REFLECTOR: nose wheel shimmy

[steve korney]

Sid....

Is that a counter weight on the front of the fork casting...?


Best... Steve




----Original Message Follows----
From: "Sid Knox" <sbjknox at earthlink.net>
Reply-To: Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list <reflector at tvbf.org>
To: "Velocity Aircraft Owners and Builders list" <reflector at tvbf.org>
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: nose wheel shimmy
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 14:27:45 -0500


----- Original Message ----- From: "Al Gietzen" <ALVentures at cox.net>
>
>I experienced a scary nose wheel shimmy for the first time when landing
>out
>at Borrego Springs (in the dessert - hot) as the nose wheel touched.

Al, here is how I took care of the problem.  Going on one year's time now...
no shimmy and easy turning (zero drag on washers).

Sid Knox
Oklahoma

Velocity  173 RG  N199RS
Starduster  N666SK
KR2         N24TC
W7QJQ


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