I?m just 28 hours into Phase I and having trouble with the gas springs being unable to support the weight of the canopy. I ordered and just received replacements from Vans; but before i go to the trouble to install them, is anyone else having this trouble? Anyone used a different gas spring (stronger?) Never mind the wind blowing it shut; with temps below freezing it won?t stay up in the shelter of a hangar.
I?ve read that some replace the gas springs on their tip-up 7s and 7As every two years, so apparently they wear out. Mine are... new but useless. Would love to know what others are doing. Otherwise, Phase I is going very well, and the airplane flies like a dream! It is a tail dragger, which puts the canopy at a little more difficult angle to support than the A models.
Thanks.
I?ve read that some replace the gas springs on their tip-up 7s and 7As every two years, so apparently they wear out. Mine are... new but useless. Would love to know what others are doing. Otherwise, Phase I is going very well, and the airplane flies like a dream! It is a tail dragger, which puts the canopy at a little more difficult angle to support than the A models.
Thanks.