brien23
Cleared for Takeoff
Looking for a PA-32 300 Canopy Cover what works best snaps or straps. Also any good places to buy one.
Piper Canopy Cover Snaps or Straps
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Vaflier
Pre-takeoff checklist
The covers with the snaps blow off in high winds. Mine has straps and stays in place. Pretty well. The is a company in Salisbury Md. That makes very good covers but I cannot remeber the name. Perhaps Planecover.com. ????????. Not sure. Will try to get the name for you.
JHW
En-Route
straps. Don't drill unnecessary holes in the plane. And get a cover that comes all the way down to the wing and covers the whole door.
GMascelli
En-Route
bflynn
Final Approach
I've done both and prefer straps, even with the minor annoyance of having to get the straps under the airplane. Snaps are permanently sized, so they're either too tight when you first get it or too lose once the canvas stretches.
Tom-D
Taxi to Parking
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Tom-D
And they are a PITA to put on.
I'll take the straps any day, even when I must place a piece of anti chaff tape under the buckles.
catmandu
Pattern Altitude
Put a twist or three in the straps to confound the god Bernoulli. Doesn't get rid of all the chafe, but some.
+1 for planecover.com, got good after-the-buy customer service just this week.
Vaflier
Pre-takeoff checklist
It is Ground Tech and their website is Planecover.com. Their straps have a rubber pad behind the buckles to prevent scratching. Mine has been outside for the last 5 years and no signs of chafing paint. Would love to have a hangar but none are available. Maybe soon.