[simpits-tech] cockpits kept outside

[Roy Coates]

On Mon, 13 Jan 2003, Justin Messenger wrote:

> If it has carpet in it, it will smell like wet/rotten
> carpet. So the answer is, yes. How it smells also
> depends on its location, the desert VS the humid/wet
> locations. However, if you clean up the cockpit it's
> not really a problem. I have also noticed that larger
> cockpits like my DC-8 tend to keep that "airplane"
> smell better.
> Justin

Despite countless years outside with no canopy and with no fabrics in the
cockpit, my dear Sea Hawk  cockpitstill retains that yummy aircraft smell
:)

2c

Roy.