REFLECTOR: towing

[gpoole]

I look at the moment arm on the nosewheel gear in the photo Ron supplied
and there is absolutely no way I would be towing a Velocity over
anything other than a smooth hard surface from that location on it's own
- have you thougth about triangulating a tow rope from the main gear
with an additional tie down fattachment from the nosewheel?
 
 
Greg 
  <mailto:greg at pooledresources.com.au> greg at pooledresources.com.au 
 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Ron Brown
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 4:10 PM
To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: towing


Lou,
 
I made a tow bar for my Std RG Velocity using a piece of 3/4" thick
plywood which is about 9" long and 6" wide.  It has a square cut out
that fits over the fork casting and has a 1.5" wide notch that allows it
to slip over the nose strut.  It has a piece of 3/4" conduit bolted to
it that I can use as a hand tow or attach to my truck or small tractor.
I use a short bungee cord to hold the plywood down on the fork.
 
Put some ballast in the floor - I have a 25 lb bag of lead shot that I
place up under the rudder pedals when flying alone or parked at the
hangar.  If I were towing through the weeds I would put another 25 lbs
there. 
 
This solution probally doesn't apply to your FG with nose wheel pant,
but might give you some ideas.  
 
Ron 
 
 
 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Lou  <mailto:stedmanlou at adelphia.net> Stedman 
To: Reflector Velocity <mailto:reflector at tvbf.org>  
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 10:32 AM
Subject: REFLECTOR: towing

I have looked through the Velocity Manuel but can't seem to find
anything about towing. I have a STD FG and am wondering if a tow bar can
be used on the castoring wheel? Our airport is having the ramp repaved
for the next two weeks. The only access from the t-hangers is through
the grass. I am not too excited about taxing my bird through the grass
but was not clear about the possibility of towing. Any help would be
greatly appreciated.
 
Also, I posed a question a while back but it got lost in another
subject. Is there an allowable slop in the nose gear strut? Mine has
slight movement. What is the repair for this?
 
Lou Stedman
Velocity N7044Q
Olean, NY



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