X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:35:48 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from imo-m21.mx.aol.com ([64.12.137.2] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2.1) with ESMTP id 2827442 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:33:23 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=64.12.137.2; envelope-from=Sky2high@aol.com Received: from Sky2high@aol.com by imo-m21.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v38_r9.3.) id q.c71.2af3fcef (30737) for ; Tue, 1 Apr 2008 10:32:36 -0400 (EDT) From: Sky2high@aol.com X-Original-Message-ID: X-Original-Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 10:32:36 EDT Subject: Re: [LML] 360 Gear Freefall X-Original-To: lml@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="-----------------------------1207060356" X-Mailer: Unknown sub 34 X-Spam-Flag: NO -------------------------------1207060356 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Wayne, Where are you located? Are you sure the right main actuator push rod is straight? They have been known to get bent. Scott Krueger AKA Grayhawk Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96 Aurora, IL (KARR) Pilot not TSO'd, Certificated score only > 70%. In a message dated 4/1/2008 9:13:22 A.M. Central Daylight Time, waynnno@yahoo.com writes: Hello all, Recent purchaser of 360. Not sure which is more difficult, flying aircrart or working on the gear. Had trouble with freefall of gear. One overcenter spring broken. Replaced both with new larger diameter overcenter springs. Still had sticky stbd main gear. Appears to be in the cylinder has resistance with the dump valve open(??). No binding in hinges , linkages, etc, port main drops all the way to almost overcenter. nose gear goes down great. Stbd main gets stuck 1/2 way down on a freefall. Slight steady pressure is required to get it to the point where the overcenter spring takes over. Any experience with cylinders getting sticky? Possible restriction on 1 side of the hydraulics preventing free flow of oil?? Also, AS indicator failed yesterday after landing during pattern work. I didn't catch it and abort before rotation next takeoff - sloppy. Kept waiting for it to come alive - then I was airborne. BOY did that get exciting for a newbie in 18 kts gusting to 25 !! Airspeed went down (backwards from zero to 190kts) as I accelerated and climbed. Sounds like a leaking pitot system to me. Any thoughts as well? Thanks in advance for the help. Wayne ____________________________________ _No Cost - Get a month of Blockbuster Total Access_ (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=47519/*http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text1.com) now. Sweet deal for Yahoo! users and friends. **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15&ncid=aolhom00030000000001) -------------------------------1207060356 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Wayne,

Where are you located?

Are you sure the right main actuator push rod is straight? They h= ave=20 been known to get bent.

Scott Krueger=20 AKA Grayhawk
Lancair N92EX IO320 SB 89/96
Aurora, IL (KARR)

Pil= ot=20 not TSO'd, Certificated score only > 70%.

In a message dated 4/1/2008 9:13:22 A.M. Central Daylight Time,=20 waynnno@yahoo.com writes:

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Hello all,

Recent purchaser of 360.

Not sure which is more difficult, flying aircrart or working on= the=20 gear.

Had trouble with freefall of gear. One overcenter spring broken= .=20 Replaced both with new larger diameter overcenter springs.

Still had sticky stbd main gear.

Appears to be in the cylinder has resistance with the dump valve=20 open(??). No binding in hinges , linkages, etc, port mai= n=20 drops all the way to almost overcenter. nose gear goes down great.&nb= sp;=20

Stbd main gets stuck 1/2 way down on a freefall. Slight steady pressu= re=20 is required to get it to the point where the overcenter spring takes=20 over.

Any experience with cylinders getting sticky? Possible restrict= ion=20 on 1 side of the hydraulics preventing free flow of oil??

Also, AS indicator failed yesterday after landing during pattern=20 work. I didn't catch it and abort before rotation next takeoff = -=20 sloppy. Kept waiting for it to come alive - then I was airborne.

BOY did that get exciting for a newbie in 18 kts gusting to 25=20 !!

Airspeed went down (backwards from zero to 190kts) as I acceler= ated=20 and climbed. Sounds like a leaking pitot system to me. Any=20 thoughts as well?

Thanks in advance for the help.

Wayne

No=20 Cost - Get a month of Blockbuster Total Access now. Sweet deal for Yah= oo!=20 users and friends.=20

Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home= .

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