Steve:
I winch the monowheel tail first up on the trailer. I have made a lanyard
out of aircraft cable with 2 loops on it to slip over the axel extensions
on the tailwheel. The aircraft cg is very far forward without the wings
and tail installed. I have had the aircraft nose over when going down the
ramp when paying out the strap too fast and then trying to stop the motion
too fast. My trailer is a dual axel flatbed. I made an exension over the
tongue area to install the winch and to give a place for the tailwheel to
go. The ramp has a good incline to it as the flatbed is typically higher
than the rail type trailers. I went with a flatbed to offer a degree of
protection that the rail trailers do not offer. The traffic here is
horrendous, I don't trust the aircraft on a small trailer on the roads out
here.
Steve Hagar
N40 SH
A143
Mesa, AZ
Steve Hagar
hagargs@earthlink.net
> [Original Message]
> From: Steve Crimm <steve.crimm@stephenscott.com>
> To: <europa-list@matronics.com>
> Date: 3/8/2005 7:45:36 PM
> Subject: Europa-List: Aircraft Winching
>
<steve.crimm@stephenscott.com>
>
> Flight,
>
> I am considering getting an electric strap winch to assist in loading my
> monowheel onto it's trailer. For those who utilize a winch I have these
> questions:
>
> 1. Where do you attach the winch strap/cable to the aircraft so it
doesn't
> damage the aircraft?
>
> 2. What type of attachment do you use if you pull using the landing
gear?
>
> 3. Are there any secrets learner from experience that will assist me in
> setting up a winch on my trailer?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve Crimm
> A058
> N15JN
>
>
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