Hi Jay,
Thank you for checking out the pictures. The digital cam is a
convenient event recorder.
Our Cardinal only looks good from a distance ;-) It badly needs new
glass and paint. We had planned to do it early this year but decide to
go for the instrument ratings first.
We finally got a quote for the camera window from LP $560/window for
1/4" or $340 for 1/8" thickness. We will most likely go with the
thicker glass for the pilot windows and 1/8" glass for the rear window
and back panel. The total cost will be something like $1K. Not sure
what our A&P will charge for an owner-assisted glass replacement.
The paint quotes from several shops in the NE range from $10K-$12K.
It may be cheaper for us to fly our Cardinal down to one of the
Arkansas paint shop then take commerical flight back. We will check
them out once the glasses are replaced.
Someone wrote that flying is a bottomless pit of education and
experience. That bottomless pit has been sucking our money as well ;-)

Hai Longworth