REFLECTOR: Nose Wheel Lock
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KMis178813 at aol.com
Wed May 7 18:39:53 CDT 2008
Chuck
I would like to thank you for your recommendations and for testing the
product. But the fact is that all of that testing was done before you bought
the Nose Wheel Lock so please stop beating up your Machine. She does not
deserve that, and Do Not try to land nose wheel first for my benefit. That will
just be a mess!!!!
Thanks
Ken Mishler
In a message dated 5/7/2008 4:48:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
len.baxter at gm.com writes:
Thanks Chuck..... I'll bank on your experience, add the nose lock and not
worry !!!
Len Baxter
XLRG
"Chuck Jensen" <cjensen at dts9000.com>
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Not to worry. Landing in a crab in the preferred method, not a slip. As
soon as the mains touch, the nose swings right around for alignment before the
nose ever touches down, so not an issue. I can't imagine landing nose wheel
first. I suppose its possible, but if one did, having a locked nose wheel
would be the least of the problems.
One can actually turn off the runway with the nose wheel locked. The
angular change isn't much to hit a high speed taxi way and a couple taps of the
brakes will do it. A 90L taxi way turn would be a little tougher. During take
off roll, aileron and/or brake tap will keep you aligned, even the the pin
engaged. It's only when you get slow and on the ramp does it become almost
impossible to steer with the pin engaged.
Works very well indeed and there is simply nothing to be concerned about in
that regard, since I've explored about every bad landing configuration
imaginable and the nose gear pin is "all good."
Chuck Jensen
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Sent: Wednesday, May 07, 2008 1:27 PM
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Chuck
I worry about what might happen when landing with the nose wheel locked and
you touch down in a "crab" and the nose wheel touches first or
similtaneously?? Seems like the nose wheel would take the plane towards the runway edge
pretty quick. Any thoughts or experence that would either support or discount
my worry???
Thanks
Len Baxter
XLRG
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John,
A mistake? Are you suggesting that I might make a mistake....of course I
have! But the question of what to do is really a two part issue. I now engage
the locking pin by pushing in the cable handle as I start may take off role.
I used to do it in the air, but I have forgotten it at least twice. Once
had no effect because my nose wheel happened to be fairly tight and there was
no crosswind so it tracked without shimmy. The other landing without the
engaged pin was in a crosswind which immediately started the shimmy as the nose
gear touched down at an angle.
At that point, there is only two things to do; go missed and find a grass
field or grin-n-bear it. The grass field will not initiate a shimmy (side
forces, or absence of, and all those issues) but you'd better be lucky to find
somebody with a wrench to tighten it. When the shimmy started, I lifted the
nose a couple times but the pin and fixture would never line up. I went around
and hoped the gear retract would cause the wheel to realign so the pin would
align and engage, no luck. I finally just grinned-n-beared it.
Now I engage the pin is as soon as I get aligned with the runway for TO,
check it as I set up for cruise and check it again when I get in a landing
configuration. So far, I've never come close to forgetting using that system of
redundant reminders.
Chuck Jensen
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Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 2:32 PM
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Chuck, have you departed and forgot to lock it? I'd like to know what
happens in that case.
John
Chuck Jensen wrote:
> Tom,
>
> The super-duper nose wheel lock by Ken Mishler is the answer to your
problem. Controlled with a push/pull cable in the cabin, a pin slips into a
mating surface mounted on the nose gear that prevents the nose gear from
swiveling. The pin is disengaged for taxiing and reengaged on the takeoff roll. Not
having to worry about shimmy, the tension on the nose wheel can be backed WAY
OFF. Taxing is then a pleasure, instead of an annoyance. Highly
recommended.
>
> Chuck Jensen
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