NunavutPA-12
FRIEND
67.8N,115.1W CYCO Canada
It took almost a month to get my beautiful Bushpod. FedEx shipped it all over hell's half-acre (Alaska to Washington state, then Oregon, then Montana, then Alberta and finally to Yellowknife). I air freighted it the final 400 miles.
The shipping charges, brokerage fees and taxes added about $1,375 (US) to the bill. Ouch!
But it's here now and it's a work of art. I'm getting it installed but the temperature in my unheated, door-less hangar is about -5F so progress is slow.
I have the rear straps installed and the corresponding metal belly panel notched out for the strap. Today I have to put that panel back in place.
One problem is that my PA-12 has belly fuel drains, and these will end up being hidden by the pod. I always sump the tanks and the (Steve's) gascolator (in that order) before the day's flight. I have never found any water when draining the belly lines. So I may just leave the drains hidden and sump them before putting the pod on and after taking it off when doing the change-over from skis to floats.
I could cut a hole in the top of the pod to access the drains but would prefer to avoid that.
What say the experts?
The shipping charges, brokerage fees and taxes added about $1,375 (US) to the bill. Ouch!
But it's here now and it's a work of art. I'm getting it installed but the temperature in my unheated, door-less hangar is about -5F so progress is slow.
I have the rear straps installed and the corresponding metal belly panel notched out for the strap. Today I have to put that panel back in place.
One problem is that my PA-12 has belly fuel drains, and these will end up being hidden by the pod. I always sump the tanks and the (Steve's) gascolator (in that order) before the day's flight. I have never found any water when draining the belly lines. So I may just leave the drains hidden and sump them before putting the pod on and after taking it off when doing the change-over from skis to floats.
I could cut a hole in the top of the pod to access the drains but would prefer to avoid that.
What say the experts?