Dan,
My 415-C came with the rubber-strips-type of rear windows installed.
In the first year or so of ownership, I had to replace both rear
windows, so here are some "con" considerations:
The left one tended to creep out of its rubber rim at the forward
edge, for just a few inches; I could usually push it back gently.
However, on my first long x-country, one morning in the Nevada
desert, it was very cold (made plastic brittle) and I was very
impatient and not as gentle, and so a little section broke. I made
it back to SoCal, but on the next flight, the whole remaining window
popped out. I got the replacement and the spline tool from Skyport,
and (now former) mechanics charged a couple hours work to wrestle the
new one into place.
The right one was the casualty of another cold evening in the desert,
this time in Arizona. I was loading my roll-a-board suitcase into
the extended baggage compartment, and made the mistake of loading it
handle-first: the hard handle caught the rear window and cracked
it. I got another kit from Skyport, and the (new) mechanic said he
got the new window almost all the way in when the whole thing popped
out again -- and he embedded a wrench in his hangar wall, he was so
put out! (And this is a normally-easy-going guy.)
I like the extended baggage compartment very much, but am now very,
very careful with the rear windows! I also have to warn passengers
(esp. kids) not to touch them when stepping up onto the wing. ("Put
your hands ONLY on white metal.")
Linda
N3437H (Sky Sprite)
1946 415C
L.A.
2a. Is this the best kept secret out there
Posted by: "Caliendo Dan" [email protected] dan.caliendo
Date: Sun Oct 18, 2009 7:14 pm ((PDT))
I've asked twice before and didn't get an answer. I'm really
interested in the
rubber rear window installation I keep seeing. Does anyone know and cons
to doing it and where I get the weatherstripping? Looks neater than the
hundred (+/-) screws I currently have.
Dan Caliendo
Ercoupe Mach 0.14
3658H
