Getting close to finishing the new plenum installation. You can see here the new oil door in the plenum which opens into the cowling door. I like this a lot better, as it allows me to get my hand all around the dipstick and allows the cooling air to flow around the engine better. I […]
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The weather finally warmed up enough on a weekend that we wanted to open the doors. So we decided to start installing our brushes to keep the birds and peebles out of the hangar. We haven’t gotten any visitors yet here, but the birds were a constant problem in the old hangar. Also, Bob and […]
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The weather finally warmed up enough on a weekend that we wanted to open the doors. So we decided to start installing our brushes to keep the birds and peebles out of the hangar. We haven’t gotten any visitors yet here, but the birds were a constant problem in the old hangar. Also, Bob and […]
Read MoreWe’ve gotten a new home for Victor Fox, and although it may seem odd to have a section of the website dedicated to the hangar, we’ve made a significant number of improvements that I thought folks might be interested in. The hangar is 15I at Lebanon-Warren County Airport, and the shop/pilot’s lounge is 15J. The Brainards […]
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So we spent most of yesterday installing brushes on our hangar doors and sealing the uninsulated (Bob and Jerry’s) hangar, and we didn’t even finish that. Today Jerry and Linda headed off for a week of celebrating their 25th (congrats guys!) so I tried to finish up the new cooling plenum. I never liked the way the old […]
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I’m finalizing the new cooling plenum. First note that I’m making a pop-up oil door instead of the factory style yogurt-cup bump down like I mentioned previously. This door will pop up into the cowling door and allow me to get my hand down onto the dipstick while also allowing for better airflow. Note also […]
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