Jim Peace Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 If you can't raise the gear how would you do something like an emergency evacuation. your passengers life may be in your hands or shoulder...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRM Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 1 hour ago, MBDiagMan said: I have never considered myself a weakling. Before my shoulder problem I could stow the gear with the best of them. I tried the dip this morning and set my shoulder on fire. At this point it is just too tender. I have had an MRI, a CT scan and two appointments with the sport medicine ortho Doc. There is a growth in there and other problems. There is no solo Mooney flying any time in my near future. I am even at the point of heaving to decide whether to convert it to electric, trade up or get out of the Mooney business. Not the best day of my life. Sorry to hear this and I will say the 'nod' (as I have known it) was taught to me by the PO of my E. He was selling her because even with the nod he had shoulder issues, so there is a threshold where you pretty much have to go electric or fold your wings as he did. I had rotator cuff surgery in my right shoulder about ten years ago and the nod has allowed me to put less strain on it, but I could see how a fresh injury could be aggravated regardless of what I did. Pay no attention to the comments from the young bucks here ( @TheTurtle , @skydvrboy), their day will come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragedracer1977 Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 4 hours ago, Jim Peace said: If you can't raise the gear how would you do something like an emergency evacuation. your passengers life may be in your hands or shoulder...... Sounds to me like he can do it, it just hurts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBDiagMan Posted June 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 Yeah, push comes to shove I can stow the gear. Getting it down is not too difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShuRugal Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 . Now, if someone has advice on how to avoid releasing both seatbelts when dropping the gear.... You need the STC for the 34" pants on the pilot and Copilot. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 36 minutes ago, ShuRugal said: You need the STC for the 34" pants on the pilot and Copilot. Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk Happily. How many amu? (don't snitch to the right seat...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShuRugal Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 Happily. How many amu? (don't snitch to the right seat...) Well, the STC and the install can be expensive, but you can expect to see a modest increase in your useful load as well, so it balances out in the long run.Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRM Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 58 minutes ago, ShuRugal said: Well, the STC and the install can be expensive, but you can expect to see a modest increase in your useful load as well, so it balances out in the long run. I went from 46 to 34 and the best thing I noticed was getting rid of this: Oh, and the 5 extra gallons of avgas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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