The trouble is that after a little while it droops down. This is, as we suspected, an hydraulic issue. The hydraulic pressure in the system is not enough to keep it in place.
This could be due to a number of issues, including a small air leak in the system somewhere or a pump failure of some kind which would require overhaul by Piper.
Jan is checking for leaks and to see what we can do here. If worse comes to worst, we could plough on with the gear down. It adds to the flying time a little but not too bad.
Isabel is reading the Blog (hi) and she was kind enough to ring to tell me that they did not have the problem before. Santiago is currently in training for the World Aerobatic Championships. You can find details about that on the Internet by Google if you want to check that out.
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| Pepe at work on the Tecnam Twin |
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ReplyDeleteHi Tony
Pleased to see you are handling the current character building exercise with your normal aplomb.
Say good day to Jan for us. Good bloke to have around in these circumstances.
Great to see some suport from my side of the family!
ReplyDeleteDidn't think you needed any and T seems to be doing a great job. Apart, from which, we were having difficulty in getting our comments actually published.
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ReplyDeleteIt's 6.30 pm here, which probably means about 3.30 pm or thereabouts where you are, and Spot has not started moving. So I guess you are overnighting again in Catania.I trust there is a decent restaurant in town.
As Rabbie Burns was wont to say, "the best laid plans of mice and men gang aft aglay". Spot on, I think.
Here's hoping you find that defect in the remainder of your day, and even better, that you don't need a part!
Eric'f forum that he found pretty much said exactly what the problem is . . . i love forums like that!
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