Cargo Nets

[hharney]

Are they STC'd?

[JimC]

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

[hharney]

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

[JimC]

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.

[B2C2]

Thanks for the pointer to the cargo net supplier. Looks like a first class outfit. I can use the existing seat belt tie down points for attaching the cargo net to the floor. I'm sure they are strong enough. I asked my A/P about ceiling attach points and he suggested I post a question here. Looks like it's not something that is commonly done for this airframe.

[JimC]

Do you have to have them in the ceiling? How much cargo do you have? Can you just secure it downwards with a net, seat belt attach points, and these http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalo...eatTiedown.php where you lack seat belt points?

How much does your cargo weigh?

[B2C2]

Those seat rail tiedowns look very handy. thanks for pointing those out as well. The cargo is really just baggage, probably in soft duffels. Not particularly heavy, just bulky. And I would put the lighter stuff on top. It is just that I would like to be able to pile it up to the ceiling for packing space efficiency and not have it fall down on the dogs if the ride gets bumpy.