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    welding: precautions against damage to the plane.

    I need to have some welding work carried out on the longerons of my venerable Piper Colt. Apart from disconnecting the battery and guarding against fabric fires, are there any other sensible precautions I should take to protect aircraft components?
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    37 year old Grade 'A' fabric needs a few patches?

    Assuming your VNE is not crazily high, I would say (from a purely practical point of view; you will have to assess the regulations you work under, or whether they matter here) .....that if you can achieve a good bond to the original fabric finish then the ceconite will work fine.....in my...
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    polyfiber/ceconite pros and cons

    News to me.......I'll give it the google and let you know.
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    polyfiber/ceconite pros and cons

    Maybe I've been in Certified aircraft too long! Or just too busy to look around. Anything I use at work needs to be STC'd, but I'm free to try other stuff with the Starlet. It's just a hassle to run two or more systems side-by-side what with all the peripheral stuff involved. I was impressed...
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    Bending Plywood for Leading Edge

    I've just completed the re-skinning of some vintage Dragon Rapide wings. We upped the ply from 1 to 1.2mm birch, applied with outer grain chordwise. Also have just helped a builder do his Turbulent wings with 2mm birch applied spanwise. Never heard of 3mm for this job before...... The way we do...
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    Limbach engines: ignition and exhaust sytems

    Has anyone had experience setting up Leburg ignition on a Limbach? What about exhaust system design?
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    polyfiber/ceconite pros and cons

    I have a Corby Starlet nearly ready for fabric......I am experienced with ceconite, so I'm well aware of its strengths and weaknesses. I like the finish you can get with butyrate dopes, but adhesion can be a problem. I have done very little with Polyfiber, so I would like to know if the claims...
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