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For Walter D.  I constructed the gear sliders for my IV-P right from the directions in the manual and they seemed to work pretty well during the retraction tests.

My suggestion  is to support the fuselage  high enough so that you can move the gear by hand through its entire  cycle.   Then, with the gear door attached, you should be able to visualize where the slider will have to be positioned to keep the door opened while the gear leg moves past it.

I did add some additional carbon fiber bid at the front end of the door where the gear leg   forces the door open at the beginning of the retraction cycle.  The main problem I had was the location of the rear door springs.  Ended up being a trial and error process mainly because the factory had provided me with door springs for a 2-place Lancair.

Good Luck - Bill Hogarty  

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