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Barry's note reminded me
that I also installed micro switches to indicate the gear fully up and locked.
I put the switches to sense the gear leg position rather than the doors,
and wired them through the down-sensing switches so I have a green
light if each gear leg is fully down, and an amber light that comes on
when the gear leaves the fully down position.This light goes off when the
respective gear leg fully retracts. Can explain the logic behind this if
desired--please advise. It was simple and easy to install/wire; disadvantage is
that it's possible for the gear to retract and a door to stay open--with the
nose gear doors being the most likely occurrence. I used a Ray Allen (the trim
motor folks) indicator light box for the cockpit display, but any set of six
lights/LED's would serve the purpose.
Bob
Pastusek
Barry, I would suggest that you put microswitches on each
door to show on your annunciator panel that they are opening and closing
properly. I suggest the same for the main gear doors. Otherwise,
installation of the doors per the book worked out ok for me. Just watch
the tabs when you do the retract tests to make sure they are not hanging up on
the opposite door. Bob Young LNC4
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