Saturday morning I got to the hangar early to take a look at the fuel leak. First I had to remove the vinyl from the wing skin And then remove all the rivets to get the skin off. It wasn’t…
Category: Wings
Some Small Things
Some things to do around the house meant I didn’t get to spend as much as time I had planned at the hangar so didn’t make a dent in the to do list. But….. I did finish the vinyl on…
Pilot Wing Root Skin
Another day and time to do the pilot side. This one went more quickly thanks to the experience of the day before.An l-angle was cut and installed on the rib and a new skin cut and drilled I totally forgot…
Passenger Wing Root Skin
Today we set out to make and install a new wing root skin for the pilot side. The idea was to add an l-angle to the existing rib to build up a new platform for the skin to sit on,…
This Weekend: The Ugly
I was sick from a cold all weekend and so in hindsight I perhaps should have spent the weekend in bed, except that this tale would still be happening, just with a different date on it. With the window in…