Tom Baker

I haven't dropped one, but I have added a 1/4" bolt and nut to a few just for that reason. I did have to fish out one of those acrylic tube fuel level things from a Cessna 152 fuel tank once. That was not fun. As soon as it was out two ty-wraps were added to keep it from being able to fall back in.

I know I tried to straighten one one-time. I have a fairly healthy hydraulic press, so significant force was applied. It had quite a bit of flex, but it didn't yield.

Just a guess, but I suspect it occurs when you drop it in on one side instead of both gear at the same time. Unless you really drop it in.

Towner, I think it takes a significantly hard landing to bend the gear. I base this off of about 400 hours of instruction given in a CTSW.

My point is, other than the wing being low there are usually no other visible abnormalities.

I have never seen one that was delivered unlevel. Tow in and camber issues for sure, but not unlevel. 1" lower is not enough to be concerned about, but when they get to 3" you need to take a look. Most of the time you will not find any external visual evidence of anything being damaged. Only removing the fairing from the gear leg, and possibly removing the gear leg from the airplane will it be evident. All that I have thought were bent, were in fact bent, and after replacement set level again. I can generally tell just watching the airplane taxi in. I have replaced several over the years.

CTSW fuel tanks are slightly different side to side, with a left and right dipstick. The CTLS tanks are supposed to be more uniform in shape, and the dip stick is gallons on one side and liters on the other. Devon, what is the N number on your plane? 2005 and CTLS don't go together. The CTLS model was introduced a Sebring in January 2008. Knowing for sure what you have will make answering your questions easier.

2005 would be a CTSW not CTLS. On the CTSW this is normally a sign of a slightly bent landing gear leg. If the wing tips are off more than 3", I would expect the gear leg on the low side to be bent. It normally takes two to three hours to replace a leg, but I did have one that took pretty much all day because I couldn't get it to come out of the socket. But that airplane had been through a flood. I do know of one CTLS that sits a little crooked, and it has had a gear leg replaced, and the two sides don't match exactly.

I know South Mississippi Ultralights put a turbo on CTLS, unfortunately the airplane and owner perished in a crash.

Gates 21488 should work for a molded hose. https://www.oreillyauto.com/detail/c/gates/air-conditioning---heating/heater-hose/78e5e673c02c/gates-radiator-coolant-hose/gat0/21488?q=heater+hose&pos=3

The graphics design is from a CTLS, except they didn't follow the color combinations.

Probably, but still not an OEM installation.

Yes, but he did say completely removing the engine. The way he describes doesn't require disconnecting all of the wiring.

They are just pressed into the hole, so get something under the edge and start working it out.

There is nothing special about the hose, it is just a 1" or 25mm hose. The Flight Design part is the formed aluminum tube on the inside of the hose to provide its shape. Probably during a previous rubber replacement someone through out the hose without realizing there was an aluminum support tube inside.