Tag: Cowling

Oil Door

So most of this landed on Instagram rather than here and YouTube, but here’s the skinny: I created an oil door. More than that, I modified the original oil door in a few ways: A hidden, or blind, hinge from Aircraft Spruce, a reinforced hatch to prevent flex and with it: in-flight openings, and an […]

Cowling

The last several days (weeks?) have been spent trying to tackle the cowling. An immense amount of work here. Fitting, trimming, fitting, sanding, fitting, cussing. It’s a tough section and I feel, at times, it may just best me. I’ve temporarily installed the prop and spinner, if not to check fitment that to at least […]