[rsrguy]

One of the less straight forward jobs on this pa12 is figuring out this headliner situation. This fuse frame has been welded for alot of skylight glazing. Which isn't desirable for us, not to mention the added weight. The rub.... no one makes a headliner for fuselages with the cathedral bracing modification. So, i managed to get the bows fabricated from brake line (original style bows bent from piper channel are nla these days. Then we massaged into some degree of uniformity. I'm using the old liner as my first pattern. No one makes a commercial liner for a cathedral braced -12, the cathedral braced 12 headliner will have long triangular tails that will attach down the cathedral bracing on both sides, this will allow for a triangular hinged (or not) access panel to the elt shelf and aux baggage.
In any case, I'm sewing the second pattern from cheap vinyl first then I'll the build the final headliner from certified material, while using the first for the final tweaks.