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Was going to fly my BC-12D over to the IA tomorrow so I went to the airport today to give the plane a good once over. It has been sitting out all summer with just about an hour of time on it. So as I am making my walk around I take my fore finger knuckle and wrap on the fabric at various locations... kind of like you would do if knocking on a door (but maybe twice as hard) In a couple areas I hear a distinct crack sound and the paint cracks... sort of in the shape of a fisheye. The fabric remained a bit deformed in that area.
I know none of you can provide a clear cut answer without seeing it but is this an indication that my fabric needs to be ripped off and redone?
for reference the plane was covered with Irish linen and finished with cab dope in 1971 where is sat in a garage until 2001. Since then it's seen the light of day for a total of maybe 18 months.
My IA will look at it tomorrow but seeing as how this could be a major problem I'm stressing about it until he checks it out.
I know none of you can provide a clear cut answer without seeing it but is this an indication that my fabric needs to be ripped off and redone?
for reference the plane was covered with Irish linen and finished with cab dope in 1971 where is sat in a garage until 2001. Since then it's seen the light of day for a total of maybe 18 months.
My IA will look at it tomorrow but seeing as how this could be a major problem I'm stressing about it until he checks it out.
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