News — landing gear
I could have been KILLED!
Posted by Richard Bogert on
There was no warning and it was instantaneous.
- Tags: aircraft, Aircraft Maintenance, aircraft mechanic, aircraftlife, Cessna, Innovation, landing gear, maintenance, pilot
You Know you have landed gear up, when it takes full power to taxi back to the hanger.
Posted by Richard Bogert on
Pilots make mistakes sometimes and landing gear up is one that often ends well except for the damage to the plane.
- Tags: aircraft, battery, Bogibar, Cessna, jack pads, jacking, landing gear, maintenance, Piper PA28, Piper PA32, Struts aircraft, Tow Bar
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery - NOT!
Posted by Richard Bogert on
- Tags: Innovation, jack pads, jacking, landing gear
It's just a little thing that helps so much
Posted by Richard Bogert on
. It seems like servicing should be easy. Just pop off the cap and it’s right there. The problem is, it’s just a bit too deep to get on it easily.
- Tags: aircraft, Cessna, landing gear, Piper PA28, Piper PA32, struts, Struts aircraft
There has got to be a better way. Well there is.
Posted by Richard Bogert on
It sounded like a shotgun blast by my ear. A Cessna 402 dropped a foot and could have broken my neck.
- Tags: jacking, landing gear, struts, Struts aircraft