this site irritates me sometimes. It wont let you upload pics and then doesnt post your comment and then its lost...

Okay, ill make it short. I wanted to fly again today and it is supposed to be stormy today. You know that I had a good day with the maiden and made about 5 flights.  Well today i went to my club field and it was a little breezy an once I got air born the wind just started absolutely howling. Gusting between 15-25 mph (not exagerating). It was also about a 45 degree cross. It took me 5 approaches because it kept climbing at nearly zero throttle. And with the gusts, it was very turbulant. Once i got the plane down to about 8-10 feet, the gusts just dropped the plane. Ripped the gear out.

I guess I could have done worse damage. I think I did as best I possibly could considering the conditions. I just made the mistake of flying when I shoulda just called off the day.

On the plus side, the engine ran awesome with the opening of the cowl and about a 1/8 run on the High needle.

I guess Ill be able to now further reinforce the inside of my gear now.....These swept main gear look nice, but they are just a bad design. I wish Great Planes would fix this. We should get a poll of how may have ripped out and send a group message to the company.

Jeremy

Well, again, it wont let me post pics. Ill do it later. You guys know what ripped out landing gear look like anyway.......