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Old 06-01-2006 | 06:16 AM
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Jeza
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Default Landing gear/ undercarriage

Hey,

I just finished with a trainer and now i'm flying a groovy 3d. I know i skipped a few steps. I've flown the plane 5 times and its amazing. The only prob i have is that has an extremely solid undercarriage with very fat aluminium bars. My landings havn't been perfect, but i didnt bounce or come in too hard. However now i've found that the aluminium struts have pulled away from the wood they screwed into.

My first thought is that i have tightened the screws too tight making the wood(that the aluminium barsare screwed in too) have to give way when i land.

Can u guys give me some tips on how to stop this problem, other than landing a bit better?

how tight should these screws be because i made them as tight as they would go

Thanks boyks

Jeza