>I've done two conventional gear conversions and they took 100 hours
each;
these did not include the shortcuts that were incorporated in the '6 or
so'
others.<
You are obviously quicker than David Hunter who has done about 6
conversions.
>The 'inventive engineering' is already included in the design of the
conversion and, whilst probably being over-engineered, provides a
lighter
undercarriage than the mono. The handling is, according to one Europa
test
pilot (who has his own mono), vastly improved.<
Some of David's conversions were significantly heavier after completion.
>The gear leg that sheared was groundlooped in to long hummocky grass,
resulting in the wheel digging-in laterally and side-loading the leg
well
beyond its FAR23-compliant design. At which point the handling would, as
you
say, become less easy! But try that with a mono and the outriggers may
get
damaged and/or the LG01 distorted.<
I did say that it was pilot error. There was no criticism of the
conventional gear engineering. My point was that either version can be
groundlooped.
Nigel
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