You asked for opinions, this sounds extremely dicey to me -- weight on the main gear and assuming that it will not retract.  I think I could sell tickets and popcorn to this event, and surely get a viral video out of it.  Opinion:  anyone responsible for maintenance of a retractable gear airplane needs to own good and convenient jacks.  It should be a 10-minute or maybe half-hour procedure to get the airplane up to do a gear swing.  Not to mention lifting the nose by the prop -- a lifting load that it's not designed to take through the crankshaft...

Charley Brown
Legacy 240 hr


On Jun 11, 2013, at 9:30 AM, <bronnenmeier@GROBSYSTEMS.COM> <bronnenmeier@GROBSYSTEMS.COM> wrote:

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


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