X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 09:35:30 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail-ig0-f174.google.com ([209.85.213.174] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.0.8) with ESMTPS id 6758896 for lml@lancaironline.net; Tue, 04 Mar 2014 07:37:38 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.213.174; envelope-from=pjdmiller@gmail.com Received: by mail-ig0-f174.google.com with SMTP id h18so10349729igc.1 for ; Tue, 04 Mar 2014 04:37:04 -0800 (PST) X-Received: by 10.50.82.73 with SMTP id g9mr34348365igy.0.1393936624291; Tue, 04 Mar 2014 04:37:04 -0800 (PST) X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.2.15] (bas1-stjean93-2925320459.dsl.bell.ca. [174.92.217.11]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id y9sm49615464igl.7.2014.03.04.04.37.03 for (version=TLSv1 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Tue, 04 Mar 2014 04:37:03 -0800 (PST) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.6 \(1510\)) Subject: Re: [LML] tow bar attached to the nose.. From: Paul Miller In-Reply-To: X-Original-Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2014 07:37:01 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Original-Message-Id: <75759732-8252-46C0-8F44-5F727C27B2C9@gmail.com> References: X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1510) I follow Fred's note to leave the hand on gear selector until three = green. It comes from my experience in a twin, I raised the gear and did = not check the lights--the pump kept running and melted the safety tube = thereby draining the entire hydraulic pack and requiring a return to = base with emergency extension. Had I kept my hand on the selector = (both raising and lowering) until confirming correct signals, I could = have pulled the breaker and saved the system. The tow bar never stays on the plane--ever. Twice burned with that one. The canopy gets tested with a hard push up before entering the = runway--lesson learned from LML. It is now habit. I check the gear selector is position down before climbing into the = cockpit. =46rom experience. I use red ribbons on anything left unfinished so I don't forget before = the next flight. from experience.