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 […]
Read MoreWe’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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