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Cessna 150 @ $11,245 per hour
3) Seat belts: The seat belt hardware is attractive and in good shape, but
the fabric is faded and starting to fray in a few places. Does anyone just sell replacement material for the belts? All I've seen in the catalogs are whole assemblies including hardware. I believe Aircraft Spruce sells the webbing, but I don't have a Spruce catalog at hand. The aforementioned Chief Aircraft store will reweb your seatbelts. They have several colors available, I chose navy blue. Welcome to aircraft ownership! And by all means get as involved as you can with the maintenance (right Jim?) -jav |
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Cessna 150 @ $11,245 per hour
Welcome to the land of eternal poverty, Matthew. It's a wondrous place.
Sounds like you've already received good advice -- I just wanted to congratulate you on your purchase. Blue skies! -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Thanks everyone : was Cessna 150 @ $11,245 per hour
"mce" wrote in message
m... I finally found the rivets in the control wheel. Some jury-rigged approach plate holder secured with wads of electrical tape were obscuring the connection area. I think that upgrade is going to wait until the next annual. --Matthew An option for your yokes would be to cover them with Plasti Dip. The yokes on my Warrior were half-bare with the rest about to chip off at any time. I spent a day getting the rest of the coating off and sanding the bare metal to rough-up the surface. I applied the Plasti Dip and used a flat-head brush to add some texture. It looks like it was powder-coated but with a grip that is superior. Going on 5 years, it hasn't started flaking and has kept its elasticity. Even if it does start to come off, the fix comes cheap at only $6 per bottle. I can send pics or post on alt.binaries.pictures.aviation if you want to see an example. Welcome to aircraft ownership! Marco Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Cessna 150 @ $11,245 per hour
wrote in message ... try alcohol or turpentine for the for the ductape gooze. Shouldn't hurt the plastic. Seat Belt material can only be repleced by a certificated shop. You can usually wash them and help them out. Remember that if the seat belt is faded, its strength is usually very compromised. Best to get them repaired properly. "3) Seat belts: The seat belt hardware is attractive and in good shape, but the fabric is faded and starting to fray in a few places" I would be more concerned in the fraying seat belts that he mentioned! |
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Cessna 150 @ $11,245 per hour
Welcome to aircraft ownership! And by all means get as involved as you can with the maintenance (right Jim?) Absotively. BTW, I'm still trying to come up with a way to do a remote control "installation". Jim |
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Thanks everyone : was Cessna 150 @ $11,245 per hour
And yes, I subscribe to the print edition of TAP. My wife once wondered
aloud if she would prefer that I receive some other publication wrapped in plastic... --Matthew //////////////////////////////////////////////////////// It's tooo late now. Ya got the fever and it will last a lifetime. Who needs those skin mags when a real man has a script to TAP, Sport Aviation, Kitplanes etc...G Ben www.haaspowerair.com |
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Thanks everyone : was Cessna 150 @ $11,245 per hour
Matthew,
On my 150 I dressed up the yokes by slipping on that foam bicycle handle stuff. I then tiewrapped the portable push-to-talk button on the grip. I've since had some radio work done and had permanent PTT buttons added to the yokes but I still have the foam on the yoke handles. If you go with the foam, use a little dishwashing liquid to lubricate the handle so the foam slides on easily. If you have an older 150 with the closed rectangle type yoke, some sort of leather wrap would be feasible. When the time comes to replace my seat/shoulder belts, I'm going to seriously consider upgrading to the four point shoulder harnesses (Wag Aero carries them). They are a significant upgrade in safety if you have an accident. |
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Thanks everyone : was Cessna 150 @ $11,245 per hour
Marco Leon wrote:
An option for your yokes would be to cover them with Plasti Dip. The yokes on my Warrior were half-bare with the rest about to chip off at any time. I spent a day getting the rest of the coating off and sanding the bare metal to rough-up the surface. I applied the Plasti Dip and used a flat-head brush to add some texture. It looks like it was powder-coated but with a grip that is superior. Going on 5 years, it hasn't started flaking and has kept its elasticity. Even if it does start to come off, the fix comes cheap at only $6 per bottle. I can send pics or post on alt.binaries.pictures.aviation if you want to see an example. Welcome to aircraft ownership! Marco Marco: yes, I'd like to see some photos of how your plastidip treatment worked out. I'm trying to decide between that, bicycle wrap, or foam grips. The photos on pictures.aviation don't seem to stay up more than 24 hours on my new provider's servers. So if you can email them to me, that would be great. mcetter at november charlie dot romeo romeo dot com thanks |
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Thanks everyone : was Cessna 150 @ $11,245 per hour
150flivver wrote:
Matthew, On my 150 I dressed up the yokes by slipping on that foam bicycle handle stuff. I then tiewrapped the portable push-to-talk button on the grip. I've since had some radio work done and had permanent PTT buttons added to the yokes but I still have the foam on the yoke handles. If you go with the foam, use a little dishwashing liquid to lubricate the handle so the foam slides on easily. If you have an older 150 with the closed rectangle type yoke, some sort of leather wrap would be feasible. When the time comes to replace my seat/shoulder belts, I'm going to seriously consider upgrading to the four point shoulder harnesses (Wag Aero carries them). They are a significant upgrade in safety if you have an accident. Did you use any type of cement to hold the foam in place? I've got a 1972 model with the thin rams-horn style. --Matthew |
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Thanks everyone : was Cessna 150 @ $11,245 per hour
Matt,
The handlebar foam requires no cement but the dishwashing liquid will make them slide on much easier. Once they're on they ain't goin' anywhere! Enjoy your 150 and I recommend joining the Cessna150-152 Club (http://www.cessna150-152club.com). There's a wealth of knowledge and a fun annual fly-in. --Tim |
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