The last post ended on a downer but the good news is that I think there is no need to worry as where the two parts of the tail meet there are some washers that should sort the spacing out.…
Category: Controls
Front Torque Tube Bearing (1 hr)
Didn’t get much done this holiday weekend but a little progress here and there. I riveted the fairing into the bearing support And then I back drilled into the torque tube bearing supports to position them on the seat channel.…
Front Torque Tube Bearing (1 hr)
Time to get on to the controls and that starts with some work on the torque tube installation. First off, though, in preparation for control cable making I bought a swaging tool from Lowes. This $20 item is a bargain…
Torque Tube Bearing Support and Toe Brakes (2 hr)
I made a mistake taking the fuselage pieces apart as I realise that right now I’d like to be working on the front skins and firewall, and probably the main gear struts, too. So sometime soon I need to get…
A Few Different Things (2.5 h)
Didn’t spend much time in the hangar this weekend but the 80+ heat was a reminder that my building days are soon coming to a pause, or at least my building days in comfort. I’d been reviewing the DVD during…