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Jim Andrews found why my nose gear failed to extend after a flight and the POH should probably be more specific on preflight inspection. The starboard nose gear door was binding enough to cause the actuator to blow its fuse. Just checking that the doors are down and locked is not enough. One needs to release the door latch and make sure the door moves freely enough to not overload the actuator.

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This process of lifting the springer forks on either side of the wheel well to ensure free movement of the doors was taught to me by Sean Stamps at Icon on day one. I never noticed the POH did not mention that. He told me it was a common cause of a blown fuse. It forces you to get on your back in the dirt every time you pre-flight but it brings peace of mind to see the doors move properly.

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I also saw a video on IG today showing someone fueling an Icon A5 without the ground cable installed. We may want to create a nice Video of all the critical dos and don'ts prior to flight. For example, since it takes 30 min. to an hour for water to settle in the fuel, It's much better to refuel after you land so that every pre-flight has settled fuel for the syringe.

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This process of lifting the springer forks on either side of the wheel well to ensure free movement of the doors was taught to me by Sean Stamps at Icon on day one.

I, too, was taught this day one during transition training in Vacaville. Without my laminated pre-flight check list book handy to see what's in there, I don't remember how much detail that has on this topic, if any.

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Sean Stamps taught me this very important procedure as well -- he was very thorough and practical on preflight checklist. Every day that we trained, he was consistent and thorough. It's now part of my mental and physical checklist.

Also -- every time I ramp the Icon, I check the nosegear door again and the rear wheel compartments for stowing in case seaweed or other debris gets lodged.

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All great information. Thanks for posting. I trained in Tampa 5 years ago and was never taught that check for the gear doors.