Retracts V Fixed Gear

[Bill Glaze]

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...........

Bill Glaze

Wayne Galligan wrote:

>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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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Bob Pastorello" <rcaerobob at cox.net>
>To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
>Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 1:07 PM
>Subject: Re: Retracts V Fixed Gear
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>>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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>have
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>>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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>and
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>>less distractions....however, both fly very well.
>>    I guess the final answer is a "preference"....and your local
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>conditions,
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>>transport vehicle, etc.  For me, laziness rules, and I have a natural
>>preference for the fixed gear.
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>>Bob Pastorello
>>rcaerobob at cox.net
>>www.rcaerobats.net
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>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Pam&Richard Strickland" <pamrich47 at hotmail.com>
>>To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
>>Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 12:39 PM
>>Subject: Retracts V Fixed Gear
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>>>Gentlemen,
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>>>About the time I had no time for pattern, the rules changed to the
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>larger
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>>>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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>>think
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>>>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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>>old
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>>>designs to fixed had the advantage of adding area that when slowed down
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>>some
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>>>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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>>cons
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>>>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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>>>time...
>>>                             Thanks,
>>>                                         Richard
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