<... I think this would prevent any real damage to the glass ...>
It should.  Too bad it can't be posted on the Cozy site.  Perhaps someone on the Cozy site with a web site could post it and post the link on the Cozy site. 
Don't know if I want my nose to "roll" since leaving/raising the gear up is a primary emergency procedure when one needs to stop expeditiously. 
Another consideration is cost of this device you're suggesting.  By all accounts, a gear up landing in a Cozy takes a day or so so fix, and the plane can typically be flown home untouched if the event occurs away from home. 
Would the solution cost more than the "problem"? ... Jim S.

Jack Beale wrote:

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...?

Jack Beale
jack.beale@att.net