Mini Ultra Stick/Mini Uproar Snow SKis

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My plane is a Tower Hobbies Mini Uproar, with the landing gear salvaged from a crashed Eflite Mini Ultra Stick. With that gear, Matthew27104's original design worked almost without modification and I was able to make a few flights. However, I ended making a couple of tweaks for this remix: - The first time I made a hard landing, the "block" around the end of the leg cracked at the sharp joint around the base. Basically the block pushed right through the ski. I added some material to make the "footprint" a bit larger and spread the load and added fillets so there is no longer a sharp edge. - When the plane is on the ground, the tail of the skis needs to point up slightly. I removed a little plastic from the top of the block to allow that movement. Flew it today and it worked great. WIth the right snow conditions (a little fresh powder on an icy crust) it taxis beautifully, and makes smooth take offs and landings. Here's a (somewhat poor quality) video of a flight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iHZPHKQFAg