Kevin,
Sorry for your mishap! It seems this could happen to all of us
monowheel drivers and I am very concerned about that happening to me.
The consequences could even be more serious than a broken prop,
especially on a narrow mountain or farm strip bordered by fences,
ditches or trees. Relying on the random quality of a piece of nylon is
not satisfying.
Has any one engineered a replacement rod made of other material such as
glassfiber or metal ? Some motorgliders are using spring steel rods
successfully. It seems to me that the possible failure of those
materials under extreme load, fatigue or aging would be a lot more
predictable than with the supplied nylon outriggers.
Regards
Remi
<<I broke right where it meets the alum. mount.
I didn't hit anything. Was turning right at fast walking speed when the
left wing went down and made noise, my instinct was to pull the brake
lever that my hand was already on. Maybe if I didn't touch the
brake...>>>
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