Control Rigging

Before flight it’s critically important that all controls are balanced and the rigging is checked for proper travel. Here are some of the more important checks from the manual. Control Stick Wing Root Aileron Aileron Rigging Aileron Balancing Aileron Weight / Aileron Balancing Roll Checks / Aileron Deflection Rudder Pedal Rudder Attachment Rudder Wing Root […]

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.

Interior Door Cover, Part III

Here are a couple of quick shots of our doors with the covers installed and the experimental stickers applied. Door Open Door Closed 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 […]

Air Filter Mounting Location Selection

Obsolete: We are currently running without an air filter as it restricted engine RPM. Here you can see the new rectangular air filter by K&N where I think I can install it. The round filter won’t work, but I think we have a good shot with this one. We’ll see. New air filter

Tow Winch

Here you can see we’ve purchased a radio controlled winch from Harbor Freight. It’s a 3 ton unit that we hook to the tow bar. The cable is just long enough to grab the nose wheel with the tow bar attached. Once connected, it makes short (OK, not long) work of pulling the plane in […]

Interior

Updating this section to show an overview of the interior, so you don’t have to look at individual posts to see them.