Lightweight Floorboard. What did y'all do?

[Gabe]

I just poked so many holes in my floor board that I'll probably fall through it. What are some crazy ways that you crazy guys shave weight off your build?

[rockiedog2]

no real need for a full floorboard on the single seaters. just a couple small pieces of ply for heel rests(i used 1/8 with a little reinforcement) or you can use .016 aluminum and cover an area about half the floor area right behind the rudder pedals; just break the edges and add a few light stiffners.
full ply floorboards are one of the most common and heaviest of the unneeded items that get put in Eagles...guys usually use 1/4" too. way too heavy. the DE probaly needs a full floorboard or at least a pretty big one so the pax won't step thru the fabric. Leonard uses .016 aluminum for his

[Murray Randall]

Here's a pic of my .020 alum floor board with 3/16 beads rolled in attached with MANY tabs. (I'll count em if you want)   The beads really did not stiffen it much.   OK the alum is heavier than I want but I do not intend to fabric under it.  It is strong enough to take any reasonable stomping and entry exit leg loads.  I riveted two pieces together as I did not have big enough piece.