RE: Lanier Ultimate Pitts
RC Sport
Based on the number of custom gear on the market today tells me most kits come with crap for gear. They all seem to have to be upgraded. The Ultimate seems to fall in the same category!
There's something wrong when you pay 200 bucks for a kit and then pay half again to put decent landing gear on.
Therefore, since I can't see the money they want for custom gear I’ve decided to try building my own. I just finished building a mold for carbon fiber gear for a four star 60 I built this last winter. I’ll probably order material from the Composite Store today. If everything works out I’ll make another mold for the Ultimate. Since making the mold is the majority of the work I would be more than happy making a second pair if you’re interested.
I estimate the cost of mold to be about 3 dollars, and the resin and carbon fibers to build them in the twenty-dollar range!! Even cheaper if I order material in a reasonable quantity. Its far better than 80 bucks!
Ted