RE: Wheel pants and grass
I've had two Super Sportsters now; the first I installed the pants and had one kick up through the wing on the first landing. (The landing was fine, smooth as silk.) I thought it was a fluke, must have hit a rock or lump, so put some clear tape on the wing and flew it again.
Next landing was fully as good as the first, pant on the other side kicked up through the wing. [:@] Our field is mowed every week, and I doubt the grass was over an inch long. Took them off the first one, never installed them on my second.
You could try it, but I wouldn't.
Dennis-