REFLECTOR: Gear-up landing

[Rene Dugas]

Mack,

I was talking with a Glasair friend of mine and apparently this occurs
in those planes often.  The exhaust is next to the front gear cylinder
and once retracted the low side builds pressure from the nearby heat
source requiring  a reset and an occasionally a dump.

I have no experience with Glasairs personally except flying a III once.

Rene'

 

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Hi Pat

I have had to use my reset switch about 5 times in the 500 hours of
operation,

Do you have any ideas why the low pressure down switch sometimes will
not close?

It seams to happen after a long flight on hot day.

regards

Mack XL RG

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