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kearney

Joined: 20 Sep 2008
Posts: 563

Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2015 7:31 pm Post subject: Travel Canopy Covers

Hi



I have been reading posts regarding lightweight travel canopy covers. There seem to be a number of choices including Flightline (who did my interior), Bruce's who did my heavier Cherokee cover, Van's and Cleaveland.



I am interested in something that is light but will not scratch my glass.



I'd be interested in first hand opinions.



Cheers



Les

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dmaib@me.com

Joined: 25 Apr 2006
Posts: 455
Location: New Smyrna Beach, Florida

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 2:52 am Post subject: Re: Travel Canopy Covers

Hi Les. I have used the Flightline cover from day one and could not be happier with it. I use it quite a bit when traveling. More than six years and my glass still looks almost like new. No scratching at all.

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Tim Olson

Joined: 25 Jan 2007
Posts: 2879

Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 3:35 am Post subject: Travel Canopy Covers

Same here. I borrowed a Cleveland one once when I forgot mine and it's not 1/2 the cover...unless they've changed it since then.  And the Bruce's one is a nice cover but it's so heavy if you travel with it you better not need much luggage.  It's a better home-use cover.

So that narrows down the choices a little.  You'll like the Flightline one though.



Tim



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 Hi Les. I have used the Flightline cover from day one and could not be happier with it. I use it quite a bit when traveling. More than six years and my glass still looks almost like new. No scratching at all.

 

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john(at)trollingers.com
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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 4:47 am Post subject: Travel Canopy Covers

I have the cover from Cleveland (only a few months old) and it looks exactly like the Flightline one, not sure if they changed or not.  I have been very happy with it.. extremely light weight.

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 Same here. I borrowed a Cleveland one once when I forgot mine and it's not 1/2 the cover...unless they've changed it since then.  And the Bruce's one is a nice cover but it's so heavy if you travel with it you better not need much luggage.  It's a better home-use cover.

 So that narrows down the choices a little.  You'll like the Flightline one though.

 Tim

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Tim Olson

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Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 5:25 am Post subject: Travel Canopy Covers

Cleveland could've definitely change their cover, because the one I borrowed was pretty old for an RV 10, and all it was was a simple nylon cover. It wasn't light blocking like the flightline one is, and it wasn't really waterproof like the flightline one is. I wasn't too impressed with that old one. But if they make it out of different material now, it could be just fine. 

Tim

On Mar 2, 2015, at 6:35 AM, John Trollinger <john(at)trollingers.com (john(at)trollingers.com)> wrote:

[quote]I have the cover from Cleveland (only a few months old) and it looks exactly like the Flightline one, not sure if they changed or not.  I have been very happy with it.. extremely light weight.

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 Same here. I borrowed a Cleveland one once when I forgot mine and it's not 1/2 the cover...unless they've changed it since then.  And the Bruce's one is a nice cover but it's so heavy if you travel with it you better not need much luggage.  It's a better home-use cover.

 So that narrows down the choices a little.  You'll like the Flightline one though.

 Tim

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Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 5:04 am Post subject: Re: Travel Canopy Covers

I use a Bruce's custom cover, which is their full size cover that fits all the way down to the wing root.  It weighs quite a bit compared to the day covers, but I like to use this on long trips.

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woxofswa

Joined: 12 Aug 2008
Posts: 349
Location: AZ

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 11:37 am Post subject: Re: Travel Canopy Covers

I use the Bruce's lightweight generic cover on the road.  It's a tiny bit small for a 10 leaving the bottom couple inches of the door window uncovered, but it is light and packs down to the size of a small O2 bottle.  Ton of rain at OSH this year and nothing leaked inside.  As far as chafing goes, it is a loose cover that damages windows.  This one stretches so tight the wind doesn't move it at all.

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Mesa, AZ
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Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2015 11:55 am Post subject: Travel Canopy Covers

If you ask Bruce's for a little longer cover (to cover up those inches) 

they'll usually accommodate with little or no extra charge.

Linn



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 I use the Bruce's lightweight generic cover on the road.  It's a tiny bit small for a 10 leaving the bottom couple inches of the door window uncovered, but it is light and packs down to the size of a small O2 bottle.  Ton of rain at OSH this year and nothing leaked inside.  As far as chafing goes, it is a loose cover that damages windows.  This one stretches so tight the wind doesn't move it at all.



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kearney

Joined: 20 Sep 2008
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Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 5:24 pm Post subject: Re: Travel Canopy Covers

Hi



So, I picked up a travel cover from Flightline. First off, I was pretty amazed at how light it was. I used to have a Bruce's cover for my PA28 and it was very substantial and heavy. Abbey's cover is marvelously light. It seems to be very well made. I like the velcro straps that go around the steps.



Thank you to everyone who weighed in with advice.



Cheers



Les

flying-nut(at)cfl.rr.com
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Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2015 6:54 pm Post subject: Travel Canopy Covers

Post a picture when you get one!!!

Linn



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 Hi



 So, I picked up a travel cover from Flightline. First off, I was pretty amazed at how light it was. I used to have a Bruce's cover for my PA28 and it was very substantial and heavy. Abbey's cover is marvelously light. It seems to be very well made. I like the velcro straps that go around the steps.



 Thank you to everyone who weighed in with advice.



 Cheers



 Les





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kearney

Joined: 20 Sep 2008
Posts: 563

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 5:01 am Post subject: Re: Travel Canopy Covers

Hi Again



Attached re a couple of pix of the Flightline Interiors travel canopy. In the second I have folded it back so you can see the black back of the material. It is not a two layer cover, rather t appears to be a synthetic material, one side being silver and the other being black.



The cover is very light and folds up into a small bag. It can't weight more than a pound or two.



It is completely impervious to light and appears to be waterproof. 



I like that it has 4 sets of retaining straps - two in the front, one that attaches to the step and one at  end.



It looks like it can be made quite secure without chaffing. My Bruce's cover on my PA28 had only two straps, the rear one having a chaffing problem - it wore through my paint albeit after 18+ years outside.



The cost was $250 USD plus shipping.



Cheers



Les

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ALonDer
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Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2019 11:09 pm Post subject: Re: Travel Canopy Covers

I used the Flightline cover too. 2 years passed and I'm happy with it. No scratches, no damage. Planning on traveling thru Europe on my RV-10 the next year, starting from Spain and ending in Lithuania. I'll stop in a few beautiful travel destinations where I won't get bored. Maybe I'll make to taste some Russian vodka and some Moldovian wine and even bring some bottles with me. Has someone else made such a trip? How did you manage it?

trigo(at)mail.telepac.pt
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Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2019 6:00 am Post subject: Travel Canopy Covers

Dear ALonDer



Would you care to tell us your name?



And I would suggest to begin the tour in Portugal, instead of Spain. For sure, if you begin in Portugal, you will have to pass Spain right after 😄.



Regards

Carlos 



Enviado do meu iPhone



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 I used the Flightline cover too. 2 years passed and I'm happy with it. No scratches, no damage. Planning on traveling thru Europe on my RV-10 the next year, starting from Spain and ending in Lithuania. I'll stop in a few beautiful travel destinations (https://travelazzi.com/) where I won't get bored. Maybe I'll make to taste some Russian vodka and some Moldovian wine and even bring some bottles with me. Has someone else made such a trip? How did you manage it?

 

 

 

 

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