Cowl Plugs

[Pictreed]

Now that transition training is over the mission for my Mooney will be taking me to meet with Inspectors, handling licensing, and so on around the region. 

So I will fly in and rent a car but that leaves my plane out in the open.  I have a cover for the cabin but what do you guys use for the cowl openings?  

I have a '65 E with the lower cowl enclosure. 

I'm also curious if you guys carry your own tie downs?

Thanks, Tim

[Openwheeler3]

I don't have any cowl plugs but I definitely carry my own tie downs. Many airports don't have them if you land after hours or they are just crappy ropes that are hard to work with. 

[carusoam]

My plane got it's additional covers/plugs from Jim Cancil at planecovers.com...  My O's picture is still on the website...  My C got it's cover there.  My C was strictly an outdoor bird...

Best regards,

-a-

[Bob_Belville]

Just now, carusoam said:

My plane got it's additional covers/plugs from Jim Cancil at planecovers.com...  My O's picture is still on the website...  My C got it's cover there.  My C was strictly an outdoor bird...

Best regards,

-a-

+1 for Jim. He can make you custom plugs for whatever opening you have. Looks like it's $65 for a pair.

http://www.planecover.com/low_wing_covers.htm#

[carusoam]

Don't forget something for the tail opening as well...

-a-

[Bob_Belville]

1 hour ago, carusoam said:

Don't forget something for the tail opening as well...

-a-

Does anyone make something for our tail feathers? If not, I suspect Jim Cancil would be interested. There's also a big hole in vintage retractable step. Cowl flaps... 

[cctsurf]

I find cowl plugs a necessity.  I left them out a while back, only to come back and find a bird had attempted to take up residence inside of the baffling, I couldn't reach it from outside and had to take off the outer and open up the inner cowl to clean it out...  Next time I'll remember my cowl plugs.

I just use foam rubber, using a bread knife I was able to fit them exactly to the plane, and put a rope from one plug to the other, so that if I forget to remove them, they exit instead of ingest.  Total cost $5.  A red spray paint reminds me that they need to come out.  I have some nice fire orange fabric to cover them, but that's getting to be 4 years old...I don't think it is going to happen.

Just My $.02

[Bob_Belville]

Just now, cctsurf said:

I just use foam rubber, using a bread knife I was able to fit them exactly to the plane, and put a rope from one plug to the other, so that if I forget to remove them, they exit instead of ingest.  Total cost $5.  A red spray paint reminds me that they need to come out.  I have some nice fire orange fabric to cover them, but that's getting to be 4 years old...I don't think it is going to happen.

Just My $.02

Yeah, I've been meaning to order a nice looking set complete with tail number for several years. In the meantime I have those foam blocks covered with some nylon socks I used to get all the time on Delta overseas flights. They're maroon matching my plane color. They're connected with a matching nylon lanyard with a Red Remove Before Flight streamer. Total cost zero. Looks to be worth about what I have invested. 

[Bart Chilcott]

1 hour ago, Bob_Belville said:

Yeah, I've been meaning to order a nice looking set complete with tail number for several years. In the meantime I have those foam blocks covered with some nylon socks I used to get all the time on Delta overseas flights. They're maroon matching my plane color. They're connected with a matching nylon lanyard with a Red Remove Before Flight streamer. Total cost zero. Looks to be worth about what I have invested. 

These look great Bob! Thanks for posting the link.  Definitely going to order a set of plugs from these people.  They look like they're really nice quality.

[Pictreed]

5 hours ago, Bob_Belville said:

Does anyone make something for our tail feathers? If not, I suspect Jim Cancil would be interested. There's also a big hole in vintage retractable step. Cowl flaps... 

Sounds like I need a tent...lol

Thanks.  I thought Plane Covers is who I needed to call. 

[Marauder]

18 minutes ago, Pictreed said:

Sounds like I need a tent...lol

During this time of year, if I plan on leaving my plane on the ramp for more than a few hours, I plug up all of the openings using foam that I carry around. If it is looking like rain, I stuff the foam in various size Glad bags. It doesn't take long for the critters to attack.

 

 

[Sabremech]

I purchased a set for my 66 C  from Bruce's Custom Covers. 

[Pictreed]

4 hours ago, Sabremech said:

I purchased a set for my 66 C  from Bruce's Custom Covers. 

Argh...I was avoiding reading your thread because you're not making that beauty for my 65 E yet and you post it here! 

I will check them out.  Thanks 

[Zwaustin]

+1 on Bruce's cowl plugs. I have a set for my 231. I always use them whether in the hangar or not.

[Marauder]

I purchased a set for my 66 C  from Bruce's Custom Covers. 

4 hours ago, Sabremech said: I purchased a set for my 66 C  from Bruce's Custom Covers. 

Argh...I was avoiding reading your thread because you're not making that beauty for my 65 E yet and you post it here! 

I will check them out.  Thanks 

I know, I would love to see David's cowl available for the F models.

David -- can you post some more pictures of your cowl. We need to drool some more.

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