before the sill gave out on me. I have definitely not babied my airplane,
and it's seen a lot of rough water. It's the landings on rough water that
seem to take the biggest beating, so am a little surprised that it happened
on a take-off with me. Anyway, it was a quick fix, and didn't lose much
flying time. I will do the other side in the winter.
Walter
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From: mike.davis@dcsol.com [mailto:mike.davis@dcsol.com] On Behalf Of Ken
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 4:16 PM
To: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: [rebel-builders] float fuselage damage
Drew did you do anything other than thicker sills?
I've seen a Rebel with some witches hat running between the aft wing
mount and the aft float mount but that would go right through the window
behind my doors. I don't think that would stop the damage that Walter
and Angus have anyway. So far I don't have any fuselage panels that are
oil canning as some have mentioned in past posts.
Ken
pilotsI repaired both my sills long ago. You and Walter are far superior
to have gone this long without damage. If I was smarter I would have done
both sides at the same time. I think it would be a lot easier if starting
with straight metal.
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