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Old 7th Sep 2015, 17:26
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NDB, one procedure was to 'bounce' on the mains hoping to shock the geometric lock if it was not locked or get the wheels to unlatch the doors.

Why yaw? I don't know exactly what was wrong, but that nose leg is long and a yaw motion will generate a fair moment on the leg and locks.

What did surprise me, from the video, was that there was no visual inspection once clear the active. I would have been out and installed the nose wheel lock as soon as possible.
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