Still clearing up small details. We cut the lip off of my overhead switch panel and laid a custom upholstery cover from it onto the windscreen to better match the side covers. We’re also finalizing the NACA engine runners and plenum. I’m using Andy’s slip joint idea to seal them to the stubs. I’m also finishing up the rear […]
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Well, as we’re getting closer and closer to flight status, I’m again starting to think more like a pilot/owner (nothing like a warrior-poet) than a builder. To that end, I’ve picked up some bumper stickers and got Elizabeth a vanity plate for her car about the airplane. I’m also getting a few “RTA” decal transfers in a couple […]
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So, I’ve got these friends, Andy and Jerry, and I think I’ve been hanging out with them too long. I used to be the guy that stop asking questions after “Is it safe?”. So, I got looking at the windshield upholstery covers, and I just wasn’t happy with how they fit. So, I chucked them, taped […]
Read MoreWhen you’re young folks will tell you that if you build the better mousetrap, people will beat a path to your door. What they fail to mention is that building that better mousetrap will take 20 times longer (at least) than just buying the standard model, and you’ll find 8 of the 10 ways that […]
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This weekend we’re finishing up the last of the details before we start our condition inspection and new instrument panel tuning and setup. Since we’ve installed a new GRT Horizon HX to replace our BMA, we’ll need to completely configuration, and our transponder/pitot-static needs to be re-certified. As a happy stroke of luck, it seems […]
Read MoreSo where did my winter go? We’re about to start March, and I fully expected that we’d have the plane back together by now, if not already asked Dave to come up from big D to fly her. We’re making nice steady progress, and I’m really happy about how things are coming out, it’s just […]
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