X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 11:49:48 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from bay0-omc3-s37.bay0.hotmail.com ([65.54.246.237] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with ESMTP id 2464849 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:45:55 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=65.54.246.237; envelope-from=gary21sn@hotmail.com Received: from hotmail.com ([65.54.250.85]) by bay0-omc3-s37.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Sat, 10 Nov 2007 05:45:17 -0800 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sat, 10 Nov 2007 05:45:17 -0800 X-Original-Message-ID: Received: from 71.210.16.154 by BAY115-DAV13.phx.gbl with DAV; Sat, 10 Nov 2007 13:45:12 +0000 X-Originating-IP: [71.210.16.154] X-Originating-Email: [gary21sn@hotmail.com] X-Sender: gary21sn@hotmail.com From: "Gary Edwards" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Re: Solar burns on the dust cover X-Original-Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 05:45:07 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_1C16_01C8235C.D9CEEF00" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: MSN 9 X-MimeOLE: Produced By MSN MimeOLE V9.50.0039.1900 Seal-Send-Time: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 05:45:07 -0800 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 10 Nov 2007 13:45:17.0310 (UTC) FILETIME=[ED99A1E0:01C8239F] X-Original-Return-Path: gary21sn@hotmail.com This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_1C16_01C8235C.D9CEEF00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable If I leave my forward hinging canopy fully open on the ground, and the = sun catches it just in the wrong position, it acts like a magnifying = glass and burns holes in the covering on my instrument panel dust cover. = Any ideas out there as to a fabric that will not burn under these = circumstances or another means of dealing to the problem. John Spry 320 I sympathize with the situation. I have had it happen twice with the = first about 48 hours after I installed my brand new covered dust cover. = It took about 10 seconds. Dang. I knew to be careful, but got = distracted at the first Redmond Lancair fly-in I flew in to when someone = walked up to talk right after I shut down and opened the canopy. The = second time was also as a result of a distraction; that time being from = a tv camera crew that walked up. No soup for you! So, I put an EAA = sticker over the hole. The burn holes are still there under that = sticker. Just gave away my secret. I carry a rolled up piece of silver reflective material which is cut in = the shape of the dust cover. I put in on over the dust cover if the = plane is going to be somewhere where the sun may be coming from the rear = of the plane during the day while the canopy is open. Like at the = Redmond Fly-in, in my favorite parking spot, where I used to park, as = planes in that row all face to the north. The material I use is silver insulating mat from a hardware store (Ace = or similar) that is about 1/4 inch thick, is double sided, with = insulating air pockets between the outside material. Supplied in a big = roll at the store and sold by by the foot. Zetex might work also, but = would be a bit expensive. Or, just close the canopy. Gary Edwards LNC2 Medford, Oregon =20 ------=_NextPart_000_1C16_01C8235C.D9CEEF00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

If I leave my forward hinging canopy fully open on the = ground, and=20 the sun catches it just in the wrong position, it acts like a magnifying = glass=20 and burns holes in the covering on my instrument panel dust cover.=20

Any ideas out there as to a fabric that will not burn under = these=20 circumstances or another means of dealing to the = problem.

John Spry 320

I sympathize with the = situation. I have=20 had it happen twice with the first about 48 hours after I installed my = brand new=20 covered dust cover. It took about 10 seconds. Dang. I = knew to=20 be careful, but got distracted at the first Redmond Lancair fly-in I = flew in to=20 when someone walked up to talk right after I shut down and opened the=20 canopy. The second time was also as a result of a = distraction; that=20 time being from a tv camera crew that walked up. No soup = for=20 you! So, I put an EAA sticker over the hole. The burn = holes=20 are still there under that sticker. Just gave away my=20 secret.

I carry a rolled up = piece of=20 silver reflective material which is cut in the shape of the dust = cover. I=20 put in on over the dust cover if the plane is going to be = somewhere=20 where the sun may be coming from the rear of the plane during = the day=20 while the canopy is open. Like at the Redmond Fly-in, in my=20 favorite parking spot, where I used to park, = as planes in=20 that row all face to the north.

The material I use is = silver=20 insulating mat from a hardware store (Ace or similar) that is about 1/4 = inch=20 thick, is double sided, with insulating air pockets between the = outside=20 material. Supplied in a big roll at the store and sold = by by=20 the foot. Zetex might work also, but would be a bit = expensive. =20 Or, just close the canopy.

Gary Edwards

LNC2

Medford,=20 Oregon

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