![]() ![]() My questions: Could the water have come in through the vents if the wind and rain were strong enough? Does anyone have any suggestions for me to check? I've always been told to leave the vents open but now I question this. The carpet below the seats was dry so it was all contained to the front of the spar in front of the seat rails. The door seal also seems to be very good. I did have a canvas cover on the plane and didn't see anything wet above the vents. On the pilot side it also seemed a little wet but not as bad as the right side. I tried to find the source of the leak and the only thing I noticed was below the vent on the right side it was a little wet. So, when landing in your Skyhawk, you may. If you multiply that by nine, you get about 50 knots. ![]() So, if you have 30 pounds per square inch, or 30 psi of tire pressure, we get a square root of about 5.5. I pulled the carpet out from both sides and dried up all the water. The speed at which your landing gears will hydroplane, in knots, can be determined by multiplying the square root of your tire pressure by nine. I lifted up the carpet and found that they were more than just a little damp with some water pooling. I went to check on the plane today and noticed that the carpets below both sides of the panel were wet. It was some of the strongest wind and rain that I have heard in a long time. The rain started in the early morning hours around 1 AM and was sustained for the whole day. The other night we had some of the strongest rain that I have ever seen here in Delaware. ![]() Unfortunately I am 26th on the list to get a hangar at my local field so I have no choice but to tie her down outside. I just recently purchased a 1979 Piper Archer. ![]()
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