Landing gear sockets should be checked regularly for those who fly off of grass and certainly after a hard landing. Using a bright light will help find a crack before it becomes rusty like this one.
In Case You Missed It
Do-It -Yourself Aircraft Jacks
Having completed two basic welding courses, I was a solution looking for a problem.
Unusual Attitude
The Dawn Patrol, led by Dick Starks, launches for Holden, Missouri, to witness the taxi test of an 80%-scale replica of a 1915 de Havilland DH-2. The unintended consequence of an innocent road trip leads Dick to consider becoming a repeat building offender.
Barriers to Entry
Sometimes, when using shorthand in our conversations about Experimental aviation, we use the term...
