Week 19 Make Final Covers and Meet Tim Sullivan

Ultra-violet light does more damage to fabric covered airplanes that anything else.

So, Joanne and I went all out making a set of complete covers using inexpensive Budge auto covers for the material.

These covers are ridiculously inexpensive. A full-size car cover (19 feet) is only about $20.

The covers are a bit of a hassle to take on and off every time. But, the benefits of keeping the sun off the plane are worth it.

Covers from the right rear.

This shot also shows the gust locks we made out of aluminum angle iron from Home Depot.

Covers from the right front.

Meeting Tim Sullivan for the first time.

Tim's a very interesting and engaging guy. He's an airline Captain for Continental Airlines and flies Boeing 737 and 757 airplanes for a living.

You'd never know it just chatting with the guy, though. He's the most unassuming person I've ever met.

Tim came down and acted as a check pilot and part of our emergency crew for my first solo.

Later on, I checked Tim out in the FlightStar and he's the only person, other than myself, to solo our plane.

Over the winter of 2001/2002, Tim built a Rotax 582 powered Trike for himself.