Originally Posted by
witwiw
I'm wondering what more could have been done in 3 hours to potentially solve the problem that could not have been done in an hour or so? Getting engineering advice, possibly?
Rip out the rear seat and cut the hydraulic lines for the gear to freefall?
Works on a Pa28R Arrow (allegedly).
* I was once told this story by an individual who was a fresh CPL who let his passenger in a Piper Arrow hold the control wheel as he ripped out the rear seat and murdered the hydraulic lines to get the gear to come down.
Wasn’t me but made for a good story.