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Old September 6th 08, 04:16 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Uncle Fuzzy
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Default Schweizer 1-35 canopy

On Sep 5, 8:07*pm, Uncle Fuzzy wrote:
On Sep 5, 9:38*am, Jim Beckman wrote:

At 14:20 04 September 2008, Uncle Fuzzy wrote:


Thermotec made one for an LVVSA club member just a couple months ago.
Very spendy, but available. Worth having insurance on the glider?


Mind making spendy a little more specific? *Just so it won't
be such a shock if it ever happens. *I'm thinking about
general wear and tear and old age that might prompt a
canopy replacement, not an accident.


Jim Beckman


Over $2,100.00 - well into YGBSM territory (I think our club member
also had it mounted, so the total was over $3k [insurance paid for
it]). *OTOH, Todd's Canopies - under $500 (including shipping) as I
recall. *Todd's are blown, not stretch molded, so more optical waves
are expected. *I could put up with a lot of imperfections for that
price difference.


BTW, 1-26, 2-22, 2-33, and I think even 2-32 canopies are blown. They
seem to work.