Hangar Flying

They are in the process of changing hands - with a little work I found the right e-mail in the interim
gregory.andronaco at gmail dot com

Send me an e-mail and I'll supply a list of all known Cozy IVs around you.

David Orr

david at canardfinder dot net

First I apologize for not reading this question sooner.   I have a LOT of experience on Nose Gears.
(1) I broke 7 teeth off the original RAF large gear.   I just turned it over to fix it.   Friend of mine did the same strip-the-gear.  His accident was the THIRD time that Longeze gear had been damaged.   I gave him my old gear.   CozyGirrrls have them for $300.
(2) I am too old to manage with the manual gear so I bought a Wright Nose Gear.   I may have had the last Wright NG and I was the 3rd owner.    Looking at the work necessary terrified me so I sold it at a loss.   Before I sold it I was offered $350 for PART of it that failed on their aircraft.   Finally got a $1000.   I think it is a good unit BUT I did not want to move my radio or cut a hole in the F22 bulkhead that holds the canard on the airplane - GEEEEZ.   The real killer was that I had to do some structural fiberglassing.  I have NO interest in structural fiberglassing.
(3) I bought a Wilhelmson Nose Gear unit AND the autoextension unit.  Big $$$$.
I am delighted to have it now working.   But I had every problem that anyone can have in the installation and there are MANY.
Is it an older longeze?  If so, you will have to cut the 5/8" bolt that is at the top of the gear.   Do you own a 90 degree attachment for your electric drill?   They are cheap; get one.
Other problems?    Just email me direct.  TOO many to discuss here.

DON'T Misread me; I am delighted to have the gear.   But my hair is much whiter now.
I did have to return the wiring to Jack twice.   My fault entirely.   Jack gives EXCELLENT service to back you up.
Final:  I think Jack's NG is the ONLY choice now; the Wright NG may be gone forever.  I don't know that.

Don't email stuff to Jack just as a hurricane comes through.   UPS did a 2 day delivery in 9 days. 

Bruce Hughes    bruce@fairpoint.net

Eric,
Try the yahoo canard group.  Most knowledgable folk are there plus a couple questionables....
Otherwise try Beagle at canardfinder.com
He has a trove of plans and parts listings.
Good luck.

I am replacing the NG-30's in my Varieze in order to install the Wilhelmson nose lift without interference with F-22.
Sure I could just copy the layout from the existing NG-30, but would like to verify proper hole layout.
Also, I am ordering Featherlite gear to replace the main and nose units, laying up to Long EZ specs and installing new Cozzygirls long ez main gear attach plates.
Yes, I know it will be a somewhat major upgrade for the main attach plates.
All this time I thought I had the drawings, but all I have is the original Varieze manufacturing book without templates or specs!