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aloft · February 1st, 2003, 13:47

Oh man! And I hadn't even been drinking when I wrote that! Of course there's no brake on the 172's nose gear....duh! That's pretty funny.

I think I probably made that association because the sensation feels similar to nosewheel shimmy just after touchdown. In thinking about it more clearly (hopefully), I'm sure it's a result of gyroscopic forces on the still-spinning main gear.

Nose gear...sheesh!

February 1st, 2003, 13:47	#7
aloft Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Inside your OODA loop Posts: 6,776	Re: After takeoff procedure Oh man! And I hadn't even been drinking when I wrote that! Of course there's no brake on the 172's nose gear....duh! That's pretty funny. I think I probably made that association because the sensation feels similar to nosewheel shimmy just after touchdown. In thinking about it more clearly (hopefully), I'm sure it's a result of gyroscopic forces on the still-spinning main gear. Nose gear...sheesh!