fixed gear vs. retracts

[rcaerobob at cox.net]

With all of the variables that can affect the outcome of a landing (deadsticks, other airplanes, strange topography, unusual wind gusts, etc.) *I* have never heard of anyone who DID *NOT* "break" landing gear (or parts) sometime in their career.
The record you quote, George, is ENVIABLE!!!  20 years without ever breaking landing gear stuff....I think we need a "Landing How To" article from you for the K-Factor!!!  (As I'm fortunate to make it through a days' flying without some sort of off side/ends/surface landings which potentially hurt things - Then there's those horse hoofprints off the end of the runway...)

Bob P. - Wanting to Learn...
> 
> From: "GeorgeF." <av8tor at flash.net>
> Date: 2003/07/17 Thu AM 09:16:17 EDT
> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: Re: fixed gear vs. retracts
> 
> At 08:39 PM 7/16/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> >The composite fixed gear designs of today are quite the overkill in terms 
> >of strength, rigidity and weight. They could be made far lighter, less 
> >rigid and cheaply enough where, as they break on a hard landing, simply 
> >pull the pieces out and toss them
> 
> 
> If people would learn how to land then strength wouldn't be a problem.  It 
> surprises me to hear people say they liked fixed gear better because they 
> were bending/breaking retracts.
> 
> Can anyone truthfully say that fixed gear look better?  Thought pattern was 
> about smooth, graceful, and looking goood?
> 
> Been into R/C since 1983.  I have YET to break a gear and only ever bent 
> one gear ever so slightly.  99% of my flights were off grass fields and 
> some of them were pretty rough.  No I didn't use oversized balloon tires, I 
> used small chrome weeks with foam tires.
> 
> I guess maybe the maneuver of the month should be LANDINGS?
> 
> George
> http://www.MilAirComms.com
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Bob Pastorello, El Reno, OK, USA
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