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Old 31st December 2002 | 16:38
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Chuck Ellsworth
 
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Hi again:

The Beech D18S models had what we called a walking gear, if your Beech still has that gear you can tell during the run up.

At your run up R.P.M. when you briskly change the prop's from fine pitch to coarse pitch the airplane will lurch forard as the gear rotates backward.

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