I have had a Great Planes AT6 Texan for the past month and a half or so and its given me soo many problems, its unbelievable.

The first, and main problem, is the landing gear and how terrible the bracing is from the factory. Even after bracing it myself, it still isnt sturdy enough. I would be willing to bet I have had the gear ripped out atleast 6-7 times since I have had the plane. Now, Im not a PRO pilot, but I think I can land pretty well. Even guys at the field ask "Why did that happen? You came in slow enough". It seems like just about every time I take this plane to the field, I have to fix something on it.

Second, I was flying yesterday and did a tight loop and notice it was flying weird, so I brough it back in. Its a 3 piece wing. The left piece had seperated from the middle of the wing. And it didnt seperate where I glued it, it seperated right after the brace (Im not sure what its called, but its the piece of wood that goes from the leading edge of the wing to the trailing edge). Now, if it seperated at the seam where I glued it, I would blame myself for bad glue job, but it seperated somewhere where I could not access due to the fact it was covered from the factory.

Third.. I was bringing my plane into the house and accidently TAPPED, not hit, the elevator wing on the door. The left side of the elevator snapped off!! I mean, barely tapped it!

I dont know if these issues are my fault or factory defects, but this plane is starting to take the fun out of flying. It really sucks having to leave the field early on a beautiful day because your gear has ripped out for the millionth time. The only GOOD thing I have gotten out of this plane, thus far, is the ability to make good repairs and it has made me a better pilot. I went from a trainer to a warbird without any problems.

Has this plane served its purpose and its time to retire it? Or should I call Great Planes up and raise a stink about the build quality (even though its after the 30 days)?