At 11:21 PM 10/11/2006, you wrote: >The best way to be really sure is to use a scuff gauge, roll the >wheels across it with the plane in normal landing attitude, and adjust toe >for zero scuff. An old Air National Guard mechanic told me that they checked >scuff by greasing the bottom of a small piece of sheet metal, laying it on a >concrete floor and tracing its position with a pencil, rolling the bird >across it and noting if it moved. Ghetto type scuff gauge, but it worked! ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
If you have a fairly smooth floor, try dusting it lightly with baby powder and rolling the wheels through the dusting. Zero / zero will leave a nice clean track, toe-in / toe-out will blur the track in the direction of travel. Larry Flesner
