Glen Ward wrote:
> HI, > Would anybody happen to know whether the strut inside the donuts can make it > feel rough when landing? My tail height is fine, but the plane is just > impossible to land smoothly! My neighbors is amazingly smooth, like you > can't feel it touch, but mine always feels like an impact when I touch down. > All that I can figure is that the struts are bad or the rubber donuts have > somehow turned stiff. Glen Ward Have you checked that the main gear action is normal? I saw a plane taking off at the national convention (for the Coupes over Washington fly-around) which had one gear staying in the ground position after take off. It didn't swing down to extend the shock strut. So his right gear gives him no shock absorber action on landing. Or you might have bad shock absorber action. Have you and your mechanic gone through it? Others will correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the donuts are only for on-the-ground shock absorption (and maybe the final cushion if you bang the landing hard). Most of the cushion should be from the shock absorption. __________________________________________________________________________ ______ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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