Landing Gear Question

[GGeezer]

Tonight I was doing the final assembly of my just completed Fancherized Twister. I mounted the stock gear that came with the kit and the plane looks like it is on stilts and could clear a 16" prop! Do any of you folks who have built Twisters use the stock gear or do you shorten it up? A little wire bending of the stock gear to widen the track would lower the plane. Is this a good approach?

Orv.

[Bill Heher]

It is not uncommon to have to tweak music wire gear on a prolfile to get the correct attiude and ground track. Is the tail wheel on yet?
You may be surprised what a couple inchs at the back dose for the stance of the plane.

[Crist Rigotti]

I agree with Bill, lengthen the tailwheel strut.

[GGeezer]

I am using the stock tailwheel height. The impression I got is mostly an illusion. The Twister is the first full size control line plane I have built since getting back into C/L after 50 years.
I'm so used to seeing my flying buddy's competitive stunt ships that seem to hug the ground that this looked strange.
I am using the same wheels as shown on the plan which shows a floor to center line distance of 6.75". My plane has a center line to floor distance of 7" (this is with the center line parallel to the floor.
The largest prop I plan on putting on my LA40 is 11.5". This would give me a clearance of 1.25".  On grass this would not be excessive.
It was late last night after a long building session and I was tired so when I finally put on the wheels and placed the model on the floor, it looked like it was very high.
I will start flying it this way and later on, if I want, I can lower it.

Orv.