Skymaster down in Los Angeles

[patrolpilot]

I’ve looked at a number of “good” buys, for use in the GoM, they all have been junk. I put them at about +200% of what the owners want to put them to work.

The early 210s faced the same gear door issue.

[mshac]

Glad those gear doors/speed brakes didn't get you Patrol Pilot! Do you have the gear door delete STC? If not, would you consider it?

[patrolpilot]

Originally Posted by mshac

Glad those gear doors/speed brakes didn't get you Patrol Pilot! Do you have the gear door delete STC? If not, would you consider it?

Purchased the gear door removal STC immediately after the second event, then had it installed at the next scheduled maintenance interval.

[mshac]

How the H*LL did you just post an inline photo???????? That is SWEET!

Did you notice any performance changes after the STC install?

Were the labor hour estimates accurate?

Somebody needs to design an STC whereby the main gear doors open to their "speed brake" position when you need to lose altitude without shock-cooling the engines...

[patrolpilot]

Originally Posted by mshac

How the H*LL did you just post an inline photo???????? That is SWEET!

Dude, I learned how in a topic you started! Making photos appear in posts

Originally Posted by mshac

Did you notice any performance changes after the STC install?

No changes at all; aerodynamics, noise, nothing.

Originally Posted by mshac

Were the labor hour estimates accurate?

Mine took the high end.

Originally Posted by mshac

Somebody needs to design an STC whereby the main gear doors open to their "speed brake" position when you need to lose altitude without shock-cooling the engines...

That sounds spooky to me!

[wslade2]

This is an interesting discussion and take for reason to do the gear door mod. Definitely noodling on it. Thanks!

[Frank Benvin]

Last thing to close are the gear doors. Keep your fluid topped up. If your low on fluid they may not close We had intermittent doors not closing. Took it to a shop and they did a gear swing and said all was fine. Took off and gear doors didn't close , cycled the gear and they closed. When I got home I decided to try and top up the fluid and it was low. After topping up the doors closed every time.

[mshac]

Originally Posted by patrolpilot

That sounds spooky to me!

It would be spooky...Vlo is 140, so if you can keep your indicated at 140 or below, you really lose some altitude fast.

Have a switch like the flaps, so you can go to 1/3, 2/3, full according to your situation. If Vlo is 140, then maybe 1/3 would be 180, 2/3 160, etc.