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All,
I've tried to post this to the COZY BUILDER'S list
without success (no attachments allowed...??!!). I know many of
them also read this list and have been discussing crunched noses when landing
with the gear up. I hope the message will get thru to those that care -
please pass on. Sorry for any inconvenience.
I've been thinking about the dreaded gear-up landing
scenario for some time.
The idea that the "hockey-puck" could prevent damage
seemed just a bit too good to be true; and, after, reading about several
"skinned noses" recently, I decided to research an item that I saw in industry
many years ago that may solve the problem.
Then item I'm thinking of looks something like
this...
This particular unit is just the first one I found on
The Net, but hey come in many sizes and configurations.
What I'm suggesting is a Nylon ball, about 2" in
diameter. It would be mounted on the nose of the Cozy in place of the
"hockey-puck". Should the gear fail (or, fail to be lowered) the
Nylon ball would allow the nose to "roll" rather than "scrape" down the
runway until the A/C could be stopped.
I think this would prevent any real damage to the
glass.... Whaddayathink...?
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