Today I was attending a Civil Air Patrol class on mountain flying in Winchester Va when an Ercoupe landed and was getting fuel. As most of us do - I walked out to visit with the pilot and to look at his Coupe, comparing it with mine. As he was sliding the pilot side window down it cracked near the back track and slowly the crack moved along the window. He had just picked up the Coupe and stopped for fuel before flying home to Rhode Island.
As everything was closed since it was a weekend I found some clear shipping tape in the Admin building. We taped the window shut, sealed the crack as best we could, he entered the Coupe from the right side and away he went towards home. I put several layers of tape on the crack in different directions to hold it in place. We looked for duct tape but no luck. Hopefully he will make it to his home base without any more problems. Never know what you will be confronted with on a nice Saturday afternoon. Especially when an Ercoupe makes your day. Jim Truxel N3439H 415C Frederick, Md
