arnoha
Cleared for Takeoff
sigh...the drama with my plane never ends. This time a renter backed my plane into another, my left wingtip into other rudder. Not a huge deal, chief mechanic got it airworthy again, but the wingtip needs replacement. It's a 2003 172S. Cessna wants $1100 or so for the part, but I notice Knots2U only wants $320: http://www.knots2u.net/abs-plastic-wing-tips-set-of-two-cessna-late-model-20-52-80a/ Anyone have any experience with their products? Even though this is on the renter, I've no interest in soaking them if I don't have a reason to. Annoyed and it shouldn't have happened, but we all make mistakes.
Also, the right wingtip isn't painted right now, as the previous owner had a similar mishap and didn't paint the replacement when he put it on. Figuring now would be a cheap time to get that one painted, too. Gives me an opportunity to change the wingtip color, if I want to. What do you guys think of accent colors on wingtips? Thinking about using the red accent stripe color on the wingtip.
Also, the right wingtip isn't painted right now, as the previous owner had a similar mishap and didn't paint the replacement when he put it on. Figuring now would be a cheap time to get that one painted, too. Gives me an opportunity to change the wingtip color, if I want to. What do you guys think of accent colors on wingtips? Thinking about using the red accent stripe color on the wingtip.