Greetings,
I am new to the forum and would like to build a 7 or 8. I am struggling with the pros and cons on both models and need something to push me in one direction or another. One thing that bothers me about the 7 is the landing gear in regards to the wheel pants and gear leg fairings. I will operate it almost exclusively off a grass strip, and I wonder about the durability of the wheel pants and fairings. I have noticed that the Wittman type gear sure moves around a lot in the fore and aft axis and am wondering if anyone out there has experienced any problems with the wheel pants and fairings not lasting due to the whiplash involved. Since the 8 has a flat gear leg cross section, it seems as though the fore and aft movement would be limited in comparison and the pants would last longer. The streamlined Grove gear would solve the leg fairing issue I think. If anyone has any thoughts, let me know. Thanks, Dan G.
I am new to the forum and would like to build a 7 or 8. I am struggling with the pros and cons on both models and need something to push me in one direction or another. One thing that bothers me about the 7 is the landing gear in regards to the wheel pants and gear leg fairings. I will operate it almost exclusively off a grass strip, and I wonder about the durability of the wheel pants and fairings. I have noticed that the Wittman type gear sure moves around a lot in the fore and aft axis and am wondering if anyone out there has experienced any problems with the wheel pants and fairings not lasting due to the whiplash involved. Since the 8 has a flat gear leg cross section, it seems as though the fore and aft movement would be limited in comparison and the pants would last longer. The streamlined Grove gear would solve the leg fairing issue I think. If anyone has any thoughts, let me know. Thanks, Dan G.