Flygirl1

Flygirl1

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    Donna
    Help me understand the plastic panels. Did you glue them to the back of aluminum panels or use it for the actual panel? It sounds interesting and I'm trying how I could add some sound proofing without adding to much weight. I have aluminum panels that I am putting in.
    CJ
    Flygirl1
    Flygirl1
    CJ, the panels are stiff enough to use on their own. You can get them is various thicknesses and I think ours are 1/8 inch. Being corrugated really helps make them stiff and easy, sort of, to cut to fit. I had intended on using velcro to keep them in place, but that wasn't necessary. The seats and other things like the toppers and carpet help keep them in place. I looked for the lightest soundproofing/insulation I could find and without headsets I'm not sure it did any good. Haven't flown in a Patrol without it yet. Anyway we sewed the insulation onto the outer fabric and then glued that with spray glue to the plastic panel, then we formed I think it was .025 aluminum panels toppers and covered them in a matching vinyl. It still also adds considerable weight, but the combination prop/engine set up we have, it just doesn't seem to matter. Although, being a smaller frame pilot than most, I had extra room for the extra weight. ;-) If you'd like I can find those photo's and post them. Are you intending on covering your aluminum panels? Another idea I had was to use aluminum and spray it with flex seal and then paint it the color of my choice. It gives a really nice leather type look finish. I used it on my glare shield and on my flap and control sticks. (black) But I did a "burn" test and it failed. I tested the insulation we used, which is a cotton blue jean type 1/4 inch aluminum backed fabric from Home Depot. It passed a burn test really well. Just something to keep in mind. D.
    DemoDollCate
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    The other thing the FAA did was give Dennis a different quote. I have more ratings and about 1000 hrs more tail wheel time and he will pay about $150 less than me. Like i said--laugh or you will cry.:) D>>>>>

    I chuckled a bit reading your post above......and whispered to myself "because we have boobies".
    Flygirl1
    Flygirl1
    Yea, I guess that falls in the "more equipment" category!
    C
    I would like to talk with you if possible about your ac just thinking about building , I have and RV-8 now and a Aerotreck .
    My name is Chuck McCurry 970-379-6805
    Flygirl1
    Flygirl1
    Sure thing Chuck. My cell # is 541-654-3861& Dennis' is 541-357-0997. Or we can be reached at home at 541-942-8044 in the evenings. Kinda hard to reach during the day. My cell phone is either out of battery, turned off or I don't know where it is. Did you build your RV-8? We both love our planes and how they perform with the io-360 installed. Donna
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