Ray Andraka writes:

After spending money every year on trim tab hinges, water damage and
corrosion, I am glad to finally be inside. The cost of a paint job every
5 years is only a small part of the cost of being tied down outside.

Covers are important when you're outside. I keep a canvas canopy
cover on year round, and add a cowl cover, wing covers, and stabilator
cover in the winter (in the summer, I use cowl plugs and a tailcone
cover to keep the birds out). I've never left my plane overnight
without at least the canopy cover on.


All the best,


David