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Old February 14th 06, 01:51 PM posted to rec.aviation.owning
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3) Seat belts: The seat belt hardware is attractive and in good shape, but
the fabric is faded and starting to fray in a few places. Does anyone just
sell replacement material for the belts? All I've seen in the catalogs are
whole assemblies including hardware.


I believe Aircraft Spruce sells the webbing, but I don't have a Spruce
catalog at hand.


The aforementioned Chief Aircraft store will reweb your seatbelts. They
have several colors available, I chose navy blue.

Welcome to aircraft ownership! And by all means get as involved as you
can with the maintenance (right Jim?)

-jav
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Old February 14th 06, 03:04 PM posted to rec.aviation.owning
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Welcome to the land of eternal poverty, Matthew. It's a wondrous place.

Sounds like you've already received good advice -- I just wanted to
congratulate you on your purchase.

Blue skies!
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"


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Old February 14th 06, 05:27 PM posted to rec.aviation.owning
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"mce" wrote in message
m...
I finally found the rivets in the control wheel. Some jury-rigged
approach plate holder secured with wads of electrical tape were
obscuring the connection area. I think that upgrade is going to wait
until the next annual.

--Matthew


An option for your yokes would be to cover them with Plasti Dip. The yokes
on my Warrior were half-bare with the rest about to chip off at any time. I
spent a day getting the rest of the coating off and sanding the bare metal
to rough-up the surface. I applied the Plasti Dip and used a flat-head brush
to add some texture. It looks like it was powder-coated but with a grip that
is superior. Going on 5 years, it hasn't started flaking and has kept its
elasticity. Even if it does start to come off, the fix comes cheap at only
$6 per bottle. I can send pics or post on alt.binaries.pictures.aviation if
you want to see an example.

Welcome to aircraft ownership!

Marco



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Old February 14th 06, 09:07 PM posted to rec.aviation.owning
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try alcohol or turpentine for the for the ductape gooze. Shouldn't hurt
the plastic.
Seat Belt material can only be repleced by a certificated shop.
You can usually wash them and help them out.

Remember that if the seat belt is faded, its strength is usually very
compromised.
Best to get them repaired properly.


"3) Seat belts: The seat belt hardware is attractive and in good shape,
but the fabric is faded and starting to fray in a few places"

I would be more concerned in the fraying seat belts that he mentioned!


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Welcome to aircraft ownership! And by all means get as involved as you
can with the maintenance (right Jim?)



Absotively. BTW, I'm still trying to come up with a way to do a remote
control "installation".


Jim


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Old February 16th 06, 04:22 PM posted to rec.aviation.owning
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And yes, I subscribe to the print edition of TAP. My wife once wondered

aloud if she would prefer that I receive some other publication wrapped

in plastic...


--Matthew

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
It's tooo late now. Ya got the fever and it will last a lifetime. Who
needs those skin mags when a real man has a script to TAP, Sport
Aviation, Kitplanes etc...G

Ben
www.haaspowerair.com

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Old February 16th 06, 05:20 PM posted to rec.aviation.owning
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Matthew,
On my 150 I dressed up the yokes by slipping on that foam bicycle
handle stuff. I then tiewrapped the portable push-to-talk button on
the grip. I've since had some radio work done and had permanent PTT
buttons added to the yokes but I still have the foam on the yoke
handles. If you go with the foam, use a little dishwashing liquid to
lubricate the handle so the foam slides on easily. If you have an
older 150 with the closed rectangle type yoke, some sort of leather
wrap would be feasible. When the time comes to replace my
seat/shoulder belts, I'm going to seriously consider upgrading to the
four point shoulder harnesses (Wag Aero carries them). They are a
significant upgrade in safety if you have an accident.

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Old February 16th 06, 11:40 PM posted to rec.aviation.owning
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Marco Leon wrote:

An option for your yokes would be to cover them with Plasti Dip. The yokes
on my Warrior were half-bare with the rest about to chip off at any time. I
spent a day getting the rest of the coating off and sanding the bare metal
to rough-up the surface. I applied the Plasti Dip and used a flat-head brush
to add some texture. It looks like it was powder-coated but with a grip that
is superior. Going on 5 years, it hasn't started flaking and has kept its
elasticity. Even if it does start to come off, the fix comes cheap at only
$6 per bottle. I can send pics or post on alt.binaries.pictures.aviation if
you want to see an example.

Welcome to aircraft ownership!

Marco


Marco:
yes, I'd like to see some photos of how your plastidip treatment worked
out. I'm trying to decide between that, bicycle wrap, or foam grips. The
photos on pictures.aviation don't seem to stay up more than 24 hours on
my new provider's servers. So if you can email them to me, that would be
great.

mcetter at november charlie dot romeo romeo dot com

thanks
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Old February 16th 06, 11:43 PM posted to rec.aviation.owning
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150flivver wrote:
Matthew,
On my 150 I dressed up the yokes by slipping on that foam bicycle
handle stuff. I then tiewrapped the portable push-to-talk button on
the grip. I've since had some radio work done and had permanent PTT
buttons added to the yokes but I still have the foam on the yoke
handles. If you go with the foam, use a little dishwashing liquid to
lubricate the handle so the foam slides on easily. If you have an
older 150 with the closed rectangle type yoke, some sort of leather
wrap would be feasible. When the time comes to replace my
seat/shoulder belts, I'm going to seriously consider upgrading to the
four point shoulder harnesses (Wag Aero carries them). They are a
significant upgrade in safety if you have an accident.


Did you use any type of cement to hold the foam in place? I've got a
1972 model with the thin rams-horn style.

--Matthew
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Old February 17th 06, 05:57 AM posted to rec.aviation.owning
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Matt,
The handlebar foam requires no cement but the dishwashing liquid will
make them slide on much easier. Once they're on they ain't goin'
anywhere! Enjoy your 150 and I recommend joining the Cessna150-152
Club (http://www.cessna150-152club.com). There's a wealth of knowledge
and a fun annual fly-in.

--Tim

 




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