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                        After-market metal landing gear

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                        Cadet Chuck
                        • Member since
                          April 2009
                        • From: Longmont, Colorado
                        After-market metal landing gear
                        Posted by Cadet Chuck on Thursday, August 9, 2012 12:38 AM

                        I have purchased, several times, the after-market white metal landing gear kits, and frankly, I question the value of them.  The last set I purchased did not fit nearly as well as the plastic components supplied with the kit.  I would be interested in any opinons as to why they might be neccessary or advisable to to replace the kit plastic parts.

                        Gimme a pigfoot, and a bottle of beer...

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                        Borg R3-MC0
                        • Member since
                          September 2004
                        • From: Utereg
                        Posted by Borg R3-MC0 on Thursday, August 9, 2012 6:19 AM
                        There was a whole tread about this subject in the aircraft forum about three weeks ago. You might want to look it up...

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                        fermis
                        • Member since
                          January 2009
                        • From: hamburg michigan
                        Posted by fermis on Thursday, August 9, 2012 7:23 AM

                        I would only get them as a replacement, if the kit supplied gear was lost or broken.

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                        Don Stauffer
                        • Member since
                          November 2009
                        • From: Twin Cities of Minnesota
                        Posted by Don Stauffer on Thursday, August 9, 2012 9:00 AM

                        Some folks like to polish the oleo area, which they find easier than getting a shiny metal appearance with paint.  Personally I find there are good enough silver or Alclad paints to do this and it is a lot cheaper than buying metal gear.

                        Don Stauffer in Minnesota

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