Monticello Flying Club Pilot Transition Manual: Mooney M20F
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when the gear is fully retracted.
These lights have an aperture closure for dimming, so if these
lights do not come on, the first thing to do is rotate the light to ensure the aperture is open.
There
is also a gear position indicator window (see image below) between the front seats that is unique
to the Mooney. When the red lines line up, as shown below, the gear is down.
Gear Position Indicator Window
L
ANDING
G
EAR
C
IRCUIT
B
REAKERS
There are two landing gear system circuit breakers located next to the emergency crank
handle (to the left of the pilot’s knees). The 25amp breaker is for the gear motor. The smaller
breaker is for the relay. If the 25amp breaker trips, you should manually lower the gear and
return for landing (see next paragraph). Only reset the breaker if the manual extension fails and
then only operate the gear to get them down.
Resetting the breaker risks expensive damage to the
gear motor.
M
ANUAL
L
ANDING
G
EAR
E
XTENSION
The electric gear retraction system has an emergency manual extension system connected
to the gear actuator to permit manual lowering of the gear in the event of an electrical
malfunction.
Never use the manual system to retract the gear.
Mooney used two different
systems (see diagram) with essentially similar operation from the cockpit. Use of either manual
extension system is summarized below:
1. Pull the landing gear actuator circuit breakers located next to the extension handle.
2. Move landing gear control switch to DOWN position.
3. Unlatch manual extension handle.
4. Crank the handle clockwise until green GEAR DOWN indicator light comes ON and/or
the lines on the visual gear position indicator on the floor aft of the console are aligned
when viewed from directly above the indicator.
