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Jon Reddick's Blog – May 2015 Archive (1)
New bungee lasted 17 whole hours.
Snuck an hour of flying in at lunch today... and had my nose gear bungee break at just 17 hours. Brand new bungee: I didn't use the bungee that came with my kit due to its age in hopes of avoiding this very thing. Wasn't a hard landing. In fact, it broke after hitting a bump while rolling out. Looks to have broken right where the "hook" at the back of the nose gear leg holds it in place. Given that this is an area that's almost impossible to see during preflight, i've placed an order…
ContinueAdded by Jon Reddick on May 30, 2015 at 2:52pm — 3 Comments
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