Lynn1130
Well-known member
One problem for those of us with hydraulic landing gear. The gear do not lift at the same time. One lifts up fully before the other starts to lift. No way to bring both 1/2 inch or any measurement off the ground at the same time.
And I have found, luckily with no damage, that if you have landing gear down, no chocks, and pull forward, even with the brake manually applied, you have 14K or more moving forward on two landing gear. This can and does bow the landing gear and with enough force will bow them out of plumb and they probably will not retract.
So with no way to raise gear off the ground a short distance one has to tug with the landing gear down. My method, as stated in an earlier post here works best for me and seems to put fewer parts in danger of damage.
Plus I am not sure that I would want that amount of weight dropping any distance onto the landing gear should the hookup not be solid. That is a bunch of force coming down on two spindly posts.
And I have found, luckily with no damage, that if you have landing gear down, no chocks, and pull forward, even with the brake manually applied, you have 14K or more moving forward on two landing gear. This can and does bow the landing gear and with enough force will bow them out of plumb and they probably will not retract.
So with no way to raise gear off the ground a short distance one has to tug with the landing gear down. My method, as stated in an earlier post here works best for me and seems to put fewer parts in danger of damage.
Plus I am not sure that I would want that amount of weight dropping any distance onto the landing gear should the hookup not be solid. That is a bunch of force coming down on two spindly posts.