No new pictures today, we had our EAA Chapter Picnic today. I did want to mention that I got a good flight in Chuck Less’ beautiful fixed gear SE, N709WT. It is amazingly inspiring to get back to work when you get to go for a rde like Chuck was kind enough to offer. I flew […]
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It’s Christmas in August! Yes, our Oshkosh purchases began arriving en masse today. As we’re working on nearly as many Velocitys as the factory, Ken has taken to sending our shipments to “Velocity North”. Thanks for the shout-out, Ken. I ordered a new (full) set of wing bolts, though there’s nearly no chance they needed […]
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I got the new sump fuel level (optical) sensor installed today. It’s a VP03E, just follow the link for puchasing information. to alleviate these problems I also changed out all of the lines that connect to my sump for hoses to facilitate getting it in and out easier. I also finished sanding back the paint on […]
Read MoreWe’re sanding the wings. Yes, I buckled, and we’ll sand back a few inches so we can make the wing-to-strake junctions look nice. It’ll look a lot better, but it will cost us some more time. At least the main gear pants are nearly done, what a chore. Check it out.
Read MoreWell, we put the wings back on today! Yes, the (main) wheel pants are nearly done, so we need to finalize the wing-to-fuselage fit for final paint. This is complicated by the fact that the wings already have paint on them. Clearly this is not the way to do this work, but it’s what we […]
Read MoreWe’re fully back in building mode, though not skating at full strength. The ‘doghouse’ is now fit and finished with the canard. I’ve also installed an avionics fan to cool my Light Speed ignitions, and sent one back to Klaus to get a cooling port added, amongst other upgrades. I’m also about 90% convinced to ditch […]
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