Originally Posted by
Dave Wilshere
The jump on takeoff is because the nose leg is too short ( no spacers) or too soft, original spring…probably both.
Also I guess you hold the brakes and open the power? Bad tendency also compresses the nose leg.
DW
For this reason, I mounted my nose retract with the retract wings on the bottom of the retract mount. I moved the blind nuts to the top. The front bulkhead needed to be Dremeled for the steering. Canopy needs a little Dremel sanding, because the wheel now extends further forward when it is retracted. This helps extend the nose wheel to get rid of the negative ground incidence. Rotation is more stable.