Hi,
Berndt, Jon S wrote:
>John Denker wrote:
>
>
>>This is getting somewhat OT, but it's fun, so I thought I
>>would mention it:
>>
>>When you fly the Skylane RG, always take the tow-bar with
>>you; don't leave it in the hangar.
>>
>>I guy I know had a gear failure involving loss of hydraulic
>>fluid (not simply failure of the hydraulic pump) such that
>>the manual pump didn't solve the problem.
>>
>>So he
>> -- opened the door;
>> -- reached out with the tow-bar;
>> -- hooked the partially-extended leg with the T-shaped
>> handle of the tow-bar;
>> -- pulled the thing into place, where it promptly locked.
>>
>>
Yow! He reached both sides??!!!??!!
I hope George was flying, because while I have sat quietly in a 172
(real) propoerly trimmed without touching the controls for a while, I
wouldn't want to try it if I was moving around the cabin! (Especially
moving to the passenger side.)
>>Always take the tow-bar with you, and make sure you can reach
>>it in flight.
>>
>>
>
>More importantly, have your hydraulic system checked regularly?
>
>:-)
>
>Jon
>
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Cheers
Lou
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