ORIGINAL: scott282
MA,
Did you move the landing gear plate forward at all or did you modify it in any way? I'm thinking of moving mine forward 1/2 inch as I fly off grass and the field is sometimes rough and can get a bit long between mowings. I plan on doing this to avoid nose overs.
I'm watching your build closely as I have just finished up the top wing and am starting the bottom wing tonight (I like you, am building the wings before I build the fuse).
Thanks for the great build documentation!
Scott.
I did not. I felt that moving it forward might not be the best move for me. I believe RCKEN said in HOOKEDONRC's hog thread that his 3 have never had the landing gear moved forward. Honestly, I felt that it was going to be too much of a pain for the perceived gain. I suppose if I have troubles on my grass field, then I'll do what JimT did and put a wedge underneath. I did not go with the stock gear however - that was an easy change to make. I purchased the Du Bro Super Strength landing gear [link=http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXNM65&P=ML](link)[/link].
You'll have to make up your mind on gear position fairly soon as that step is coming up for you Scott. It sneaks up on you.
-MA