I should rephrase my comment. I bought the plexiglass from Skyport and the tint at Wal Mart.
But it works very well. I made the mistake of not wetting the panel down as it was already in the plane so my wife and I sat in the small cockpit, looking overhead, and tried to put the tint on. Glad no one was around to hear the " comments". Had I suggested we wet the overhead I am sure I would now be 6 feet under. We initially did it just to see how it worked and looked. Now that we are very happy with it, our plan is to take the overhead panel out and do it correctly. Only problem I have is being 6"2 and usually when I get out of the plane with no overhead, I can place both arms on either side of the plane and raise myself straight up. No so with the center section. But by moving it to one side, one gets out and then we just slide the panel to the other side for the other person to get out. Once you get used to it the convenience of having an overhead tint is well worth the extra wiggling. Jim Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Truxel To: [email protected] ; Nick King Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 4:35 PM Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] overhead I am 6'2 also and weigh 230. Have a Lightweight headset and there is plenty of clearance. I bought the plastic from Skyport and had a metal frame. It fits in the overhead and slides on the same track as the main windows. Is a 3rd of window. Not sure where you can buy the frames. Maybe Skyport sells the entire unit. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: Nick King To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 4:16 PM Subject: [ercoupe-tech] overhead Thanks for the info.One question, is it the side window your pulling over ,or is there another one I need to get. Sounds cool either way. I'm 6'2" so I hope I fit under it.
