Clear Yaw string tape?

I have seen a few gliders that had yaw strings attached with something
other than the white tape most of us use. It was either a clear tape
or clear sticker. If any of you use something other than the white
tape to attach your yaw string please share what you use. Thanks!

Bruno wrote:
I have seen a few gliders that had yaw strings attached with something
other than the white tape most of us use. It was either a clear tape
or clear sticker. If any of you use something other than the white
tape to attach your yaw string please share what you use. Thanks!

Scotch clear packing tape. Cut it into a little triangle (for style
points), stick the yarn on (I prefer green - with a knot at both ends),
and carefully place dead center on canopy, as far back as you can
stand.

Doesn't shrink or leave much residue like white tape. And you can
kinda see through it...

I also it to cover the big horizontal tail attachment opening on my LS6
- one piece fits perfectly.

Kirk
66

I have seen a glider that had a very small, round hole
for the yaw string drilled in the canopy. The owner
tied knots inside and out, tighly against the hole.

That was probably 35 years ago and I don't remember
what or who. I would not recommend it.




At 18:00 12 April 2006, wrote:

Bruno wrote:
I have seen a few gliders that had yaw strings attached
with something
other than the white tape most of us use. It was
either a clear tape
or clear sticker. If any of you use something other
than the white
tape to attach your yaw string please share what you
use. Thanks!

Scotch clear packing tape. Cut it into a little triangle
(for style
points), stick the yarn on (I prefer green - with a
knot at both ends),
and carefully place dead center on canopy, as far back
as you can
stand.

Doesn't shrink or leave much residue like white tape.
And you can
kinda see through it...

I also it to cover the big horizontal tail attachment
opening on my LS6
- one piece fits perfectly.

Kirk
66

Nyal Williams wrote:
I have seen a glider that had a very small, round hole
for the yaw string drilled in the canopy. The owner
tied knots inside and out, tighly against the hole.

That was probably 35 years ago and I don't remember
what or who. I would not recommend it.

Kinda suck when, after your buddies ask why you fly slow and sideways,
you realize you drilled 1 cm to starboard.


Shawn

I saw one stuck on with a drop of clear RTV (silicone rubber). When I
asked about it, the owner said it stuck up into the airflow a bit
better and was a little more responsive. He also commented that he
didn't fix his gaze on it nearly so often as the little triangle of
white tape that he used in the past. I think I'll try that soon, unless
someone tells me that the RTV will damage my plexiglass.

Jack Womack
PIK-20B N77MA (TE)

On 12 Apr 2006 13:18:52 -0700, "Jack" wrote:

I saw one stuck on with a drop of clear RTV (silicone rubber). When I
asked about it, the owner said it stuck up into the airflow a bit
better and was a little more responsive. He also commented that he
didn't fix his gaze on it nearly so often as the little triangle of
white tape that he used in the past. I think I'll try that soon, unless
someone tells me that the RTV will damage my plexiglass.

My partners and I used to keep our yaw string suspended about 3/4"
above the surface on a piece of wire bent to shape and taped into
place. It gave a little better precision by keeping the string out of
the canopy's boundary layer, which was prone to a bit of hysteresis.
However, we eventually decided it wasn't enough of an improvement to
offset the pain in the butt of removing it every time we put the
canopy cover on, so we gave it up.

Just be sure you use *metric* yaw string on a German ship.

rj

Does anyone know who still supplies these canopy holes?

"Nyal Williams" wrote in message
...
I have seen a glider that had a very small, round hole
for the yaw string drilled in the canopy. The owner
tied knots inside and out, tighly against the hole.

That was probably 35 years ago and I don't remember
what or who. I would not recommend it.




At 18:00 12 April 2006, wrote:

Bruno wrote:
I have seen a few gliders that had yaw strings attached
with something
other than the white tape most of us use. It was
either a clear tape
or clear sticker. If any of you use something other
than the white
tape to attach your yaw string please share what you
use. Thanks!

Scotch clear packing tape. Cut it into a little triangle
(for style
points), stick the yarn on (I prefer green - with a
knot at both ends),
and carefully place dead center on canopy, as far back
as you can
stand.

Doesn't shrink or leave much residue like white tape.
And you can
kinda see through it...

I also it to cover the big horizontal tail attachment
opening on my LS6
- one piece fits perfectly.

Kirk
66

Are you looking for the EASA approved ones or the traditional ones ?


"Phil Jeffery" wrote in message
...
Does anyone know who still supplies these canopy holes?

"Nyal Williams" wrote in
message ...
I have seen a glider that had a very small, round hole
for the yaw string drilled in the canopy. The owner
tied knots inside and out, tighly against the hole.

That was probably 35 years ago and I don't remember
what or who. I would not recommend it.

Milspec holes are the best, but expensive.

Hard to find now, due to extensive use in Iraq and Afghanistan -
especially the 5.56 and 7.62 mm sizes.

Kirk

wrote:
Milspec holes are the best, but expensive.

Hard to find now, due to extensive use in Iraq and Afghanistan -
especially the 5.56 and 7.62 mm sizes.

Huh, I heard they were giving them away free there. Lucky stiffs. ;-)

Shawn