Some detail of the landing gear.
The gear that comes with this Avistar is way too narrow to manage an 8 foot wingspan. Also, since I installed a DLE 55cc, I am cutting the air with a Xoar 22x10 prop and needed more ground clearance. I am familiar with the Bidule 111 since I own one of these and decided to use its carbon fiber gear for this modification. Although the Bidule gear is much larger it weighs the same as the aluminum stock gear from Great Planes.
you can get it here for $77.00
http://www.icare-icarus.com/MAIN-LAN...11_p_1238.html
Since most of this plane's work is done on grass I installed Du-Bro 6" inflatable tires.
They also work great on asphalt. I keep them a little soft so they are sluggish and help slow the plane down.
Bidule 111 carbon fiber gear 20" wide x 9" height.
http://www.icare-icarus.com/MAIN-LAN...11_p_1238.html
The stock Avistar gear is 17" wide x 6" height.
Big fat mushy tires are great on any surface.