Sounds like this STC has just been added to my "things to purchase list" during my rebuild. ThanksDoor off , right off the deck on a pretty morning is as good as it gets .
As far as I understand it the limitations are as follows:Does the STC just allow removal, or do you have to install a strap, like the J4?
Howdy,I just looked up 84ME, you are only about 2 hr flight from the strip I am building in Nova Scotia. I'll be sure and extend an invite once I get it finished and my Citabria restored.
Hey,Nova Scotia in a Citabria??? Sign me up!!
Howdy,I'm curious if anyone has purchased this STC and if flight in a Citabria is enjoyable with the door removed on a hot summer day? Thanks
Custom madeWell Folks,
I just "Bit the Bullet" and went ahead and purchased the STC today. I have been going to the STOL Competitions around my area (Just Watching), and went once with my door removed (It does get in the 90s up here in Northern Maine in the summer). I was told that it was illegal and that a FAA fella was on the field, so watch out for him.
So, I was "Paranoid" the rest of that day,... but it was uneventful. The STC was purchased from the Aeronca Website, (STC #SA33CE). ACA directed me there. So, $50.00 later I will be now legal for next year. Pretty pricey for a piece of paper, but well worth the effort.
Now, if I can find a nice, quality and reliable window latch to keep my left window open while in flight? There is a bent piece of spring steel that holds it open to the wing right now. Now appealing and comes loose on occasion. Any Ideas or Pictures?
Figured I would do as many upgrades and get things signed off since we are performing an Annual and Fuel Tank repair right now anyway.
Ken "COWBOY" Winiarski
c/o Cowboys Air Ranch (84ME)
Howdy,Custom made
Howdy,I have the STC. It's windy (so I love the "No Smoking" limitation-- like you could keep a cigarette lit in that wind!), and 100mph is pretty limiting, at least in my 7GCAA. Still, it's cool to have.
The door is very easy to remove (just hold it and pull the quick disconnect latch), but harder to put back with just one person. I find it's much easier to have a second person so that one person can hold the door and the other person can align the pins.