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backstagelive(at)gmail.co
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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 8:45 am Post subject: First Flight. (Joe)

Congratulations Paul! Keep us posted as you go through the flight test 

process. A long time back, there was a thread about turning the Zodiac 

landing gear around so it takes more of the weight off the nose during 

landing and takeoff. I'm not sure if anyone has done that. Is there anyone 

watching this thread that has actually done that? Would that be something 

you would consider Paul?



Joe

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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 11:47 am Post subject: First Flight. (Joe)

Hi Joe,



I actually installed my gear with the flat edge forward on the first 

pass.  I think I understand the reason the nose is so hard to get off 

the runway.  It is because the main gear is put far enough behind the CG 

so you can step on the step behind the wing and still not make the tail 

smack in to the ground.



Paul



On 7/10/2011 9:42 AM, Joe wrote:

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 Congratulations Paul! Keep us posted as you go through the flight test 

 process. A long time back, there was a thread about turning the Zodiac 

 landing gear around so it takes more of the weight off the nose during 

 landing and takeoff. I'm not sure if anyone has done that. Is there 

 anyone watching this thread that has actually done that? Would that be 

 something you would consider Paul?



 Joe

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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 11:49 am Post subject: First Flight. (Joe)

That's what I plan to do as well and I'm going to go with the grove gear to save some weight added by the upgrade.

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Sent: Sun, July 10, 2011 12:42:49 PM

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Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 12:11 pm Post subject: First Flight. (Joe)

Hi Joe,

     

     Before you change something as big and heavy as the landing gear     "Spring" you might want to check into the weight and balance     impact.  With the Zenith spring and Jabiru engine the first W&B     came up really nicely with the CG nearly centered in the envelope.

     

     Paul

     

     On 7/10/2011 12:47 PM, JEFFREY WEBB wrote:     [quote]       That's what I plan to do as well and I'm going to go with the         grove gear to save some weight added by the upgrade.

       

       

       

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