SilentT Posted Monday at 06:35 PM Report Posted Monday at 06:35 PM Who's the go to place for 85' J ramp/tie down fuselage covers? Intake inserts, pitot covers, etc?
PeterRus Posted Monday at 07:10 PM Report Posted Monday at 07:10 PM I went with Bruce's covers, for fuselage from the engine all the way to the vertical stabilizer. Full fuselage cover eliminates intake inserts, just a pitot cover that was bought from Amazon. 1
Paul Thomas Posted Monday at 07:50 PM Report Posted Monday at 07:50 PM I have a Bruce cover. I've only used it on few times and the fit is great but I did have them make some modifications. I didn't want the front strap to interfere over the gear doors and I have a velcro over the rear antenna that's where the dorsal fin starts. I had to send it back for the rear antenna but since I had been told the cover would not reach there. Bruce took care of shipping both ways and couldn't have been any easier to work with.
Scott Ashton Posted Tuesday at 01:20 AM Report Posted Tuesday at 01:20 AM I have a Bruces Cover and it has been very durable. There are two snaps at the front on either side above the gear doors, which holds the cover snug without having a strap tight across the gear doors. The other thing I got with the airplane is a tail cover for the empennage to keep birds, etc out of the tail mechanism and that helped a lot too. For better or worse, you can definitely tell where the cover was and was not because the paint is remarkably different. The cover did a great job protecting the cabin area even if it was a pain to install and remove... I see a lot of planes out on the ramp without a cabin cover and I just couldn't do that!
SilentT Posted yesterday at 02:16 PM Author Report Posted yesterday at 02:16 PM On 12/8/2025 at 8:20 PM, Scott Ashton said: I have a Bruces Cover and it has been very durable. There are two snaps at the front on either side above the gear doors, which holds the cover snug without having a strap tight across the gear doors. The other thing I got with the airplane is a tail cover for the empennage to keep birds, etc out of the tail mechanism and that helped a lot too. For better or worse, you can definitely tell where the cover was and was not because the paint is remarkably different. The cover did a great job protecting the cabin area even if it was a pain to install and remove... I see a lot of planes out on the ramp without a cabin cover and I just couldn't do that! All of the seals in my plane are probably trash so I'm worried about water getting in the windows and down into the tubes so that's primarily what I'm focused on protecting when I'm on a work trip away from the hanger
Pinecone Posted yesterday at 05:33 PM Report Posted yesterday at 05:33 PM I use Bruce's window HeatShields. Lower temp, keep out prying eyes, and pretty easy to install. Also got all the plugs from Bruce's. Pitot cover from Amazon also.
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