Spring has sprung with gusto on the East Coast of Australia. I haven't flown for a while due to a number of factors, including losing interest, bad weather, flying buddies being too busy to fly and getting bitten by the cycling bug.
However today I brushed the dust off my eHawk 1500, which has pretty much been my favourite plane for a long time. The weather promised thermals aplenty and didn't disappoint. After my 3rd landing, which wasn't that rough, I picked up the plane and the boom felt a little floppy. The fibreglass pod has broken a little on one side where it goes into the boom. The opposite side also has a little crack in the pod end.
I'm guessing these things have happened from landing it on less-than-wonderful surfaces. I've never fixed fibreglass like this before. Is there a way to do it that a. doesn't look terrible, b. is lightweight, and c. looks OK?
However today I brushed the dust off my eHawk 1500, which has pretty much been my favourite plane for a long time. The weather promised thermals aplenty and didn't disappoint. After my 3rd landing, which wasn't that rough, I picked up the plane and the boom felt a little floppy. The fibreglass pod has broken a little on one side where it goes into the boom. The opposite side also has a little crack in the pod end.
I'm guessing these things have happened from landing it on less-than-wonderful surfaces. I've never fixed fibreglass like this before. Is there a way to do it that a. doesn't look terrible, b. is lightweight, and c. looks OK?