Hey ecajberry,

I can sympathize with your plight here. I had a Dazzler too some time ago and covering it was somewhat tedious. Try covering a Great Planes Patriot and you'll really find it a pain in the a_ _.

I would like to recommend that you get the Faye Stilley manual on covering. I just purchased it before covering my Super Aeromaster recently. Even with the fair amount of covering experience I have, I found it to be very helpful. It covers all aspects from surface preparation to intricate covering schemes.

What I did with my Dazzler was get some butcher paper which is fairly heavy, to make templates of the fuse sides and then used them to cut out the covering. This way you can either have someone hold the paper against the wingtip and draw out opening you will have to cut or you can stand the plane on the wingtip and draw it yourself. Be sure to cut the piece long enough to go from nose to tail.

Also cut small strips to iron in the small gaps between the wing and fuse and the tail and the fuse. This will make it much easier and will help avoid wrinkles in these areas.

Take your time and try to enjoy yourself. After all, that's what we are in this hobby right? Good luck and don't hesitate to ask questions.

Jeff