180Marty wrote:Titanium landing gear.

180Marty wrote:Titanium landing gear.

denalipilot wrote:One addition to MTV's sound advice about wiring for the engine heater: you can also add a short electrical cord inside the cabin, for plugging in a portable heater such as a Little Buddy. Like you I am tied down at ambient temperatures, and it takes some chill out of the cabin on cold mornings. More importantly, I can aim the Little Buddy up under my center stack to coax the avionics up from -20F, or whatever.
Reiff and Tanis will both have booths at the trade show in a couple weeks.
-DP

Barnstormer wrote:

CapnMike wrote:Are these the mesh ones, the classic polyester, or the vented polyester? I'm looking at these for a possible Christmas present for my dad's 185 (saving my pennies now!)... How much do they weigh?

GORGEOUS 'Wagon, btw!

Thanks. These are the solid, non-vented ones. Up here vents aren't the best idea because rain can go through the vents, get under the cover, and then freeze the cover to the wing. For my other 185 I had vented covers as it was always down south. I also had a set of mesh ones at that time (still do I think) but never used them. The mesh ones are just for taking advantage of the spoilers. I probably haven't used them because 1. they are annoying to install (throw over the wing-less mass), and 2. they don't use bungees but rather straps to cinch them up tight which seems like a lot of work in the wind- albeit they'd be tighter.

The covers don't weigh very much, you'd be surprised how little they weigh, the engine cover being the heaviest because it's insulated. And they pack down pretty small.

And they have them or can make them for all configurations including with WingX or with Sportsman STOL or both.

StuBob wrote:In a project this size, forgive me for asking about a minor detail, but how did you mount the inReach and where did you get the mount? I have a new 185 and was just planning on velcro-ing it to the brace.

CapnMike wrote:

Barnstormer wrote:

CapnMike wrote:Are these the mesh ones, the classic polyester, or the vented polyester? I'm looking at these for a possible Christmas present for my dad's 185 (saving my pennies now!)... How much do they weigh?

GORGEOUS 'Wagon, btw!

Thanks. These are the solid, non-vented ones. Up here vents aren't the best idea because rain can go through the vents, get under the cover, and then freeze the cover to the wing. For my other 185 I had vented covers as it was always down south. I also had a set of mesh ones at that time (still do I think) but never used them. The mesh ones are just for taking advantage of the spoilers. I probably haven't used them because 1. they are annoying to install (throw over the wing-less mass), and 2. they don't use bungees but rather straps to cinch them up tight which seems like a lot of work in the wind- albeit they'd be tighter.


The covers don't weigh very much, you'd be surprised how little they weigh, the engine cover being the heaviest because it's insulated. And they pack down pretty small.

And they have them or can make them for all configurations including with WingX or with Sportsman STOL or both.

Thanks! That's exactly the information I was looking for.

We have the stock wing with VG's right now, and it looks like it's going to stay that way for a while. I really like the spoilers - watching the pics from the windstorm at HSF last fall really lit up my radar on that, I had been waffling a little! I want to get a full set for him - engine, wing, prop, tail. we have a window/cabin cover already, which also keeps the doors closed in the wind when it gets rocking.

DeltaRomeo wrote:Why don't you just install numerous USB charging ports instead? You know thats what it going to be used for...

Barnstormer wrote:BAS Tail Pull. If all goes well this is tonight's mod. Requires a skinny guy to go into the tail.