X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:32:59 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from bay0-omc2-s4.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.246.140] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.11) with ESMTP id 2277568 for lml@lancaironline.net; Wed, 22 Aug 2007 02:31:55 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.246.140; envelope-from=n320sierra@msn.com Received: from hotmail.com ([65.54.168.83]) by bay0-omc2-s4.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2668); Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:31:16 -0700 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:31:16 -0700 X-Original-Message-ID: Received: from 69.226.252.95 by BAY113-DAV11.phx.gbl with DAV; Wed, 22 Aug 2007 06:31:12 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [69.226.252.95] X-Originating-Email: [n320sierra@msn.com] X-Sender: n320sierra@msn.com From: "Bob sinclair" X-Original-To: "Mail List Lancair" Subject: TK-5 Debongers X-Original-Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 23:31:12 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 7.02.0011.2700 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_001_0000_01C7E44B.5BFD3730" X-OriginalArrivalTime: 22 Aug 2007 06:31:16.0364 (UTC) FILETIME=[0AF09CC0:01C7E486] X-Original-Return-Path: n320sierra@msn.com ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C7E44B.5BFD3730 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Series 200/300 Lancairians: This is a first post for me on this esteemed and valuable forum although = I have talked with many of you at one time or another over the past ten o= r fifteen years. My experience (since early 2000) with Tim Ong's TK-5 shock units and his = support of this equipment has been totally positive. I fully concur wit= h Grayhawk's comments and observations. I did have one troublesome 'adventure' with a slowly leaking TK-5 a coupl= e of years ago, during and after leaving Oshkosh on the fairly long trip = back to the West Coast via Dayton, Ohio. We departed OSH with the left = shock down a bit ........ an FBO in Dayton attempted to add nitrogen (wit= hout success) and we decided to press on westward. The following a.m., = after an overnite in Albuquerque the shock was seriously low. Again, it = would not accept a re-charge. I called Redmond for advice and talked to= Ross ........ expressing my considerable concern that the gear might no= t extend fully upon retraction and hang up and/or jamb in the gear well (= with its miniscule clearances). Ross advised lifting the left wing high= enough to fully unload the weight on the wheel and tire and look for ful= l extension of the gear assembly, which was fairly easy to do and confirm= R. said if we had full no-load extension it would "get us home" .....= ... which it did. Upon arriving at home base (Concord, California) lat= er that day I requested the longer and wider runway and touched down more= or less softly with little or no side pull or drag on the deflated gear = side ........ just an unsightly drooping wing! =20 Sent the shock to Tim for repair. He fixed it promptly at no charge. Sa= id the Schrader valve was somehow damaged or defective. Lesson learned= : Check/replace valve if unable to pump up shock with reasonable pressur= e. Bob Sinclair Lafayette, California Lancair N320S 300 HoursGet mor= e from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com ------=_NextPart_001_0000_01C7E44B.5BFD3730 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Series 200/300= Lancairians:

This is a first post for me on= this esteemed and valuable forum although I have talked with many of you= at one time or another over the past ten or fifteen years.

My experience (since early 2000) with Tim Ong's TK-5= shock units and his support of this equipment has been totally posi= tive. I fully concur with Grayhawk's comments and observation= s.

I did have one troublesome 'adventur= e' with a slowly leaking TK-5 a couple of years ago, during and after lea= ving Oshkosh on the fairly long trip back to the West Coast via Dayt= on, Ohio. We departed OSH with the left shock down a bit ....= ... an FBO in Dayton attempted to add nitrogen (without success) an= d we decided to press on westward. The following a.m., a= fter an overnite in Albuquerque the shock was seriously low. Again,= it would not accept a re-charge. I called Redmond for advice= and talked to Ross ........ expressing my considerable concern tha= t the gear might not extend fully upon retraction and hang up and/or= jamb in the gear well (with its miniscule clearances). Ross = advised lifting the left wing high enough to fully unload the weight on t= he wheel and tire and look for full extension of the gear assembly, which= was fairly easy to do and confirm. R. said if we had full no= -load extension it would "get us home" ......... which it did. = ; Upon arriving at home base (Concord, California) later that day I reque= sted the longer and wider runway and touched down more or less softl= y with little or no side pull or drag on the deflated gear side ........ = just an unsightly drooping wing!

Sent the shock to Tim for repair. He fixed it promptly at no charg= e. Said the Schrader valve was somehow damaged or defective. &= nbsp; Lesson learned: Check/replace valve if unable to pump u= p shock with reasonable pressure.

Bob Sincla= ir Lafayette, California Lancair N320= S 300 Hours

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