Hi all, my name is Casper and I just bought a 1978 Super Decathlon. The engine has 800 hours and seems fine, but the fuselage and wings need new fabric. That's why I decided to do a full restoration.
My goal is to get the aircraft in 'new' condition, and also update everything so the airplane is most similar as possible to a newly built Super Decathlon.
Besides this I'm curious if there are possibilies to turn the plane into an Extreme Decathlon even.
For this, I'm gonna need a plan. The main project will be executed by an experienced company in The Netherlands (where I live). But I'd like to make a plan myself first, to decide which parts I need to buy etc.
I am looking for people who are able and willing to give me some advice. Is this forum the right place for these kind of questions?
I'll be creating a website on which I'll post the complete restauration-project, so everybody is invited to follow.
Sounds like a nice project! My fuselage has one minor dent, and the restoration company said they will replace this piece. That's all I know about it. I think you should give Chad from ACA a call about these things. I think that he knows everything about these airplanes.