Commander at the beach

[gmascelli]

I spy…… I had to pick up my oxygen tank and spotted this commander on the ramp.

 

[mrcshbs]

Where was that Gary?

 

[gmascelli]

Where was that Gary?

The plane was here at our home base, KOXB, Ocean City MD. We retired to the beach about ten years ago.

 

[janderson]

Andrew Powell's '95 114B fm Allentown, PA.

Judi

 

[wab003]

That Cessna 310 "stance" in the photo is a good indicator of incorrectly set struts. Difficult to tell from the photo, but the nose strut looks reasonable close to normal. That means that the main gear struts are probably overinflated. That would result in an engaged squat switch while on the ground and create a safety issue. If your aircraft looks like this, check it out. We usually find a squat switch or two engaged on the ground from incorrect strut inflation at our annual fly-ins.

 

[kevinallis]

Bill.... you know have me worried on the stance. Mine too high?

 

[wab003]

The key check is to look at your squat switch when your fuel is as low as you are likely to allow it to go. 5 gal per side? Owner's choice on this one. When you have low fuel and the bird is empty you don’t want your squat switch to engage. Could result in a very expensive gear retraction whilst on terra firma. Having the bolt just touching the actuator shaft isn’t necessarily dangerous (unless someone raises the starboard wing tip ). If you have an air gap between the bolt and shaft when the starboard wing is light, you should be fine. While “book” rig is mostly level fore and aft, there isn’t anything wrong if you prefer a “more aggressive” stance . Some folks actually leave their nose elevated (“piper like” stance) to either provide more prop clearance for soft field ops or to make is easier for certain vertically challenged passengers to reach the boarding step.

 

[kevinallis]

The key check is to look at your squat switch when your fuel is as low as you are likely to allow it to go. 5 gal per side? Owner's choice on this one. When you have low fuel and the bird is empty you don’t want your squat switch to engage. Could result in a very expensive gear retraction whilst on terra firma. Having the bolt just touching the actuator shaft isn’t necessarily dangerous (unless someone raises the starboard wing tip ). If you have an air gap between the bolt and shaft when the starboard wing is light, you should be fine. While “book” rig is mostly level fore and aft, there isn’t anything wrong if you prefer a “more aggressive” stance . Some folks actually leave their nose elevated (“piper like” stance) to either provide more prop clearance for soft field ops or to make is easier for certain vertically challenged passengers to reach the boarding step.

Thanks Bill... I can honestly say I've never had less than 10 gallons per side, and don't see myself going beyond this personal limit.

 

[carllee]

https://hoster3.commander.org/vb/fo...e-issues/200265-114-strut-height-and-pressure