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Old 11-20-2005 | 07:42 AM
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Default RE: wing repair how?

I swear ARFs are going to be the downfall of the hobby! []

A hole in the Covering is a simple fix - if you have som spare monocoat left over from your build. As you bought an ARF you don't have any left over scrap and probably don't have an iron to apply it. . .

OK, options;
#1, go to your LHS and buy a roll of covering material and cut off a patch that is about twice the size of the hole, tack it in place with your covering iron and then seal it up and shrink it tight.
#2, find a friend that has some scrap covering and apply as in #1,
#3, Field repair, buy a roll of Tuck Tape* peel off a piece and apply to the wing, you'll be flying in 30 seconds.

*Tuck Tape is a type of packing tape used in Canada by building contractors to attach vapour barriers to houses. It is light weight, strong and the glue will stick to anything! The problem is that it is red with black lettering and once applied it will NOT come off. (not pretty, but you will be flying!)

Good Luck!