My 2 cents
When I built my Maranda back in the "80's" I installed skylights, but did
not have adequate ventilation and the cockpit got quite hot on sunny
days, and also got a sun burn on my old bald head. When I rebuilt the
Maranda I eliminated them, and added two vents.
In the Rebel I plan to install the two in front of the front spar carry
through. And also good ventilation.
Keith P.
On 2/25/2009 7:16 AM,
walter.klatt@shaw.ca wrote to rebel-builders:
-> I think others have pretty well said it. For me, the visibility in turns is most
important, especially when flying floats and going into a small lake. It was
also nice to look behind you to see if there was another plane on your tail,
when taxiiing for take-off back when I was in the tail dragger config.
->
-> Walter
->
-> ----- Original Message -----
-> From: Keith Leitch <
im_planecrazy@yahoo.com>
-> Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 7:51 am
-> Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] skylight doublers
-> To:
rebel-builders@dcsol.com
->
-> > LOL! Doesn't look like I would have much use for them after
-> > reading the replies. My abilty to bend is pretty limited. A
-> > major portion of my back has been fused together and I have
-> > steel rods installed on both sides of my spine so much twisting
-> > has lasting effects.:(
-> >
-> > The damaged Rebel I bought doesn't have sky lights either. I was
-> > hoping to rebuild it but doesn't look like that will happen. Too
-> > many other things in life seem to get in the way.
-> >
-> > --- On Wed, 2/25/09, Wayne G. O'Shea <
oifa@irishfield.on.ca> wrote:
-> >
-> > From: Wayne G. O'Shea <
oifa@irishfield.on.ca>
-> > Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] skylight doublers
-> > To:
rebel-builders@dcsol.com
-> > Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 9:37 AM
-> >
-> > The ones right above your head come in real handy when cranking
-> > a hard tight
-> > corner.. look up and see where you're headed. The ones behind
-> > that burn the
-> >
-> > back of your neck flying North in the afternoon and the last set
-> > at the back
-> > allow you to look back down the runway/lake when taxing on
-> > wheels and
-> > floats. The small set forward of the carrythru have pros and
-> > cons... they
-> > let you see traffic but they also let the sun right into your
-> > eyes and many
-> > days they see a nav map stuff up between them and the windshield
-> > to work as
-> > a visor.
-> >
-> > Gary... I keep reading your messages and the way it reads it
-> > sounds like you
-> > want to put lexan in those front holes. They get left wide
-> > open... if you
-> > are installing the moulded windshield.
-> >
-> > Wayne
-> >
-> > ----- Original Message -----
-> > From: "Keith Leitch" <
im_planecrazy@yahoo.com>
-> > To: <
rebel-builders@dcsol.com>
-> > Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 10:31 AM
-> > Subject: RE: [rebel-builders] skylight doublers
-> >
-> >
-> > > Ted,
-> > >
-> > > We think along the same lines. I may only do a couple of small
-> > ones close
-> > > to the windshield.
-> > >
-> > > Keith
-> > >
-> > > --- On Wed, 2/25/09, Ted Waltman <
tedwaltman@i1ci.com> wrote:
-> > >
-> > > From: Ted Waltman <
tedwaltman@i1ci.com>
-> > > Subject: RE: [rebel-builders] skylight doublers
-> > > To:
rebel-builders@dcsol.com
-> > > Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 9:20 AM
-> > >
-> > > I my opinion, the only three situations that warrant
-> > use/install of
-> > > skylights:
-> > >
-> > > - See some low-wing plane that is about to try to land on top
-> > of you in
-> > > the
-> > > pattern!
-> > > - See mtn tops while doing a steep turn in a narrow valley
-> > (found such
-> > > useful in Idaho backcountry)
-> > > - Let some sun in on those cold winter days.
-> > >
-> > > All in all, I only installed the two small skylights in my
-> > Moose. I felt
-> > > the other larger skylights were just not worth it given the limited
-> > > situations in which I might want them.
-> > >
-> > > Ted
-> > >
-> > > -----Original Message-----
-> > > From:
mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:
mike.davis@dcsol.com] On
-> > Behalf Of
-> > > Keith
-> > > Leitch
-> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 8:10 AM
-> > > To:
rebel-builders@dcsol.com
-> > > Subject: RE: [rebel-builders] skylight doublers
-> > >
-> > > I am just curious as to how many guys have/have not intalled
-> > the sky
-> > > lights?
-> > > Is there any issues if I don't install any? Neither my Champ
-> > or my 172
-> > has
-> > > them and I don't remember any airplane I have flown that did have
-> > them.
-> > > What
-> > > are the pros of having them other than letting light in and an
-> > added view
-> > > when turning?
-> > >
-> > > Keith
-> > >
-> > >
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