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Old 06-21-2018, 07:31 AM
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Steve Collins
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Well, I am another jet pilot who has learned to detest electric retracts! I do not use them on any of my turbine jets. I know there are some of us who are using electrics but I am not one of them.

I can't tell you how many times I have had to pull and replace electric retracts because they just decide to quit working! And before anyone goes there, I am way past the stage where the gear gets punished on landings. Abused gear on hard landings is definitely NOT the cause of their failure.

Chad's recommendation of the Sierra Giant Scale retracts is dead on. None finer or more reliable. A bonus is that their set of rotating retracts was designed specifically for the Top Flite .60 Corsair.