From: RWolf99@aol.com
Message-ID: <33.105f11b4.27b2cfe1@aol.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 11:20:49 EST
Subject: Gear Switch Up for Takeoff / U-Haul
To: lancair.list@olsusa.com
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I assumed that the post earlier this week concerning having the gear switch 
in the "UP" position at the start of the takeoff roll was a statement that, 
even if you accidentally flipped the switch to "UP" and didn't notice, the 
system would protect you.  I don't think it was a recommendation to actually 
fly this way.  I can think of a dozen reasons why this would be stupid -- I 
think we all could -- but one design consideration for a landing gear safety 
system should be that scenario.

More than once have I touched the ground again after the initial liftoff.  I 
was real glad that the wheels were still down (particularly since it was a 
Cessna 150).

Concerning rental trucks, I have had several bad experiences with U-Haul.  
While their so-called "reservation system" fools you into thinking they will 
save the truck you request, it is actually first-come, first-served on the 
day you appear.  They say they try to have the truck you asked for, or a 
bigger one, when you show up, but they don't do a very good job.  You may not 
get any truck at all.  I have also had the misfortune of driving my Lancair 
cross-country in mid-summer with a steadily deteriorating U-Haul.  First the 
power braking failed, then the power steering failed, then the air 
conditioning failed .....   

If you have any choice at all, use someone else.  

- Rob Wolf
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