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Subject: Re: [LML] Gear minder alerts
From: "William A. Hogarty" <billhogarty@gmail.com>
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Dico:

A 60 watt light bulb in the proper place might be helpful.

Regards, Bill Hogarty




On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 4:50 AM, Dico Reijers <dico@internetworks.ca> wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> Yesterday and today were my first days flying this winter (or any winter
> with the IV-P as its only been "up north" for 6 months now).  I noticed
> that the gear minder was acting a bit funny.  Telling me that my "gear is
> down" as I'm taxing.  Then after take off and I put the gear up, the gear
> minder reminds me about 4 or 5 times to "put gear up".   I am usually quite
> quick to put the gear up, so its not like I'm busting any speed limit on
> the system I don't think.   On landing, I put the gear down (at 140kias,
> for example) and when I get down to about 120, it'll remind me to put the
> gear down (about 12 times) even though they have been down and I have 3
> green lights.
>
> Today on take off I rotated, and went to raise the gear the the solenoid
> that keeps you from raising the gear while on the ground wouldn't let me
> raise it. I tried 3 times and on the 3rd time it worked fine.  The second
> flight today the gear came up with no issues.
>
> I'm wondering if the cold weather is affecting this or what the issue
> might be... where to look...
>
> I should mention that the plane has been in an unheated hangar (for 1 more
> month before it moves to a heated hangar).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dico
>
>

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<div>Dico:</div><div>=A0</div><div>A 60 watt light bulb in the proper place=
 might be helpful.</div><div>=A0</div><div>Regards, Bill Hogarty<br></div><=
div>=A0</div><div>=A0</div><div><br>=A0</div><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On =
Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 4:50 AM, Dico Reijers <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D=
"mailto:dico@internetworks.ca" target=3D"_blank">dico@internetworks.ca</a>&=
gt;</span> wrote:<br>

<blockquote style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;padding-left:1ex;border-left-=
color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid" class=
=3D"gmail_quote">Hello All,<br><br>Yesterday and today were my first days f=
lying this winter (or any winter with the IV-P as its only been &quot;up no=
rth&quot; for 6 months now).=A0 I noticed that the gear minder was acting a=
 bit funny.=A0 Telling me that my &quot;gear is down&quot; as I&#39;m taxin=
g.=A0 Then after take off and I put the gear up, the gear minder reminds me=
 about 4 or 5 times to &quot;put gear up&quot;.=A0=A0 I am usually quite qu=
ick to put the gear up, so its not like I&#39;m busting any speed limit on =
the system I don&#39;t think.=A0=A0 On landing, I put the gear down (at 140=
kias, for example) and when I get down to about 120, it&#39;ll remind me to=
 put the gear down (about 12 times) even though they have been down and I h=
ave 3 green lights.<br>


<br>Today on take off I rotated, and went to raise the gear the the solenoi=
d that keeps you from raising the gear while on the ground wouldn&#39;t let=
 me raise it. I tried 3 times and on the 3rd time it worked fine.=A0 The se=
cond flight today the gear came up with no issues. <br>


<br>I&#39;m wondering if the cold weather is affecting this or what the iss=
ue might be... where to look... <br><br>I should mention that the plane has=
 been in an unheated hangar (for 1 more month before it moves to a heated h=
angar).<br>


<br>Thanks,<br><font color=3D"#888888"><br>Dico<br><br>
</font></blockquote></div><br>

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