Montrose Upholstery, a shop close to Richmond International Airport, had a good reputation for automobiles, but, we found out later, had done few, if any, full interiors for airplanes. While their quality was good, their attention to keeping upholstery light, which is so important for an airplane, was not something they thought about. Much of the blame falls on us since we didn't fully explain the difference between planes and cars when we left our Sportsman with them.

You will see photos of the shop as well as photos of the various parts of the cabin and as they are now finished. I must say, although the quality of this shop's work was high, we failed to make it abundantly clear that this was an airplane! Therefore weight was a critical factor. Although this shop was recommended by an aviation friend of ours, the shop 99% of the time worked on automobiles of all makes and models where weight was not a significant factor As it turned out one of the heaviest items, was a "carpet" that almost completely covered the area below the 3 3/4 gallon header fuel tank the width of the cabin as well a wrapping around the floor areas. We have removed much of that carpet since we switched from the Eggenfellner 3.5L Subaru engine to a Lycoming as well as the large header tank completely. (We still have two 1 quart header tanks on either side of the cabin as required by Glasair.)