After the the Polyfiber has been Polytak'd to a surface, the next job is to Polybrush it in preparation for the Polyspray. Holy poly, that's a mouth full. With that being said, the wings have been pinked with PolyBrush. ===
The wings got covered with Stits polyfiber and polytak. The polytak was allowed 24 hours to dry and we tried pulling the fabric up. There's no way that fabric was gonna come off without pulling wood up with it so I can say confidently that it is secure. Absolutely more secure than the old fabric tha...
I don't know the actual age of all the windows on my Tailwind, but they have all sustained their share of damage over the years. One of the back windows has a sticker for "Sun 'n Fun 1976" so I can confidently assume that they are both over 40 years old. The two rear windows and two front side (tria...
My Tailwind must be a liberal. There are nine gauges in the instrument panel and every one is a different brand. How's that for diversity? Red arrow: Generic auto parts store oil temperature gauge held in place with zip ties Yellow arrow: Japanese brand oil pressure gauge Green arrow: Noname fuel ga...
One of my most favorite things about flying is sightseeing. Looking down upon the earth. I love it. One of my least favorite things about my Tailwind is the lack of sideways visibility. I understand that some aircraft can't have windows that exceed a certain size, but I never understood why more Tai...