Hail Damage

[Ventucky Red]

What constitutes light, medium, or heavy damage.... and does this have an effect on wing performance?

Thanks

 

[James331]

Makes the plane faster, like a golf ball

 

[aftCG]

What constitutes light, medium, or heavy damage.... and does this have an effect on wing performance?

Thanks

It's whether you can see it at 5', 25' or 50'

Makes the plane faster, like a golf ball

Mother nature's vortex generators . No STC required

 

[pigpenracing]

Buy another one without ugly hail dings....

 

[Nmm347]

No idea if it affects performance but my 182 with light hail damage cruises quicker than my buddies 182 who is only a few serial numbers off and configured the same.

 

[benyflyguy]

Makes the plane faster, like a golf ball

I just spit out my drink!!!

 

[Tom-D]

The only factor that it imposes is, the final selling price.

Unless of course it causes structural damage.

 

[Ventucky Red]

Makes the plane faster, like a golf ball

 

[FlySince9]

Makes the plane faster, like a golf ball

didn't know who, but I knew someone would make the comparison....

 

[Kenny Phillips]

Our 172 didn't gain or lose any speed from hailstorm damage. It gained a few hundred small dents, and new wing and stabilizer tips, as those were obliterated. We elected not to fix the dings, and instead kept part of the insurance money as sort of a pre-payment on the lost value when we sold it.