Are there any issues with this, besides 'measure twice, drill once'? I know the 'design' specifies that they go right next to the body of the plane, but I'd rather not cut out the underside of my wings if I can avoid it....
I'm doing a retract -> tri-gear conversion, and was thinking that since there's this nice big hole already there on the back of the spar (where the retracts go) I could just stick the brackets in that spot, and minimize how much re-glassing I have to do... Is there any benefit to having the gear closer to the fuselage, besides a narrower ground track?