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The glider turtle deck and cockpit get a few more items.

The oxygen tank is now mounted under the turtle deck. A retaining cable runs back to the rear steel carrythrough tube, and will only be used once...in the event of a crash. (Wooden 2x4's are mockups for the wing spars to ensure I am installing items with acceptable clearance.)

A two-litre water bladder hangs behind the seat pan, and the drinking tube is at a convenient location.

I still have to install another fiberglass antenna bracket under the aft end of the turtle deck.

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It's getting crowded under the turtle deck now that the oxygen tank has been installed. Note the wooden 2x4's that serve as mockups for the wing spars.

There is room behind the seat pan for a decent amount of drinking water. Only the drinking tube will be visible once the seat is back in place.

Rachel Brindle
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@KrajciTom@universeodon.com I really need to figure out a place for a water bladder on my plane(s). I usually fly with a 24 oz (~0.75 L) water bottle, and that definitely runs out on longer flights.

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One of the reasons I got a strongly tinted canopy is that the sun and dehydration here can be brutal in the hot months. I always flew with as much water as I could stow if I expected a long soaring flight.

Rachel Brindle
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@KrajciTom@universeodon.com My rv-9 has a koger sunshade in it, and it's great. I'm going to do something similar for my cozy.

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The only place to hide from the sun in a sailplane...is under the dumb looking bucket hat we all wear, lol!

Glider pilot bucket hat.

Not stylish, but functional.