Originally Posted by
skyflier
I have heard that the landing gear is not that great but i am not really worried about it I can put stronger landing gear on it.
I would suggest being careful when folks start modifying landing gear on trainers, that can be very counterproductive.
You see the majority of trainers that use 5/32 piano wire landing gear (and that is most of them) Do so for a very good reason That type of gear is so popular for trainer simply because it will give and bend when excessive loads are applied therefore preventing more severe damage to fuselage and related areas. It a very, very simple matter to simply bend the gear back when a bad landing has occurred and continue your day flying.
When the folks insist on doing excessive reinforcements of landing gear they only are transferring their problems to areas morn difficult to repair. That's a fact be very carefull of imaginary fixs and modifications to trainers that for the most part only cause more problems.
John