Safebet,

The landing gear on my Contender seems real sturdy with one exception. Turn slowly when you taxi to prevent wing tip contacting the ground. Also, I would suggest that you use blind nuts on the firewall to faxten the landing gear. You must do this before you fasten the front block onto the Fuselage. The wood screw method the kit supplies you just won't last if you have any rough landings. I know.

On the other hand, I think the Contender is one great airplane to fly. The transition from a high wing trainer is awesome. The Contender is smooth, precise and responsive. I wished I learned to fly on a Contender. Best of all are the landings. Once you line up the approach the rest is academic. It almost lands itself. I can't say enough about this airplane. It flies real fast with my OS .50SX. Balancing simply required moving the battery pack under the fuel tank.

Gerry G.