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Or, it is entirely feasible to leave the wheel pants in the shipping
box. Opinions vary as to whether the appearance is markedly degraded,
but maintenance is decidedly easier. You pays your money, and you
takes your choice...........<br>
<br>
Bill Glaze<br>
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Wayne Galligan wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">Luv them fixed gear.....
I guess after fighting the OLD style pattern planes YEARS ago with nose
gear retracts I kinda leaned towards the fixed gear now. FWIW... keep the
wheel pants fixed firm to the struts. Loose wheel pants or improperly
attached wheel pants can create trim issues that will vary at certain times
like in a pull or push. Also getting the struts on the right plane as the
stab and wing is important also. The biggest plus is how little maintenance
they require. I see my friends tweaking their struts nearly every time they
land and have to hook and unhook them. Plus worry about the servo working
or binding and draining your battery. They say its better if you have to
land off field with gear up. I say DONT land off field. Any way... the
Bolly gear I use is very forgiving yet resilient to damage. It will take a
pretty hard landing and spring right back to its original position. I
think the Bolly c.f. gear unlike aluminum gives more. Taking more of the
impact before taking out any of the fuse.
Luv-m-or-leavum.
Wayne G.
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Subject: Re: Retracts V Fixed Gear
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<pre wrap="">Richard, this a good topic, and worth some speculation. I have a
retract-equipped Aries that I'll be flying this weekend, and you know I
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<pre wrap=""><!---->have
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<pre wrap="">the Arresti, fixed gear. I've come to rely on the extra visual clues from
stuff hangin' below the fuse, but the retract airplanes do look cleaner,
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<pre wrap="">less distractions....however, both fly very well.
I guess the final answer is a "preference"....and your local
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<pre wrap="">transport vehicle, etc. For me, laziness rules, and I have a natural
preference for the fixed gear.
Bob Pastorello
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From: "Pam&Richard Strickland" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:pamrich47@hotmail.com"><pamrich47@hotmail.com></a>
To: <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org"><discussion@nsrca.org></a>
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 12:39 PM
Subject: Retracts V Fixed Gear
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<pre wrap="">Gentlemen,
About the time I had no time for pattern, the rules changed to the
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<pre wrap=""><!---->larger
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<pre wrap="">equipment. Along with that came many designs with fixed gear. I've
actually had very good success with retracts previously and still like
them--have been flying fixed for a little while and while OK; I still
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<pre wrap="">think
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<pre wrap="">I like retracts better. To me, the lines look better, cleaner and the
airplanes are easier to transport. It seems that converting some of the
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<pre wrap="">old
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<pre wrap="">designs to fixed had the advantage of adding area that when slowed down
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<pre wrap="">some
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<pre wrap="">it was a little easier to do the maneuvers--but on the current wide and
taller fuse designs, the fixed gear may not be as desirable or needed.
Since I've been out of it so long, I haven't really heard the pros and
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<pre wrap="">cons
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<pre wrap="">and would appreciate your feedback. I do have some philosophical issues
that pattern is pattern and the scale-like guys do their thing with
fixed--There IS a difference--but that's probably a discussion for
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<pre wrap=""><!---->another
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<pre wrap="">time...
Thanks,
Richard
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