Dave Spano Upholstering, Part I

Dave arrived yesterday and got to installing our interior, and has enough done that I wanted to share some pictures with folks. Overhead duct and NACAs covered Overhead duct covered Overhead duct covered NACAs covered Door roll beams covered Door roll beams covered Painting micro around window to match trim Starting to cover the door […]

The Fox’s inner skin

As promised Dave is here putting the interior into the airplane, and I’m mostly trying to stay out of his way. He’s doing a great job, and it’s already looking awesome. The fuselage beams and NACAs are covered, and he’s starting on the headliner. All of the “little bits” are covered and waiting to go […]

Third Panel, Part V

UPDATED: new pictures The third panel is progressing nicely. In the last update I’d just covered the panel in carbon. Since then I’ve pulled the harness into the copilot side conduit and started terminating the wires. I took this week off as my ‘spring break’ and spent all of it connecting wires. I’ve got the […]

Interior installation to begin next Monday

Everything is coming together now, as I am tying up the loose ends on the electrical conversion and upgrade, Dave tells me he’s ready to come down and start putting in the upholstery. And American Propeller should have our prop for finishing in our paint in a couple of weeks. It’s heady stuff, but after […]

Easter and rebirth

We had a long weekend due to the Easter holiday, and it’s altogether fitting that our plane would begin its rebirth. Although I still have a lot of wiring to do, the essential panel wiring is completed and tested. The airplane is coming back to life. I still need to finish the engine compartment, and […]

Bill Mulrooney and Himanshu visit

So, first things first, I apologize to Himanshu for not knowing how to spell your name. But the two called in the afternoon looking for a place to fly to, having recently installed the new MT electric CS prop. It only took them about an hour and half to fly down from Pontiac, MI, and […]