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.

Main Wing and Canard Vortex Generators

We haven’t installed them yet, though I’ve purchased the VG’s from CCI in New Jersey. These can be used in front of a NACA duct to improve attached cooling air flow into the duct, or on the wings. The factory provides a template for installing these on the wings since it’s critical that the lift remain […]

Installing the Training Handle

Terry Miles was kind enough to loan us a training stick that he had made up. It attaches to the main control stick and allows someone in the right seat to fly (since our stick is not ambidextrous) or to simply guide a transitioning pilot in the left seat. Here are some pictures.

Cessna Style Tow Bar Rigging

Here you can see we’ve rigged up a standard Cessna Style tow bar to use on our airplane. Right now we’re using the standard stand-offs that we rigged up for the nose pant, but I can see we’re bending these already, so we’re going to make some solid AL 3/4″ versions to use. Once we’re […]