201er Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 I'm curious if there is anything stopping a stray hand from accidentally retracting the gear while on the ground in the older Mooneys with manual gear? Some equivalent to a squat switch of speed probe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevesm20b Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 Nope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetdriven Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 LASAR makes a new latch for the Johnson bar downlock, evidently the old ones get worn and could slip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 To prevent accidental retraction of manual gear, Mooney put two safeties into the process. (1) push release button. (2) slide handle down out of retaining collar. Then move Johnson bar to the floor. If some one defeats the first two devices, don't expect that a squat switch would have been better. Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooneyMitch Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 Quote: 201er I'm curious if there is anything stopping a stray hand from accidentally retracting the gear while on the ground in the older Mooneys with manual gear? Some equivalent to a squat switch of speed probe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
231Pilot Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 Quote: Mitch Not really. The release mechanism is quite labor intensive so accidentally releasing it is just not in the cards at all. I love that J bar! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRM Posted September 17, 2011 Report Share Posted September 17, 2011 Quote: 201er I'm curious if there is anything stopping a stray hand from accidentally retracting the gear while on the ground in the older Mooneys with manual gear? Some equivalent to a squat switch of speed probe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbridges Posted September 19, 2011 Report Share Posted September 19, 2011 Quote: carusoam To prevent accidental retraction of manual gear, Mooney put two safeties into the process. (1) push release button. (2) slide handle down out of retaining collar. Then move Johnson bar to the floor. If some one defeats the first two devices, don't expect that a squat switch would have been better. Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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