Adding in the controls is a fun step–although they’ll control nothing for some time. In fact, they won’t even penetrate the firewall until the engine is hung. I had purchased a throttle cable bracket–which will hold much more than the throttle cable–from Stein a while back. Actually I purchased two, a small and a large. […]
Hello. This post is provided as a supplement to the avionics review video, and houses the files for your own review–which makes me nervous, so a bit about that: The file provided are to demonstrate my approach for wiring only. They are not intended to educate, illustrate, or instruct you on how to wire your […]
Gluing the windscreen on the airplane was nerve-wracking. Sika Flex was again the weapon of choice, and even though I’m feeling more confident with the Sika Flex system, it’s still a messy and permanent approach to windscreen and canopy attachment. The important part was getting both clamping and spacing worked out. Spacing was required to […]
Getting the roll bar correct is pivotal to getting the alignment of windscreen to canopy and the gap therein. My roll bar was exactly perpendicular to the longeron, but I wound up having to shim one end and grind level some of the weldment to better suit the alignment of the actual canopy pieces. With […]
Getting the avionics in place has been something I’ve been working on behind the scenes. I had the stock van panel water jet cut and powder coated–this after making some file adjustments based on the trial panels I’ve created to date. Dry transfers were created through Color Vu. The glare shield was primed and painted […]
Just a fun post showing a view from inside the plane. Sitting in this for the first time with the halves closed was a real trip.
Today I attached the canopy to the frame with Sika Flex. This was terrifying. I used copious amounts of tape for protection, two layers in critical areas, and did as much preparation and research as possible. In the end, the Sika was easier to work with than I expected. Cleanup, working time, all aspects were […]