GeoKid

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i am rebuilding a very used senior telemaster and would like to make it tricycle landing gear... thank you ...george

RCVFR

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Just a WAG on my part, as I have not surveyed or polled the populace, but I betcha every nose wheel is steerable on every Senior Telemaster with trike gear.

I could be wrong.

Edit: are you asking "is it?" or "how to?"

flyinwalenda

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I've only seen senior telemasters as tail draggers. You should be able to convert it. Move the mains back and get a nose wheel gear , mount, and tiller arm. Mount it right behind the firewall like any typical trike trainer.

Joystick TX

I have had three Telemasters over the years. Both taildraggers and trikes. I eventually converted all of them back to taildragggers. I had  improved ground handling and less mechanical trouble with the taildragger versions. I have also had a Sig Senorita for 25 years which has been converted back and forth from taildragger to trike several times. It has been a taildragger for the last 15 years now and will not go back to a trike.

Most of my flying is done from grass and short rough fields. If most of my flying was done from smooth paved runways, I may still have a trike.

carrellh

I would get a gear from the Fults class 1 group http://fultstooling.com/page7.htm it comes with mounting hardware
You'll also need a pushrod and tube similar to http://www3.omnimodels.com/cgi-bin/w...I=GPMQ3716&P=0 even though you'll only need about half of one rod and probably will never use the brass couplers

You'll have to drill a 3/16 hole in the firewall, and one or more formers, for the pushrod tube. I bought a super long drill bit at Home Depot for this, you may or may not need a long bit. Glue the tube in with epoxy or thick CA.

Joystick TX

I forgot about the Fluts gear. The dual spring gear works way better than the single spring type and is well worth the cost.

piper28

My guess is it's certainly doable. Personally, on my trainer I went from trike to tail-dragger, and felt it greatly improved the plane. I wouldn't personally do the conversion the other way.