Return-Path: Received: from mail.rdc1.il.home.com ([24.2.1.66]) by ns1.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-64832U3500L350S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Fri, 19 Jan 2001 01:20:06 -0500 Received: from c248575a ([24.19.127.21]) by mail.rdc1.il.home.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.00 201-229-121) with SMTP id <20010119062829.ZUTP8992.mail.rdc1.il.home.com@c248575a> for ; Thu, 18 Jan 2001 22:28:29 -0800 Message-ID: <000c01c081e1$95f10800$157f1318@schrls1.mo.home.com> From: "Bob Jude" To: "Lancair Mail List" Subject: LNC2 Emergency Gear Extension Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 00:32:22 -0600 X-Mailing-List: lancair.list@olsusa.com Reply-To: lancair.list@olsusa.com Mime-Version: 1.0 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> << Lancair Builders' Mail List >> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<--->>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >> Rich, You probably know this already but I thought it should be mentioned that the airspeed that you do the free fall test at makes a lot of difference in the success rate. In the last 6 years I have probably done the test about 50 times, summer and winter. I have found that if I slow down to 100 MPH or less, the nose gear will come down smartly every time. At higher airspeeds, I am not so fortunate. I have never noticed any difference in so far as OAT is concerned. Bob Jude N65BJ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> LML website: http://www.olsusa.com/Users/Mkaye/maillist.html LML Builders' Bookstore: http://www.buildersbooks.com/lancair Please send your photos and drawings to marvkaye@olsusa.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>