Return-Path: Received: from [65.33.166.167] (account ) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro WebUser 4.0b8) with HTTP id 1751008 for ; Mon, 23 Sep 2002 23:34:09 -0400 From: "Marvin Kaye" Subject: Re: [LML] LNC2 air/oil struts vs. donuts To: lml X-Mailer: CommuniGate Pro Web Mailer v.4.0b8 Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 23:34:09 -0400 Message-ID: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Posted for "Christopher Zavatson" : Lee, The difference is like night and day. I flew over 400 hours on the donuts before switching to the Spry shocks two years ago. With the donuts you could feel every imperfection in the runway/taxiway and every landing had to be really good to feel smooth. Now when I pull the plane out of the hangar the airframe no longer shudders passing over the door tracks, but rather the wheel moves up and down absorbing the movement. The new shocks also provide an added margin of safety in that there is a reduced risk of airframe damage during less than perfect landings. The only draw back, if you can call it that, is that you can be a little sloppier with your touch down and still make it feel like a greaser. Chris Zavatson N91CZ 360std >>> Lee.Metcalfe@jocoks.com 09/23/02 04:34PM >>> Has anybody flown with donuts in the mains and then switched to the air/oil shocks? How much difference is there in the ride? <<<