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I want to leave my Phoebus A assembled between flights. It is in CA -
at a desert site with searing sun in the summer, ample wind and (of course) rain in the winter though not often much below freezing. What experience can you share about using Jaxida (or other brand) covers? How well do they protect? How much of a hassle are they to put on and off? Any other comments? Any feedback would be gratefully received. thanks steve |
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syoun10 wrote:
I want to leave my Phoebus A assembled between flights. It is in CA - at a desert site with searing sun in the summer, ample wind and (of course) rain in the winter though not often much below freezing. What experience can you share about using Jaxida (or other brand) covers? How well do they protect? How much of a hassle are they to put on and off? Any other comments? I happened to be chatting to a fellow pilot last weekend, and he said that when he used covers it took substantially longer to remove and replace them than it did to rig and derig the glider (LS8). Wouldn't one-man rigging gear be cheaper than covers? My Open Cirrus takes about 15 mins to rig and tape up with two helpers, and about 10 mins to derig. I've heard the Phoebus can be more awkward though. If your wings have balsa cores, I'd be concerned about covers in the wet weather. |
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Chris Reed schrieb:
I happened to be chatting to a fellow pilot last weekend, and he said that when he used covers it took substantially longer to remove and replace them than it did to rig and derig the glider (LS8). I can confirm that by my own experience. An LS 8 is rigged faster than pulled out of a Jaxida cover ... *if* you have two fellow pilots who are helping you. (This equation will be different for two-seaters, of course.) Heck, in our club we even rig and de-rig single seaters instead of putting them in the hangar, because we found even this to be faster! With Jaxida covers, you don't need that help. I don't have experiences with one-man rigging devices. Stefan |
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I used to have a Phoebus C with Jaxida type covers (made them myself with help from my wife) that I kept outside for two seasons (May - September). I live in Finland where the weather can be really moist for long periods. I never had a problem with the moisture. In fact it was damper in the aluminium trailer I had for the ship. (Sadly) I have no experience of the kind of weather you have in the summer. Matts syoun10 skrev: I want to leave my Phoebus A assembled between flights. It is in CA - at a desert site with searing sun in the summer, ample wind and (of course) rain in the winter though not often much below freezing. What experience can you share about using Jaxida (or other brand) covers? How well do they protect? How much of a hassle are they to put on and off? Any other comments? Any feedback would be gratefully received. thanks steve |
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Hello Steve,
We keep our plane in So Cal in the same environment which you describe. We have a cover, not Jaxida. It is absolutely no problem getting the cover off or on. The procedure is quite simple. The bungee cords which hold the cover tight and which pass under the belly have to be strong, to minimize the possibility of sand getting on the canopy in strong wind conditions. We clean the canopy carefully anyway whenever we remove the cover before flight. There has been no problem due to the (infrequent) rain in the Mohave Desert. Cheers, Charles |
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Hi Steve,
we have bought Jaxidas last year for our LS 3. Yes, no need the same time to uncover your glider, but it's easier to handle. My experience is that Jaxidas are best choice. They are expensive but very good because of the knowledge of the Jaxida-producer. Best regards Lupo. "syoun10" schrieb im Newsbeitrag oups.com... I want to leave my Phoebus A assembled between flights. It is in CA - at a desert site with searing sun in the summer, ample wind and (of course) rain in the winter though not often much below freezing. What experience can you share about using Jaxida (or other brand) covers? How well do they protect? How much of a hassle are they to put on and off? Any other comments? Any feedback would be gratefully received. thanks steve |
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syoun10 wrote: I want to leave my Phoebus A assembled between flights. It is in CA - at a desert site with searing sun in the summer, ample wind and (of course) rain in the winter though not often much below freezing. What experience can you share about using Jaxida (or other brand) covers? How well do they protect? How much of a hassle are they to put on and off? Any other comments? Any feedback would be gratefully received. thanks steve Steve, Mike here, I flew with you last Wedneday in my Cirrus. I know of an case first hand where covers (Solera) did very well for over 10 years in this area. Give me a call and I will fill you in... 661.284.6967. BTW, leaving you ship out for a month or two should not be a problem, it was painted. MM |
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