I am trying to decide on cowl plugs for my RV-6.
Bruce's custom look nice but are twice the cost of Vans.
Vans appear to have a more substantial link holding them together.
As a lower-cost option an A&P suggested that I simply cut stiff foam to shape and insert flags (which he did for his 3 planes and it appears to work well). I suppose that cut foam could be dolled up with colored duck tape & a stenciled tail number. If taking the home-made approach I would include a linking line that would be looped over the prop to pull the plugs out in case they were missed on the preflight.
Comments are welcome, particularly those who have had good/notso experience with any of the 3 options and other ideas if you made plugs yourself.
Thank you.
Bruce's custom look nice but are twice the cost of Vans.
Vans appear to have a more substantial link holding them together.
As a lower-cost option an A&P suggested that I simply cut stiff foam to shape and insert flags (which he did for his 3 planes and it appears to work well). I suppose that cut foam could be dolled up with colored duck tape & a stenciled tail number. If taking the home-made approach I would include a linking line that would be looped over the prop to pull the plugs out in case they were missed on the preflight.
Comments are welcome, particularly those who have had good/notso experience with any of the 3 options and other ideas if you made plugs yourself.
Thank you.