skis
 

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

RE: skis
 

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

RE: skis
 

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!)

RE: skis
 

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

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

RE: skis
 

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.

RE: skis
 

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