From: CavittP@aol.com
Message-ID: <6f18a35c.36a1238d@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Jan 1999 18:41:01 EST
To: lancair.list@olsusa.com
Subject: Gear Doors and Landing Lights
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My advice is eliminate the middle gear door all together - as in the outback
gear configuration.

On my L-235 I was going crazy trying to get everything to line up.  Then I saw
the outback gear on the factory demonstrator and thought:  "why not?"  So I
basically split the middle gear door and attached one half to the outer door
and the other half to the inner door, resulting in only 2 doors.  No more
alignment problems - EVER.  One doesn't have to sweat it when the donuts wear
out, etc.

If you look at the photos of the original L-200, they did the same on that one
except the outer door was too long and the inner door was quite small.  The
way it eventually turned out was, I think, that they were just trying to make
it look as much like a Mooney's gear doors as they could.

If you search past postings you'll find lots of input from me on landing/pulse
and taxi lights.  In my case you have to see it to believe it.  Mine are
unbelievably bright, effective and "cheap."