Dear subscribers,

A friend took a picture of the belly of my airplane in flight with the
gear up. It looked to me that the nose gear door was not completely
closed. I had that issue before on the ground before and adjusting the
threaded rods fixed it.

I am reluctant of putting the airplane on jacks and do a complete gear
check because my jack up equipment is not perfect and it is a major
undertaking to get the airplane that high.

Someone told me (unfortunately I don't remember who) that I can leave
the plane on the main gear and just use a hoist with ropes around the
prop and lift the nose gear of the ground and then move the gear switch
up (after unlocking it).

The hydraulic pressure is not high enough to move the mains but it will
move the nose gear. Is this an ok procedure to use? Do I need to remove
the spinner if I wrap a rope around the 2 blades of my 3 blade prop?

Thanks for your input

Ralf