During the wheel installation process after you set the breakout force and drill the #30 cotter pin hole through the nose gear, you can then install the skid plate from AntiSplatAero, LLC. Position in so it points forward correctly and hold it while you match drill through the cotter pin hole into the skid plate tube that neatly fits inside the gear leg opening. There is an O-ring on the part that slips up into the gear leg, but that is solely to keep the skid plate quiet from rattling around. The normal cotter pin actually holds the skid plate in position. In the event this skid plate comes into play, it will hopefully help keep the end of the gear leg and the large castle nut from digging into the dirt and pole vaulting the airplane onto its back. Or, at least delay the ultimate bending of the gear leg by skidding along on this plate. Think of it as a mini snow (dirt) plow. The wheel fairing surrounds it and would give way first, of course. Don't plan on doing any field testing. Drilled the cotter key hole in the gear leg on the drill press. Very fast. Doing it with a handheld drill doesn't work well (not enough pressure) and is not precise.
Little tight spreading the cotter pin end on the opposite side. It worked.
Shows how the bottom should help prevent the castle nut digging into dirt.
Bottom of the ''snow plow". Never want to test it.
