ClipAway Facelift
Process to replace the middle third of ClipAway
Envelope bag with full envelope 12/14/2009
My fingers flying, ripping stitches, with a lot more to go
A picture of the 6 panels removed from one of 8 gores
02/19/2010 New fabric .... getting ready for the cutting process
Ken Leota and Joanie Padelt aligning the pattern
Panel for one row are cut out, now putting on alignment marks
Envelope laid out and ready to start fabric removal
Removing leftover broken stitches from load tape
This section is approx 24 feet by 24 feet
Bert Padelt getting up close and personal, with alignment marks
Bert using a razor knife to cut out the panels
Ready for the next phase, each bundle is a full row (8 panels)
Starting the tedious task of ripping stitches (4 rows of stitches, and break a stitch in each row, approx every 1/2 inch)
12/15/2009 Finally ... all fabric removed from middle third
Envelope packed back in the bag, minus the middle third
Laying 8 layers of fabric out for the panels in one row
Ken removing the cutting scraps
Bert and Joanie reviewing some figures
---- The sewing phase was done without my help.
(sorry, no pictures during the sewing phase)
Here she is ... very first inflation/flight after the rebuild, taken after Bert and I landed March 17,2010
