I made a perfect 3 pointer with my Funtana yesterday and removed the landing gear just as smooth as could be in the thick grass. Since this was the first flight of the day and I had taken off the afternoon to go flying (can we say playing hookie?) I spent the rest of the day hand launching the plane. The good news was Funtanas can be Harrier landed so it doesn't hurt them a bit. Whats even better is the way they fly with the landing gear off. Now that is a 3'Ding plane