Bill Wynne wrote :-
<<also, rough-strip T/O and landings in this wet weather are spraying a lot of
mud around inside my cockpit. Has anyone else had this problem and if so
what is the cure please?>>
Simple Bill, make a mudguard for the wheel, it works great. We regularly
have to clean mud from the underside of the fuse. and wings, but the wheel
well is still spotless. I made mine from 4 plies of bid layed up on a
former made from scrap foam with ally. brackets bonded in. Only took two
attempts to get it right ! Weighs about 1 lb.,- probably less than the
weight of mud picked up on take off.
<<I have fitted a small electric winch to the back wall of the barn (hangar)
in order to pull my p&j quickly in off the airfield by her tail wheel.
Highly recommended, and it impresses the passengers too!>>
Fitted a similar idea to our enclosed trailer using a car recovery hand
winch fixed by the door, and a set of pulleys to reverse the direction of
pull. It would be impossible to load the a/c with out it, certainly
single handed!
Jim Naylor
Jim Naylor No 39
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