Ron,

The gear on my Mach I are from a .60 size Ugly Stick (Hangar 9) and the wheel pants are from a Citabria that a friend gave me. Sometimes you just have to use what you got lying around. BTW, the paint on the wings is a teal green. I think the blue canopy makes the green take a bluer tint.

Sorry, I don't have any flight pictures. For SPA competitions you cannot have retracts and I didn't want the drag of having three wheels hanging in the breeze so I chose the conventional gear configuration. I think the airplane flies better as a tail dragger. The only problem I encountered with the plane was getting it slowed down so it would land and stay on the ground. With little to no drag it wants to glide forever. I solved this issue be reflexing the ailerons on final approach. Raising the ailerons just a few degrees (with a corresponding mixing of up elevator) changes the angle of attack and results in higher induced drag slowing the airplane down nicely and making for smooth landings. SPA competitions grade landings so this is a good thing.

Cheers,