Tri Gear

[Steve Dwyer]

What's the most preferred method to use a stooge with a tri cycle gear model?

Steve

[Steve Berry]

Typically, I just buy Curley a six-pack of beer after we're done flying, tell him "thanks," and off he goes on his tricycle. 
Steve

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[Dave_Trible]

I've only had a couple trike gear in my time but I just built up the launch stooge high enough to engage with the launch cable I always build into the airplanes without lifting the nose wheel off the ground.  Usually about 3" is enough.  I put the stooge on the extreme outside edge of the circle then back away from it once flying so I don't get messed up with it when landing, regardless of how high it is.

Dave

[Mike Griffin]

Steve,

Not sure if this was what you were asking but this is a past thread on stooges for tricycle gear models:

https://stunthanger.com/smf/open-forum/stooge-launching-with-trike-gear/

Mike

[Steve Berry]

Steve,

Not sure if this was what you were asking but this is a past thread on stooges for tricycle gear models:

https://stunthanger.com/smf/open-forum/stooge-launching-with-trike-gear/

Mike

I knew exactly what he was talking about....was just trying to make a cheap joke.

Steve

[Dennis Toth]

I think the tail drop arm stooge would work but you would add a mount block that will raise up the flop arms/base so it holds the tail with the normal distance (like 3") up the arms.

Best,   DennisT

[Peter in Fairfax, VA]

My regular stooge works fine for my Pathfinder with trike gear.  The plane has a four inch long loop that engages with a stooge release pin about an inch off the ground.

Peter