REFLECTOR: Tips on stop drilling for cracks in the wind screen

[Brian Michalk]

Beef up the fuselage there where the corner of the windshield is.

I have seen pictures of hard off field landings, and it looks like this 
is a weak part of the fuselage.

I would put one layer of triax, maybe 1 foot by two feet centered near 
the corner.  Long axis front to back.

Christopher Martin wrote:
> After seven years of flying and over 700 hours I have developed 2 cracks in
> the lower, pilot side of the front wind screen. I stop drilled each with a
> 1/16th inch drill and it appeared to work. After about 40 hours I saw that
> both cracks have continued past the stop hole by 1/8th inch. I have now
> drilled another stop hole at each extended crack.
> 
> Does anyone have any advice on this?
> 
> 
> Christopher Martin
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