Had a lot of water in the plane. Rugs were soaked, more so in the back. Put towels in and some damp dry, but was wondering if this is normal in a 50 year old plane or if I need to get it fixed.
thanks
Hi Penelope.
I would not say it is "normal," but a lot of 150's do get wet. Our 150, when it was tied down, always got wet in the rain, even with a canopy cover (although the cover helped). I went out with a friend and he helped me caulk the back windows. This was a mistake as the caulk kind of made a mess that is still there and the airplane still leaked. I found out from other folks here what the problem really was. There are two inspection panels, one on top of each wing, immediately adjacent to the cockpit at the rear of the wing. I think these are flap mechanism inspection panels, but no matter. Anyway, they are supposed to be removed for inspection at annual, and often the sealant does not get replaced when they are reinstalled. If your airplane is in a hangar (as ours is now), you would not necessarily have to fix it (I didn't). If you plan to tie down when you travel, etc., you may want to fix it to keep the water out. Damp rid works very well to dry everything out, but be careful as it is pretty caustic.
Once all the website transfer for the Club is completed, the search function should start working again and you will be able to find a LOT of help for issues like this on the site.
By the way, did you get your battery/starter issue resolved?
