take a look at the top side of the gear doors
and see how many have a nice arc inscribed in the paint.  This is from the
nose gear dragging on the door.  Then look at the worst ones and see if they
have one hose or two hoses on the actuator.  I think you can make your nose
gear drag on the door even with two hoses if you drop your gear at too high
an airspeed.  I have noticed a little scratch on mine even though I have the
two hoses connected per the new recommendation.

Bob Jude
N65BJ