I hate when this happens...
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pikespeakmtnman
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Oh look...a penny!
It's a Cessna retract, bound to happen sooner or later in all of them.
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Aw look, he's begging for a treat!
GauzeGuy
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jollyroger
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I knew I should have shortened that tail tie down!
Especially when someone plays with the switch on the ground...
What happened to squat switches?
Geico266
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Why would anyone fky a retract when pressure recover wheel pants are available. 
RV's, Cirrus, no need for retract silly ness.
RV's, Cirrus, no need for retract silly ness.
Why would anyone fky a retract when pressure recover wheel pants are available.
RV's, Cirrus, no need for retract silly ness.
Unless you like the whoosh it makes when the gear comes up and goes down. I know I do.
Geez.... Look at the bright side...... The prop was horizontal.... No prop strike.
BillTIZ
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Geez.... Look at the bright side...... The prop was horizontal.... No prop strike.
Now how did that happen!
Must not be a landing accident.
A preflight? Not checking gear lever position before applying electrical power?
Geico266
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Dave, I know you are smarter than that. Jesse has been checking you. Ask your insurance agent how much that swoosh is costing you. That is the sound of your money flying out of your wallet.
ChrisK
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Yeah but it is a cool rush =)Dave, I know you are smarter than that. Jesse has been checking you. Ask your insurance agent how much that swoosh is costing you. That is the sound of your money flying out of your wallet.
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Saw this today, caption away...
"Hey Joe, preflight is done, I know you've never been up before, but if you want to help just reach in and flip the flap switch up. It's the big flat looking one."
Dave, I know you are smarter than that. Jesse has been checking you. Ask your insurance agent how much that swoosh is costing you. That is the sound of your money flying out of your wallet.
We made an offer on a Mooney on Friday, the swooshing sound is totally worth the extra insurance $$$$.
Geico266
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Uh huh.
Wait until you get the bill for maintenance repairs. ( Not covered by insurance)
One valve $2,500!
There is a reason they include barf bags with the Mooney. 
Fixed gear will sound a lot more exciting.
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Uh huh.
Wait until you get the bill for maintenance repairs. ( Not covered by insurance)
Fixed gear will sound a lot more exciting.
I want swooshy noise
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Congrats!! I have a fair number of hours in Mooneys... Nice flying birds, they are!
Geico266
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geneseib
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Saw this today, caption away...
Our Father who art in heaven.......
Geico266
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They should have tied the tail down tighter.
S Joslin
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So, that's what they mean by Nose-Dragger...
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Halfway through the conversion to a tailwheel.
DaveA
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Cessna in heat...
rpadula
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It's a 172RG. Can't remember the details offhand, but there is a weak component in the nose gear that can fail. If it fails on the ground, the nose will fold up while the aircraft is just sitting there, and we end up with a picture like this.
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Another prostate exam?
HighFlyingA380
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Exactly what I thought right away. Who has a 10ft. tail tie-down?They should have tied the tail down tighter.
It's actually a 182. ( http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N6495A) IIRC, essentially the same nose-wheel locking component you mentioned on both the 182 and 172RG.
They didn't make 182RGs in 1956, I'm pretty sure the tail # is 6495R
HighFlyingA380
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'56 was the first year of 182 production. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_182
But they did not make a retractable model then.
HighFlyingA380
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Ahh, my apologies. Those were introduced in '78. I guess I kinda failed t multitasking today.
Yikes.
FWIW, I still have no regrets going for a Cessna retract. Nothing with a retract gear will be as simple as a straight leg, it doesn't matter what you compare it too.. more moving parts and more room for problems. They also have their advantages.
FWIW, I still have no regrets going for a Cessna retract. Nothing with a retract gear will be as simple as a straight leg, it doesn't matter what you compare it too.. more moving parts and more room for problems. They also have their advantages.
Usually preventable, though it may not be the pilot's error, may be poor Maint & Inspection.
With fuel prices as they are leaving the feet out is absurd to me. I bet I can slow down next to a 206 and use less fuel than him doing it.
