RE: I am an idiot.
Mike,
If it makes you feel any better, I'm enjoying a beautiful 80 degree, 5 mph wind day . . . in my garage repairing landing gear and wings. When I was installing little upgrades in my plane this winter I made the conscious decision to not reinstall two screws in the front of the landing gear block.
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Apparently they really were necessary. . . .
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