Handling, Servicing & Maint.
Pilot's Flight Manual
7-16 Reissued: 16 Jan 2019
Over Cen ter Ground Han dling Wheels Con fig ured For Stow age
in Mounts on Skid Tubes.
These wheel as sem blies are con fig ured with mount brack ets per ma -
nently at tached to the skid tubes and pro vi sions for stow age of the
op er at ing han dle on the in board side of the left hand land ing gear
sta bi lizer (step). The han dle is se cured in the stow age mount with a
quick re lease pin. The sin gle wheel as sem bly can re main at tached
to the skid tube mounts dur ing flight or can be re moved be fore
flight. For ground han dling, re lease the lynch pin re tainer clip and
re move the lynch pin from mount; ro tate wheel aft to the ground.
Re move the op er at ing han dle from the stow age mount and in sert
han dle into hole in axle as sem bly. Ro tate han dle aft un til lynch pin
holes are aligned and in sert lynch pin; se cure pin with re tainer clip.
Be fore Flight, in re verse or der of low er ing the wheels, ro tate wheel
as sem blies to the up po si tion and se cure in place with lynch pins.
Do Not Op er ate the he li cop ter with the ground han dling wheels ro -
tated down into the ground han dling po si tion. Stow han dle in
mount and se cure with quick re lease pin.
Re move the ground han dling wheel as sem blies from the he li cop ter
by re mov ing lynch pins from mounts and re mov ing safety pins from
in board end of ro tat ing axle. When re mov ing the axle as sem blies
from the mounts, note the num ber and lo ca tion of wash ers that are
placed on the axle. In stall the axle as sem bly in the mount in re -
verse or der of re moval. Dur ing in stal la tion, two or more spac ing
wash ers are placed on the axle be tween the wheel and the mount
and one washer is placed on the in board end of the axle be tween the
mount and re tain ing pin.
CAU TION
When bal anc ing/mov ing the he li cop ter by hand, do
not push on sta bi liz ers, tailboom sup port struts,
tail ro tor guard, or any other com po nent or sur face
that may sus tain dam age from ground han dling or
push ing. If he li cop ter is moved in the aft di rec tion
(rear ward) do not drag skid heels on the ground
and avoid deep de pres sions in the ground sur face.
Dam age to land ing gear com po nents may oc cur if
heels catch on a rough sur face or the wheels drop
into a deep de pres sion.
SCHWEIZER
Model 269C-1 Helicopter
CSP book 2..indd 154 8/4/19 12:54 PM
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