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Old 03-25-2005 | 10:43 PM
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Default RE: Crating jets..

Hey John how are you doing?

Woody made his traveling case out of 6mm coroplast and aluminum angle corners from home depot. Very sturdy and the 6mm coro is very strong. He also uses lots of foam on the inside to cushion the parts. It's a little expensive for a one-way ship but it is very sturdy. Woody has shipped the same crate back and forth to the mainland from Hawaii at least 4 round trips!

I made mine very similarly to Mike's but also used little stub spars made from aluminum from home depot to hold the airplane in the crate with some cross braces. Learned that one from Ali and his crew from the UK.

We have found these things now after going to 4 jet meets from Hawaii.

1. Take out the dense items. Like turbines, and batteries.

2. Use Air shipping where possible. More expensive I know, but they seem to treat your stuff better. If you have to go ground I have heard that Greyhound is good.