Couple of weeks ago when I walked in the hanger I had a crack at the back of my canopy (about 12 inches from the back) on my RV-8. It's about 3 inches long. That night was pretty cold so I would think that was the cause (standard Van's, standard riveted)... . I stop drilled it and fixed it using the approach shown here:
http://www.urethanesupply.com/pfxcanopy.php-1
Have been flying like that for a couple of weeks and it seems to be holding up. Now it still looks ugly though which brings me to my question.
Instead of replacing it which costs $$ and time I was considering putting a layer of fiberglass on the back portion of the canopy so it will basically extend the skirt enough to cover the fixed crack.
Did anybody ever do that?
Any concerns doing that?
Line of sight is not an issue as it's so far back that even if you turn your head you would have a hard time even looking that way... .
Thanks
Oliver
http://www.urethanesupply.com/pfxcanopy.php-1
Have been flying like that for a couple of weeks and it seems to be holding up. Now it still looks ugly though which brings me to my question.
Instead of replacing it which costs $$ and time I was considering putting a layer of fiberglass on the back portion of the canopy so it will basically extend the skirt enough to cover the fixed crack.
Did anybody ever do that?
Any concerns doing that?
Line of sight is not an issue as it's so far back that even if you turn your head you would have a hard time even looking that way... .
Thanks
Oliver