Manual Diagrams Added

I’ve updated the building section with diagrams from the builder’s manual to make the pictures make more sense. This doesn’t seem like a very great sin, as since it doesn’t really help if you don’t have a kit and the rest of the manual, but does fill in the gaps some as you’re reading about […]

Building By Chapter

For those of you that have been with us since the begining, you know that we started out trying to chronicle our build by chapter in the builder’s manual. That didn’t work out so well since the manual was continually being updated (at least while Brendan was around), but what I have done is to […]

By Date Section Finally Updated

A long time ago my website was organized by date of the work being completed, more or less. Then as it got more content I added a summary page that turned into the “Blog” to link you directly to the newer sections of work. As the site progressed the strict chronology view never really got […]

Balancing the Ailerons

Aileron balance is critical to avoid flutter, as is the need to for the lower lip (where the main weight is) to be rounded – otherwise it will catch the air when deflected down and create an unpleasant notchy feeling in the controls.

Crosswind Component Calculation Chart

Here is a handy chart for calculating the crosswind component of a wind. For formatting only Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisci elit, sed eiusmod tempor incidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur. Quis […]

Rudder Cable Fixed

I fixed the rudder cable tonight, turns out I was able to snip the nylaflow and get it out from around the cable so that it could return full to the rudder stops. The travel also looks good, so we would have tested it last night but we had storms roll through the area. If […]