yellerchamp, I have had decidedly different luck with my munk. I am a very proficient pilot and I can land a plane, but those retracts are NOT put in very well. At least if you fly off of a grass strip they are not. I would advise keeping your munk with the fixed gear, but that is just me. Oh, I did replace the retracts, but I do not remember what brand I replaced them with. They were just a set of inexpensive metal mechanical retracts though.