X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2006 01:48:18 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from neti.saber.net ([66.52.152.2] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1c.2) with ESMTPS id 1222619 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 03 Jul 2006 19:16:10 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=66.52.152.2; envelope-from=twobarons@saber.net Received: from userfgqekf9u0c (cust-65-98-179-148.static.o1.com [65.98.179.148]) by neti.saber.net (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id k63NFKs6017552 for ; Mon, 3 Jul 2006 16:15:23 -0700 (PDT) X-Original-Message-ID: <002901c69ef6$8decaf00$94b36241@userfgqekf9u0c> From: "belle and Fred Baron" X-Original-To: "Lancair List" Subject: LNC2-handling without nose strut infaltion X-Original-Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 16:15:19 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0026_01C69EBB.E0A599E0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C69EBB.E0A599E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A few weeks ago I had a very enlightening experience.I had to fly with = absolutely no pressure in my nose-wheel strut.I figured it would be a = not event--- Not so. On takeoff the plane was accelerating in a negative = attitude until about 10 MPH above lift off speed, it went positive and = pitched up to an incredible high pitch attitude.The AOA was screaming at = me and I was scared to death. Fortunately instinct took over and I = forced the nose down and was able to climb out. The landing, 2 hours = later was also quite exciting since the wing stayed positive until the = last moment when it went negative with a vengeance. The journey was = forced to continue without help of an FBO, so the next idea was to do a = soft field takeoff. Don't try to do this in your LNC2. Maybe your 152, = but not a LNC2. It gets into ground affect,then out of it, then in, then = out,etc,etc.It was almost worse than the 1st,"shot out a cannon" = takeoff. After reaching our destination, we decided, like good = homebuilders, to fix it ourselves. With a bit of shampoo from the hotel = and low air-pressure from the fuel truck, we were able to determine that = the housing for the Schrader valve was loose. 1/4 turn and a scrounged = up Nitrogen bottle and we were fixed. Now for some good advise. If this = happens to you, go to the autoparts store, buy a 3 " length of water = pressure hose and 2 hose clamps, and clamp that baby into the extended = position, so it will not ride metal to metal with a negative angle of = attack. Unfortunately, we thought of this idea after arriving home. = Sincerely, Fred N9BF(don't fly like my brother) ------=_NextPart_000_0026_01C69EBB.E0A599E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
A few weeks ago I had a very = enlightening=20 experience.I had to fly with absolutely no pressure in my nose-wheel = strut.I=20 figured it would be a not event--- Not so. On takeoff the plane was = accelerating=20 in a negative attitude until about 10 MPH above lift off speed, it went = positive=20 and pitched up to an incredible high pitch attitude.The AOA was = screaming at me=20 and I was scared to death. Fortunately instinct took over and I forced = the nose=20 down and was able to climb out. The landing, 2 hours later was also = quite=20 exciting since the wing stayed positive until the last moment when it = went=20 negative with a vengeance. The journey was forced to continue without = help of an=20 FBO, so the next idea was to do a soft field takeoff. Don't = try to do=20 this in your LNC2. Maybe your 152, but not a LNC2. It gets into ground=20 affect,then out of it, then in, then out,etc,etc.It was almost worse = than the=20 1st,"shot out a cannon" takeoff. After reaching our destination, we = decided,=20 like good homebuilders, to fix it ourselves. With a bit of shampoo from = the=20 hotel and low air-pressure from the fuel truck, we were able to = determine that=20 the housing for the Schrader valve was loose. 1/4 turn and a scrounged = up=20 Nitrogen bottle and we were fixed. Now for some good advise. If this = happens to=20 you, go to the autoparts store, buy a 3 " length of water pressure hose = and 2=20 hose clamps, and clamp that baby into the extended position, so it will = not ride=20 metal to metal with a negative angle of attack. Unfortunately, we = thought of=20 this idea after arriving home. Sincerely, Fred N9BF(don't fly like my=20 brother)
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