Hi all,

i'm at college and theres a good inch of snow on the ground, just wondering if theres any good ideas to make some skis for my ultra sport. I would really rather make them out of something cheap / free instead of buying them, so are there any suggestions? also, i have retracts for the US, should i just keep the gear down the whole time instead of cutting holes for the skis in the wings?

thanks
bill

cheap? howza about some real estate signs? you know, coroplast.

I'm sure someone has posted a method of making coro skis. You may as well try that. (since you can't get little tiny Atomic Betas!)

here's a link to some skis made out of coro.

http://users3.ev1.net/%7Ecdjump/main...s/gallery.html

I know you said you don't want to buy them but it beats having to 'reinvent the wheel'. I put a set of Dubro skis on my Super Sportster, and they work perfect for that size of plane. It takes aminute to put them together, and a minute to take the wheels off and install the skis. I actually bought a second set of landing gear so I just switch the gear instead of the wheels/skis. They may cost a little, but it sure beats having to sit inside all day making something when you could be out flying.

check out my ad for a ski idea but they are cheap to make in volume but not individual pairs