Gear handle design

Excellent design!

Bob T.

Bumper, you're making the mod available? Nice.
The ASH26 has the heaviest-feeling landing gear of any single seat glider I've flown. For many pilots, locking the gear in UP position is awkward. This mod looks similar to the handle Rex put in 26012 for me. The ease of use compared to the original was great.
While visiting the factory a while ago, noticed that even Martin Heide's personal ASH26E had a modified gear handle.
Jim
(user of QV kits and MK-something yaw strings)

On Sunday, July 26, 2015 at 7:58:03 PM UTC-7, Bob T wrote:
Excellent design!

Bob T.

Very, very nice! That looks an lot like an LS-6 gear handle. Did you
use that for inspiration or did you come up with the design yourelf?

On 7/27/2015 2:21 PM, JS wrote:
Bumper, you're making the mod available? Nice.
The ASH26 has the heaviest-feeling landing gear of any single seat glider I've flown. For many pilots, locking the gear in UP position is awkward. This mod looks similar to the handle Rex put in 26012 for me. The ease of use compared to the original was great.
While visiting the factory a while ago, noticed that even Martin Heide's personal ASH26E had a modified gear handle.
Jim
(user of QV kits and MK-something yaw strings)

On Sunday, July 26, 2015 at 7:58:03 PM UTC-7, Bob T wrote:
Excellent design!

Bob T.

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Dan Marotta

On Monday, July 27, 2015 at 1:21:12 PM UTC-7, JS wrote:
Bumper, you're making the mod available? Nice.
The ASH26 has the heaviest-feeling landing gear of any single seat glider I've flown. For many pilots, locking the gear in UP position is awkward. This mod looks similar to the handle Rex put in 26012 for me. The ease of use compared to the original was great.
While visiting the factory a while ago, noticed that even Martin Heide's personal ASH26E had a modified gear handle.
Jim

Agreed, Schleicher may build their main gear hell for stout, but as delivered, not the easiest to operate unless more buff and younger than me (g).

Yes, I made a batch of eight which I priced at $160 (includes shipping). I have two left.

I don't have CNC machines and (like pretty much everything else I do) it took twice as long to make them than expected. After first batch is gone I'll re-evaluate pricing (I really don't want to work hard for a living anymore . . . but do like sharing stuff, which unfortunately is incongruous with my mostly enjoying making the "first one" of something.

Dan,

No, I didn't know about LS's gear handle. The Bumper Gear Handle was independently inspired by my woefully inadequate upper body strength - - I guess (g).

bumper

I presume I can't see the YouTube post as I'm the wrong (or at least other)
side of the Atlantic.

KN

At 01:00 28 July 2015, bumper wrote:
On Monday, July 27, 2015 at 1:21:12 PM UTC-7, JS wrote:
Bumper, you're making the mod available? Nice.
The ASH26 has the heaviest-feeling landing gear of any single seat
glider=
I've flown. For many pilots, locking the gear in UP position is awkward.
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his mod looks similar to the handle Rex put in 26012 for me. The ease of
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e compared to the original was great.
While visiting the factory a while ago, noticed that even Martin
Heide's
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personal ASH26E had a modified gear handle.
Jim

Agreed, Schleicher may build their main gear hell for stout, but as
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ed, not the easiest to operate unless more buff and younger than me (g).

Yes, I made a batch of eight which I priced at $160 (includes shipping).
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have two left.

I don't have CNC machines and (like pretty much everything else I do) it
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ok twice as long to make them than expected. After first batch is gone
I'll=
re-evaluate pricing (I really don't want to work hard for a living
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. . . but do like sharing stuff, which unfortunately is incongruous with
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y mostly enjoying making the "first one" of something.

Dan,

No, I didn't know about LS's gear handle. The Bumper Gear Handle was
indepe=
ndently inspired by my woefully inadequate upper body strength - - I
guess=
(g).

bumper

On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 13:21:10 -0700, JS wrote:


The ASH26 has the heaviest-feeling landing gear of any single seat
glider I've flown. For many pilots, locking the gear in UP position is
awkward.

Maybe there were improvements made to the gear in later production
units. I fly one of those, and it never occurred to me that there was an
issue.