"Actually a full over rotation of a ski to ninety degrees down is a horrfic thought full scale or model."

John



Funny you should mention that John...
Last winter, one of our flyin' buddies had that happen...just one ski...[X(]
Talk about "out of trim"!
He had a heck of a time getting 'er back down in one piece...but he did make it safely back.


FWIW I would just cover the belly of the plane w/ clear protective tape, and get rid of the landing gear all together...just hand launch it and belly land on the snow.
We used to do that quite often with our Ace Upstart .049 racers...[8D]
(but since you did such a nice job on the skis, I can see where you want to keep using them / get the bugs out )