bungees

[jgeorge]

5 wraps was too loose. 6 wraps has no give. the gear does not move.

what should i do???

thanks for any tips

joe

[HighWing]

The bungees when rapped properly don't soften the ride while taxiing. It will be llike an unsprung set of wheels. It will soften a less than perfect landing though.

Lowell

[ackselle]

Try this youtune video by kitfoxflyer..... I think it's 6 wraps on the bottom, and 5 on top.... check the video here...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_kEZnXDgYM

Cheers,
Ackselle

[jgeorge]

at gross weight on my grass strip there was no movement of the gear. even with my less than perfect landings no give in the bungees. i guess tight is better than loose so i'll have to let them tight. just doesn't seem like they offer any shock absorbtion. my old set started out at 5 wraps and ended up at 7 wraps. i changed them because they were around 20 years old. these have been on for about 5 years and a couple hundred hours. hundreds of landings.

thanks for you thoughs.

joe