Starting to make some changes on our new to us 01 T206H. Original carpet has to go; pireps please re vinyl flooring. She will never be light so weight isn't the major factor.
Thanks
Jack

I’d call wip and ask what they use

They had some cool samples a few years back, one was this quasi carpet looking rubber stuff

I'd suggest giving SCS Interiors a look. Reason I didn't go with them was because they offer a finished product, and my flooring was going to need numerous custom accommodations for Atlee seat tracks, brownline anchor points, etc. If you want to go a little lighter you might take a look at Aerofloor Dot from Aircraft Interior Products. I ended up going with Lonseal LonCoin, which is easily the ruggedest of the three options listed here. It has been great and has withstood plenty of abuse. Cuts well with shears.
Weights as follows: SCS Interiors 70 oz / sq meter. Aeroflor DOT 36 oz / sq meter. Lonseal 129 oz / sq meter. You said you aren't concerned with weight, but this might give an idea of how they compare as far as substance.

-DP

The attached photo shows my solution for Cessna floor covering. It is 1/8" rubber with a diamond plate imprint. It is stiff enough so as not to curl under your feet and requires no attachment to the floor, it just lays in place. Pull it out and hose off, let it dry, and lay it back in. I found this material at Alaska Rubber and Rigging on Van Horn in Fairbanks back in '95. So, it will be 30 years old this year with over 4000 hours on it. Looks pretty much the same as when I put it in.

TR

^^^ Lonseal has something very similar to the above, FYI. It includes a burn cert, in case that is a concern for you.

-DP

We have floatplanes and use a lot of sand and gravel beaches. The wheel planes operate of unimproved dirt strips. We tried both and went back to carped . The carped contains the dirt and sand and can easily be vacuumed. Vinyl has the sand go underneath and finds its way into the aircraft belly cable clusters the works. We go as far as taping up inspection covers and all openings to contain al debris where it can be easily removed.

Bush Buggy wrote:We have floatplanes and use a lot of sand and gravel beaches. The wheel planes operate of unimproved dirt strips. We tried both and went back to carped . The carped contains the dirt and sand and can easily be vacuumed. Vinyl has the sand go underneath and finds its way into the aircraft belly cable clusters the works. We go as far as taping up inspection covers and all openings to contain al debris where it can be easily removed.

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denalipilot wrote:I'd suggest giving SCS Interiors a look. Reason I didn't go with them was because they offer a finished product, and my flooring was going to need numerous custom accommodations for Atlee seat tracks, brownline anchor points, etc. If you want to go a little lighter you might take a look at Aerofloor Dot from Aircraft Interior Products. I ended up going with Lonseal LonCoin, which is easily the ruggedest of the three options listed here. It has been great and has withstood plenty of abuse. Cuts well with shears.
Weights as follows: SCS Interiors 70 oz / sq meter. Aeroflor DOT 36 oz / sq meter. Lonseal 129 oz / sq meter. You said you aren't concerned with weight, but this might give an idea of how they compare as far as substance.

-DP

SCS interiors offers raw materials as well as pre-cut finished products. Their lightest offering, featherweight carpet, is significantly lighter than anything you listed. I've been happy with it. They offer 5-6 different materials, each in multiple colors. Good customer service as well.

https://scs-interiors.com/collections/raw-material

I, too, am a carpet guy in my personal plane. It just keeps all that shit out of places that are harder to reach and more valuable than the carpet. However, in work planes that I'm not responsible for cleaning or maintaining, I enjoy the rubber/vinyl type floors.

Hose that carpet out into a pan and you might get a nice season’s bonus nugget.

I used Loncoin in my 182. Great durable material. I loved it. Not the lightest. I should have enough left to do your 206. Gray.

Thanks guys, all great info. Hanging out in Galveston, TX for a month (no airplane); so, when we get back we'll just fly/make friends with her and when is warms a little start on our "upgrades".

skyward II; sending a PM.

Thanks all.

flyingjack wrote:Thanks guys, all great info. Hanging out in Galveston, TX for a month (no airplane); so, when we get back we'll just fly/make friends with her and when is warms a little start on our "upgrades".

skyward II; sending a PM.

Thanks all.

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We have the Loncoin and like it. Carpet might be better but the vinyl is easy to clean.
One note on installing it. Be sure to radius all inside corners. Ours have torn in several places after several annuals. The inside corners will rip if not radiused enough.