Last we left, my control tube was stuck unable to be removed from the bearing. Allen quickly solved that problem by pulling the tube forward and identifying that the bushing inside the tube was sticking out a bit. A little…
Month: March 2015
Elevator Control Cables (2hr)
I was actually at the hangar for a LOT longer than 2 hours but most of the time was spent in frustration getting nowhere, so it doesn’t count. My aim for this weekend was to have a go at rigging…
Control Stick (10 m)
While cleaning up the workspace I decided that I wanted to put the control stick in the cockpit, just so that it was there. It fits on the torque tube by lining up the holes in both and then inserting…
Forward Top Skin (3 hr)
Unseasonably warm here in Southern California, summer time temps on the coast and no lack of heat out here in the desert either. That said, the hangar was cooler than I had been expecting. So today I needed to locate…
Forward Top Skin (1 hr)
I expected this to be a long day of old fashioned drilling and deburring but it turned out to be a very short day of mostly nothing. First off, I riveted the cabin frame brackets in place. These had been…