Canopy Care

Flying into the sun near the end of the day you quickly determine the quality of your canopy.

A well polished canopy could make the difference seeing another glider or bird circling. It might be the difference seeing the other traffic and avoiding a mid-air. Someone walking out on the runway might be completely invisible.

It is a good idea during your winter maintenance to spend some time removing the fine scratches giving you the best chances to find that first thermal.

I prefer to be solely responsible for any unwiped or dirty spots on the canopy I have to stare at for the next 5 hours. So I prefer maintaining the canopy myself.

Aircraft canopies need regular maintenance which includes cleaning, polish and scratch removal. LP 210 is the best at keeping your canopy optically clear.

210® Plastic Cleaner & Polish - Cleans, polishes and leaves a protective coating for light surface cleaning. For heavy cleaning and the removal of surface scratches, first use 210® PLUS Plastic Scratch Remover

210® PLUS Plastic Scratch Remover - For heavy cleaning of scratches, extra dirty or dull surfaces

Garret Willat holds a flight instructor rating with over 8000 hours in sailplanes. His parents have owned Sky Sailing Inc. since 1979. He started instructing the day after his 18th birthday. Since then, Garret has represented the US Junior team in 2003 and 2005. He graduated from Embry-Riddle with a bachelor's degree in Professional Aeronautics. Garret represented the US Open Class team in 2008 and 2010 and the Club Class team in 2014. Garret has won 3 US National Championships.