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C180 crow hop - sprung gear?

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Re: C180 crow hop - sprung gear?

What would really be interesting-----get someone with a video camera off the side of the runway and land and let us watch. I'm very curious.
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Re: C180 crow hop - sprung gear?

I am curious what size tires you are running and if the aircraft is STOL equipped. Smaller tires with high pressure can make for some bouncing landings. Also curious how it handles landing on grass? Could the gear have lost some of its function/elasticity ?



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Re: C180 crow hop - sprung gear?

Sounds like you have checked the obvious. Bearings? Dragging disc? Strange tire wear/ balance? Maybe try another set of wheels?

I found a loose gearbox shim by rolling tire with my foot while holding a hand on the gear fuselage connection.
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Re: C180 crow hop - sprung gear?

Agreed.
Can't imagine Beegles didn't but one never knows...

mtv wrote:Just for redundancy sake: Put it on grease plates......there's no way you can honestly say the gear is aligned without putting it on grease plates.

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