On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 6:55 AM, Andrea Katz <bu1= 31@swbell.net> wrote:

I am interested will buy one

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On Apr 6, 2013, at 9:47 AM, John Barrett <2thman1@gmail.com> wrote:

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I recently removed the air strut referred to so I could test it. =A0It= tested fine but then I spent a week trying to figure out a way to re insta= ll. =A0Have built a tool that makes it a simple one man task. =A0Am conside= ring making them for sale if enough interest. =A0I built it from scrap mate= rials so don't know costs yet.

Will price if there are enough folks who want them.

John Barrett

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On Apr 5, 2013, at 8:04 PM, "William A. Hogarty" <billhogarty@gmail.c= om> wrote:

Hello Greg:=20

I had completed my annual in May which included a retraction test.....= ..HOWEVER I did not remove the nose gear gas strut

to actually measure the pressure. in the strut =A0 =A0My bad. =A0 =A0A= fter the incident, I found it measured 55 PSI =A0Enough to lower the

nose gear but but not enough to lock it overcenter. =A0Actually there = is no way to make sure the strut is fully pressurized

without removing it. =A0I recommend replacing the strut at each annual= .

As far as the strakes go, I found them to be the best mod for the IV e= specially for the price. =A0The plane was pretty squirley on takeoff

especially if using 65 kts to rotate. =A0I now start a slow rotation a= t 70 kts using a couple clicks of nose up and right rudder trim. =A0The pla= ne

seems much happier. =A0I have attached a photo showing how easy there = were to attach. . =A0

Did you build your plane? =A0First flight yet? =A0Any other questions?=

Happy Building....Regards, Bill Hogarty

On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 9:35 PM, Greg Milnar <= greg456pw@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello Bill,

=A0

I am sorry to hear about your nose gear collapse.

I was hoping to learn the cause from the lml blog to avoid bringing th= e topic up with you.

My lVP is ready to fly but every time I read of someone having a bad d= ay, I ask myself again=A0if everything has been proofed as well as possible= . I did do the service bulletin bracket upgrade but I do not know so may lV= 's have nose gear collapses.

I notice that your plane has tail strakes.=A0 Do you notice a differen= ce in stability?

Thank you for your time.

=A0

Greg Milnar

= 651-738-3117

=A0

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