Author Topic: covering Question (Read 1644 times)

chinaric · « **on:** July 30, 2008, 04:57:57 PM »

Hi
I have a Sig Sky Ray that is covered with mono-cote and our cat walked across the wings and made little
holes with her nails

so do I need to strip and recover or do you think I can still fly it?

?
chinaric

Michael Boucher · « **Reply #1 on:** July 30, 2008, 05:11:03 PM »

Hi Chinaric, Sorry to hear about Puffs walk on the wing. I think most of us who had or have pets have experienced something like this. How large an area are we talking here? The whole span of the wing, a small spot on it?

Leester · « **Reply #2 on:** July 30, 2008, 05:11:37 PM »

You can cut little patches and iron them on or be creative and cut out different colored cat paws and cover with them

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #3 on:** July 30, 2008, 05:14:18 PM »

If this is a sport model, you can use the same tape used to seal hingelines on PA planes. It will hold for quite a while and get you through till you have more significant repairs to make.

chinaric · « **Reply #4 on:** July 30, 2008, 05:19:47 PM »

All the way from one side to the other
about 15 little holes will put patches on them just to make sure of no probelms
didn't think about the tape but may go that way till the plane need more repairs as they always do

chinaric

Mark Scarborough · « **Reply #5 on:** July 31, 2008, 09:29:39 AM »

Just by wayu of further endorsment of my high tech aproach. My Gee Bee Y model profile was damaged by a freak encounter with the very strong blades of grass at a contest recently, It broke the Rabe rudder off, sheared thehinges. It shattered the prop and sent shrapnel through the monokote covering opening up several 2 inch slashes in the covering. I still had 3 flights go to for the contest. Luckily a combat guy was close by and I stole a roll of 2" packing tape from him. I used the tape to seal the covering holes in the wing, cover the exposed balsa in the nose, and made hinges for the Rabe Rudder all from the two inch tape. Uh I am still flying it with the same repairs,, cant justify recovering the whole wing at this point in the season so it is what it is,, so far no problems at all

Charlie Pate · « **Reply #6 on:** July 31, 2008, 06:48:18 PM »

My favorite is Willam Davis tale of leaving the door open on his VW Beatle while returning to the house to get his flight box.His ringmaster was in the back seat.
He returned to the Vw with his flight box, only to find a big chicken in the front seat.
He opened the other door and with a hugh gesture hollered shoo! at the chicken to run it out the other side
of the car .
The chicken promptly jumped in the back seat area and proceeded to destroy the Ringmaster.

Clancy Arnold · « **Reply #7 on:** August 01, 2008, 05:36:46 AM »

And for supper you had "Fried Chicken". Right???
Clancy

Michael Boucher · « **Reply #8 on:** August 01, 2008, 06:01:07 AM »

I actually like the cat paw patch idea, neat. Patch it up and go fly.

Mike Anderson · « **Reply #9 on:** August 01, 2008, 12:02:26 PM »

Quote from: Ty Marcucci on July 30, 2008, 10:03:02 PM

To paraphrase Bill Shaekyspearstein (what ever), "First thing we do is kill all the cats". I had one tom that ......

I had a cat once .... it ran away .... we are both much happier, since .....

Mike A.

Will Davis · « **Reply #10 on:** August 01, 2008, 08:10:12 PM »

Charlies recollection of the chicken ringmaster fight was very accurate, Chicken's name was Limpit, he was a little tough , but still good chicken . Sure missed that Ringmaster

Will