Cargo Nets

Jerry De Santis · #1 07-11-13, 06:29 PM

What model and year is your Skymaster? I have a P337G 1975 unit and it has tie down clips in the cargo area in back of the bench seat (2nd row). The bench seat swings upward in a vertical position in back of the pilots seat for more cargo loading. How is your plane configured?

Jerry

B2C2 · #2 07-11-13, 06:37 PM

The plane is a 1969 T337D. All six seats are independently installed on seat rails and relatively easily removed.

JimC · #3 07-12-13, 07:05 AM

These guys custom make cargo nets in any size & strength you want, with tiedowns where you want them. I'd get one rated for 10x my cargo weight.

http://www.cargocatch.com/cargo-nets.html

I'm not sure how you'd get tiedown points in the ceiling.

hharney · #4 07-12-13, 11:09 PM

Are they STC'd?

JimC · #5 07-13-13, 08:43 AM

No. Does a cargo net need to be STC'ed?

hharney · #6 07-14-13, 05:22 PM

Well ............................ check with your A/P - IA

JimC · #7 07-14-13, 06:03 PM

AC 43.13-2B, Chapter 12, Section 1203 (a) (1-3) covers "Cargo Tiedown Devices." It says "Cargo tiedown devices may be assembled from webbing, nets, rope, cables, fittings, or other material that conforms to a FAA-PMA, TSO, NAS, AN, or MIL-SPEC standards[sic]". Note that the AC covers the raw materials, not the finished net.

No mention is made of an STC requirement.

The website of the manufacturer I cited says they make nets for "military, police, fire, government, aviation and marine applications."

I leave the rest of the exercise to the reader.