procharger Posted December 11, 2018 Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 Just saw a you tube video 2006 CTSW it had a fairly large vertical sliding window on the left side, anyone know anything about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted December 11, 2018 Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 Likely the photo window option they used to offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted December 11, 2018 Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 54 minutes ago, Tom Baker said: Likely the photo window option they used to offer. Or the less well known doorgunner option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTDan Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 Bumping an old thread here... My 2006 has photography windows on both sides & the rails are in bad shape. Can anyone suggest where I can buy new rails? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrassStripFlyBoy Posted January 1, 2021 Report Share Posted January 1, 2021 They are Mecaplex items, this link may not be the p/n you're after but a start. I have both photo window and a side vent and can measure the rails - I think they are the same rail just different orientation - will confirm. Mecaplex Guide Rail (wingsandwheels.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Koerner Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 Dan, I'm surprised your rails are in bad shape. I would have expected them to outlive the plane. Do you know how they were damaged? Mike Koerner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted January 3, 2021 Report Share Posted January 3, 2021 It is mostly cracked around the threaded screw holes, with a couple of the ends broke off. Dan's airplane was the first I had seen with the photo windows. They rattled pretty bad on the ground, but I didn't notice an issues in flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTDan Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 16 hours ago, Mike Koerner said: Dan, I'm surprised your rails are in bad shape. I would have expected them to outlive the plane. Do you know how they were damaged? Mike Koerner I’m not sure, but I’d speculate that they were overtightened to try to fix the issue Tom mentioned. The bottom is broken off on one side of the pilot side... I’m pretty sure I must have done it while flying with a heavier coat on. It was one of the rails missing the bottom screw, so it would have been easy to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTDan Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 On 1/1/2021 at 1:50 PM, GrassStripFlyBoy said: They are Mecaplex items, this link may not be the p/n you're after but a start. I have both photo window and a side vent and can measure the rails - I think they are the same rail just different orientation - will confirm. Mecaplex Guide Rail (wingsandwheels.com) Thank you for the link... it looks like there are a couple of different sizes available. I’ll contact them when I get back in town to see what they suggest. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrassStripFlyBoy Posted January 4, 2021 Report Share Posted January 4, 2021 Confirmed the rails are the same for small vent as well as the photo window, position 12 for bottom and position 13 for top are noted on both window rails. The link above will be what you should find on your door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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