Or you could paint all the high traffic floor areas with wing walk anti-slip paint and save even more weight.

bigrenna wrote:DP, sorry for not sending you the Aerofloor samples... Just got slammed and spaced.

Here are my thoughts on the Aerofloor DOT for a floor: After 260 hours of flying I still dig it, however... it should be thought of as a "gentelmens" flooring. In other words, if you have tight control over whats back there, rarely have passengers, and are careful, its a great super light interior. My entire floor came in around 3lbs as opposed to the 12 lbs of carpet I removed. It is flexible, cleans very easily, and light. The downside as you noted is that the edges have a tendency to roll up and must be fastened. The material is very strong and wont tear. I have often heard the critique that due to the thinness and lack of padding, there is nothing to protect against beating up the floor. This is a valid critique. Velcro really doesnt work to hold it down, so I used PKs. Pulling it for annual is not a big deal at all.

If I were to work the plane or even have a bunch of passengers, I would go with something a bit more robust... in fact I have been tossing around the idea of going with something a bit more robust, especially after seeing the interior of AK Gregs.

Greg,
No worries- shortly after starting this thread I ended up tracking down dealer samples from the manufacturers. I'm thankful for all the constructive input though, yours included. Your description of Aerofloor DOT is pretty consistent with what I expected. I can see where it would be ideal in certain applications, but I think I'll personally benefit from something a little more robust. You might want to look into SCS Interiors, if you haven't previously. As mentioned, I found them very nice to deal with. The product looks like the next grade up from Aerofloor DOT in terms of protection for the floor. The 4" x 4" sample I received showed a very slight tendency to curl, but definitely less than the Aerofloor DOT sample.

One thing I have not experimented with is putting all these samples in the freezer, to see if they shrink or become brittle in the cold. But since PAMR MX hooked me up with Loncoin Featherweight, I'm not worried about that. Plenty of that stuff rides around Alaska in 206s and 207s year-round.

Pusher wrote:Or you could paint all the high traffic floor areas with wing walk anti-slip paint and save even more weight.

No doubt a good option for some. In my situation I think it would end up holding more mud and dirt than I'd like. If I was doing Aerofloor DOT it might be an interesting way to add heel pad reinforcements.

-DP