Whilst tidying out my workshop the other night I placed my CARF Hawk outside along with my other planes, now in the UK it's that time of year that we get DEW early evening and lots of it!

After taking my Hawk back inside I had to dry the plane down not a problem we have all had our planes get wet at one time or another (apart from Arizona )

What I did notice is that at the edges of where the canopy is glued to the fibre glass framework (CARF Hawk canopy is fixed on the inside of frame etc) is the Pacer canopy glue had started to go SOFT and WHITE!

Pacer Canopy 560 glue is NOT waterproof!

You can get white woodworking PVA glue that IS waterproof which is basically what Pacer canopy glue is!

I would have thought that this canopy glue would have been waterproof!

I will go round the edge of canopy frame/glass with very small brush and seal with oil based clear laqquer/varnish

Could also be problem if you are flying just after rain or during if you are that way inclined with all the moisture in the air, my canopy was not that long outside but long enough to start softning the glue!

Alan