I hear you Larry, and I've told one and all at my FBO that it was the case that care needed to be taken when moving my plane. I'm physically handicapped, so I cannot do it myself and they take care of it for me at no additional charge, and I believe what the owners here have told me about being careful with it. Thanks for the input.
Respectfully, Carl LaVon --- In [email protected], Larry Snyder <les...@...> wrote: > > I don't want to disagree with someone with lots of letters after his > name, but I had the lower scissors on my Ercoupe bent up by an FBO > towing it and turning it sharply when parking it. It can happen. I > ALWAYS warn any FBO that might move my plane about it, and I'm > starting to put a DO NOT TOW flag on the nose gear. > > Larry Snyder > Washington, MO > > > > > On Feb 16, 2009, at 5:31 AM, carl_lavon wrote: > > > Yes, Linda, it was I who asked the question. Thanks for your input. > > My FBO assured me that it had put out instructions for our line > > people about the proper handling of my Ercoupe, but the owner of the > > FBO and airport manager of KJVY was a 'coupe owner for years and his > > comment was that they are tougher than one might expect. Since he > > has nearly 70 years of flying experience and enough alphabet soup on > > his pilot's license to start a large preschool, I'll defer to him! > > But he did say that since turning the nose wheel also turned all the > > flight control surfaces, it probably doesn't hurt to exercise a > > modicum of restraint when hand moving an Ercoupe. Fly safe! > > > > Respectfully, > > > > Carl LaVon > > > > --- In [email protected], Linda Abrams <lasprite@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Thanks to all who wrote to advise on the potential difficulties to > > > look for when a 'Coupe has been towed w/o permission. I had my > > A&P > > > check out the steering collar and stops as you advised, and he > > said > > > all looked fine. Then I talked again to the opps folks who'd done > > > the towing; they said they had put the nose wheel onto a "tow > > dolly," > > > which sounds like a platform with wheels. Apparently the dolly's > > > wheels turn instead, and leave the Ercoupe's nose gear pointing > > > straight ahead. Perhaps that will help answer the person (Carl?) > > who > > > posted asking for best practice. > > > > > > Hope this helps - > > > > > > Linda > > > N3437H (Sky Sprite) > > > L.A. > > > > > > On Feb 8, 2009, at 22:50, profedihmc wrote: > > > > > > > > > > I asked in an earlier post about the turning radius of a 415C > > > > with a double fork Cleveland nose gear. I got several interesting > > > > entries but there didn't seem to be a consensus. I cannot > > physically > > > > lift the front end off the ground nor am I in the least way > > > > mechanically inclined. Don't know what gene it is that men get > > who > > > > are able to turn wrenches and swing hammers; all I know is that I > > > > didn't get that one and I'm not afraid to admit it. I could > > write a > > > > technical manual, mind you, but I'm just not a mechanic. Is > > there no > > > > where to turn for an informed answer to that question concerning > > the > > > > turning radius? I'm trying to prevent damage to the nose gear by > > > > someone parking my plane using a tug. I need to mark the gear > > > > somehow and having the radius would help me explain it to the > > local > > > > mechanic so he could mark it for me. > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > "Couper" Carl LaVon > > > > N415CB '46 ERCO 415C > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
