Forgive my learning curve... Informed choices are the best!
Trying to decide between purchasing an RV14 and RV7, and there are quite a few criteria on my list, one of which I need to research some more...
A few "RV7 folk" have warned me to be careful (not dismiss completely) purchasing a tip up canopy RV7 because of the potential for water leakage which can fry my avionics!
I already own a Canadian Advanced Ultralight which is a tip up, and have no leakage issues - any water leakage is naturally (because of design) channeled away from my avionics!
Of course, RV14 only offers tip up, so... can anyone comment on first hand experience with RV14 tip up and canopy leaks?
Is it difficult to build an RV14 that leaks (in other words is it designed so well that it is hard to f**k up) , or does it take good build skills to avoid a leaky canopy?
Finally, where does the leakage / runoff end up?
Thank you
Trying to decide between purchasing an RV14 and RV7, and there are quite a few criteria on my list, one of which I need to research some more...
A few "RV7 folk" have warned me to be careful (not dismiss completely) purchasing a tip up canopy RV7 because of the potential for water leakage which can fry my avionics!
I already own a Canadian Advanced Ultralight which is a tip up, and have no leakage issues - any water leakage is naturally (because of design) channeled away from my avionics!
Of course, RV14 only offers tip up, so... can anyone comment on first hand experience with RV14 tip up and canopy leaks?
Is it difficult to build an RV14 that leaks (in other words is it designed so well that it is hard to f**k up) , or does it take good build skills to avoid a leaky canopy?
Finally, where does the leakage / runoff end up?
Thank you