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Old 03-29-2008 | 06:59 PM
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From: Sautee Nacoochee, GA
Default RE: BVM F-4


ORIGINAL: David Gladwin

This is vital to avoid an out of sequence situation as the air micro switch triggered by the noseleg closes ALL doors and this must not happen till the mainlegs are up and locked.

Regards, David Gladwin.
Or as an alternative, you can use a gear/door sequencer. I was having a problem with the doors interfering with the gear during retraction (since the doors are not held open with positve pressure with the air micro switch method). I use the Mini Hobby unit in conjunction with a second air valve to hold the doors open and with plenty of delay to allow all three gear to retract prior to the doors closing. It's a little more hardware but it simplifies the sequence setup and virtually eliminates the aggravating "partial/jammed retract" issue during flight.

Craig