Thank you Mike for the insight and of course I am glad you are OK. The stock nose gear on 6/7/8/9 has always been less than ideal.The Anti-Splat system is a monumental improvement.In this case as describe by the pilot,low speed forward movement into soft soil (4 foot trailing ditch) loaded the spring gear enough to catapult the craft over on its back.The nose brace changed the dynamics of the flip(spinner was untouched)but not the outcome.A couple of RV-10s have off field landings and have not flipped,not enough to provide a convincing trend,time will tell Van had a reason to change the gear for the 10 and 14. Without a redesign of the 6/7/8/9 nose gear to a 10 style.The best options remain 1.Convert to TD ,Install the Anti-splat system its not a panacea it improves the odds for a safe landing.Vans should consider retrofitting a 14 style nose gear for the fleet for the reputation of the marque. With the big spring out front This problem will not go away! I held off buying my finish kit 5 years waiting for this,when Allen came up with the Anti-splat I could wait no longer and bought the finish kit this year.I understand the ramification of Vans fixing there design flaw.Its the one Big Disappointment I have with Vans Aircraft,They stepped up to the rudder They need to step up to the gear. An at cost deal would work for me,I want Van's to be in business a long time as I am very slow in putting this ship together.
Thanks,sorry for the rant!
Bob
Thanks,sorry for the rant!
Bob