Gary wrote:
Windshield was over $1200 fob
France when
one owner over aggressively tried to de-ice his plane.



So you can't get one from say Cee Bailey like the rest of us? Strike one.




Most of the
screws are metric on
the airframe,

Strike two.




In order to
replace the tube the entire bottom cover on the tunnel between the
pilot and co-pilot seats
had to be removed. The tunnel is made of thin steel - not aluminum!
After drilling out
dozens of rivets the tube was accessible.



Strike three, poor design.