Category: Aircraft

Four Years Down

Time once again to look back on that first snip in the metal for the rudder kit which is now four years ago today. The little box to the top right tells the story, over the last year the first…

Pictures of Things to Come

Although it is way too hot to work in the hangar it didn’t stop us going out this morning to inventory the FWF kit that came a couple of months ago. Very impressive packing from Zenith as usual and what…

Three Years On

(I was in Japan for work when this happened but have backdated the post) The very first cut was made in a rudder part three years ago today. Since then I have logged 287 hours doing something related to getting…

Avionics

Of course the engine isn’t the only major expenditure still to come, I’m going to need some instrumentation to look at to pass away those hours spent chugging slowly though the sky. At first glance this doesn’t seem like a…

Engine Switch

For over a year now I’ve been assuming that I’ll be putting the Viking Aircraft Engine on the end of my plane. For the most part it seems like the proven Honda technology at a great price (for aviation). There…