Patent ID: 7252266

Claim:
An aircraft landing assist apparatus comprising: a landing probe having a length with opposite proximal and distal ends, the probe proximal end being adapted for connection to an aircraft for movement of the probe relative to the aircraft with the probe length projecting from the aircraft to the probe distal end; a plurality of stabilizing struts, each strut having a length with opposite proximal and distal ends, each strut proximal end being adapted for connection to the aircraft and each strut distal end being operatively connected to the probe; an eccentric bushing mounted on at least one of the struts for rotational movement of the bushing relative to the strut, the bushing having a hole though the bushing, the hole having a center axis that is adjustably positional along the length of the one strut in response to the rotational movement of the bushing relative to the strut; the bushing having a cylindrical configuration with an exterior surface; the one strut having a bushing hole with an interior surface, and the bushing being mounted on the one strut in the strut hole; and, the lock mechanism comprising an element that is positioned between the bushing exterior surface and the strut hole interior surface to effectively enable selective control over a length of said one strut when an external link is secured to the one strut.