We’re working a bunch interior details this weekend, including door pin covers, window upholstery covers, and baggage tie-downs. Also, Jerry and Bob worked on the heating system, covering up the nose NACA scoop and finalizing the heater blower installation. Now we just need to fix up the selector and connect to the overboard/to-cabin duct. As lame as it […]
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This week was brutal at the office, so no plane stuff really got done. We did get to the hangar today, though, and finished up (I think) the hangar improvements. We ran 2 additional electrical circuits through the hangar so we don’t pop breakers as often, and when we do we can reset them instead of go […]
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Long week this week. The day job was really kicking my butt this week, and we got a pretty good snow storm, had a chapter meeting, and of course the Super Bowl. Needless to say, we didn’t get as much done on the plane as I would’ve liked. We did get the last of our […]
Read MoreIt’s been nearly two full weeks now that we’ve been working on hangar improvements and not the airplane. I’m getting antsy to get back to the plane, not because the improvements are not a good idea, they’ll all pay back big dividends, but I really wanted to get the plane back together in January. Clearly […]
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What a weekend. The weather was miserably rainy and cool, but we got all of the Fox into the new hangar, and got 10 light fixtures in both hangars over the weekend. We also got a new compressor delivered, a nice high-flow Kobalt unit, and some shelving. We also got the heater mounted in the […]
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So, I built my plane almost exclusively with electric tools, but the wing repair and painting process did teach me the value of having a decent compressor and tools. So, I got a nice 80 gallon Kobalt high-flow air compressor from Lowes, which will be more than adequate for my needs, and should be plenty to […]
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