Birds not welcome

[bushpilot]

Here's a tip for any of you that suffer the 'birds in the hanger problem' like I do.. I don't mind birds of the feathered variety - I just dont like 'em poopin' all over my pride and joy..

 

My wife wouldn't let me do a ghost-busters on them (those "pretty swallows"), so I nicked 3 of her 'out of vogue' double bed sheets (notice how all beds are queen size now..) and they work a treat. Also keeps the dust off..

 

Only the flat, horizontal surfaces need protecting, so a fitted sheet (elastic on sides) fits perfectly over the tail section and another for the nose. Then a flat sheet over fuesalage with 2 corners tied through the flap hinges. I use a bit of hessian - folded double - on the wing (Bunnings - $20).

 

Cover-up time 2 minutes - less to take them off...

 

 

 

 

[Guest Maj Millard]

Yes Chris, you would think they would have more respect...maybe they are trying to tell us something ??

 

 

[Ben Longden]

A few guys at Shepp use this technique - even Gawnes with their sleek cessna Chancellor

 

.

 

At Echuca, they used to have a light wire aircraft shaped frame covered with hessian hanging like a false ceiling above the club plane.

 

This worked really well for many years, but has been taken down with recent construction work inside the hangar.

 

My thought is to guy a couple of up market car covers - the ones with non scratch lining, and modify those.

 

Ben