Thanks gentlemen, I used clear wingwalk on my new landing gear, and Kristin agreed to leave Mexico for a while and return to cooler climes.
On Sat, Jun 8, 2019, 03:28 Ian Mc Phee <mrsoar...@gmail.com> wrote: > I replaced the black anti slip or skid stuff on undercart leg with white > (Bunnings Aerospace have it so home hardware etc) as they gets real hot on > 40deg days. > > The late John Viney thought this would weaken the glass leg and falke 2 > LEG say under cart legs MUST ONLY BE PAINTED WHITE and is a, warning in > manual. > > Ian McPhee > +61 428847642 > Box 657 Byron Bay NSW 2481 Australia > > On Sat, 8 Jun. 2019, 10:35 Laurie Hoffman via dog, < > dog@lists.riverland.net.au> wrote: > >> Hi Tom, >> >> I grinned when I read your post as its not uncommon at all for us to have >> 38degC here in Summer. >> The only possible issue that i can think of is around your canopy. If its >> left open for any period of time in the sun then it can expand where its >> reluctant to close properly. >> Just keep it closed and a good canopy cover over it to minimise the >> cockpit temp. >> This also saves you from being branded on any bare skin by the harness >> hardware when climbing into the cockpit. >> The last concern is around the state of the chocolate bar that was left >> in a cockpit pocket! >> >> Best Regards >> Laurie >> >> >> >> >> >> On Friday, 7 June 2019, 2:09:51 pm AEST, Tom Preisser <t...@ecoflight.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> Hope you all are having a cool winter down under. Kristin has delayed our >> departure from Mexico for a good cause, but this has caused us to be parked >> outside on the tarmac (there are no hangars, trees, nada) in very hot >> weather. We've got 38c days next week and it will only get hotter. Is my >> airframe in danger from these temps and if so what should be done: mock-up >> some wing covers, wing stands? what do you recommend? Muchas gracias, Tom >> >
