Guest check-in #1 Posted August 5, 2009 Hi Sonex owners. Just a word of warning if you have standard engine cowls all held together with piano hinge and wire. I had the bottom wire creep forward during a two hour flight until it eventually snagged on the trailing edge of the prop. Lucky I was throttled back on final approach when it finally did it, because it took quite a chunk out of the prop, which then propagated into a long split. At climb or cruise power it could have been a lot worse. As well as needing a new prop, I now need to find a way to secure this wire. The way mine is set up, almost any of the other wires would not find it easy to part company. Suggestions, anyone? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Qwerty #2 Posted August 5, 2009 If you leave a short length of piano wire hanging out, bent at 90 deg, you can flex it back and rotate it sideways to secure under a small hook or clip riveted to the cowl. Any help? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Qwerty #3 Posted August 5, 2009 Bend a loop in the end of the piano wire and fix it to the cowl with a screw, dzus etc Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest check-in #4 Posted August 6, 2009 Thanks for the suggestions. I was hoping to ditch the bottom wire altogether, but fitting a new wire long enough to bend back under a clip sounds simpler. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
