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Old 09-17-2007 | 08:17 AM
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Default RE: GP GEE BEE

Sorry to hear about your mishap. Welcome to the club! At least you have some video to enjoy and learn from. I had a similar experience during a fast landing. The gear did not rip out in my case, but a hard nose-over resulted. When the wheels touched down, they grabbed instead of rolling, I believe, due to the wire gear flexing and allowing the wheels to contact the pants. After that, I bought the Robart gear made for the GP GB and modified the wheel pants to telescope with the shocks ( link to that thread in post 272 of this thread). Fast and hard touch and gos are not a problem for me now that they once were with the stock wire gear. Maintaining and flying Gee Bees are a labor of love. Everybody loves Gee Bees but nobody loves landing a Gee Bee. As I see it, Gee Bees are so unique that the risk is worth the reward for enough people that Great Planes will keep producing their GB ARF for years to come.