REFLECTOR: Failure of Nose Gear to Extend

[Ron Brown]

I would check and make sure that there is a smooth - read no lips, 
obstructions, between the bottom of the guides and the fuselage edge.  After 
I built my guides and started flying, I had the axle bolt unscrew a bit and 
the nose gear started catching on the lip.  I took a block and sand paper 
and sanded it down flush so there was no lip to catch.  Then I put in a 
double allen screw to make sure the axle couldn't unscrew it self.

Gear extension tests should include cocking the fork while retracted and 
making sure nothing keeps it from falling out - whether the hydraulics or 
gravity is pushing it out.  If it won't go down with hydraulics, there is 
something bad wrong with the guides.

Ronnie Brown
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