Started out today transferring the 12 gallons of petrol in the pilot tank into the passenger tank one gallon at a time, and making a note of the value being shown by the panel after each turn. This took over…
Category: Fuselage
Fuel Sender, Seat Belts, Windshield Oops
After last week’s gasoline shower when draining the tank I did some research and came upon these things called a Curtis Drain. They are awesome! They work just the same at the regular drains but you can twist them so…
Forward Skin Install
I left work at lunchtime again and, after changing my clothes to better fit the 90 degree weather we are currently enjoying, went to the hangar to get the forward (or is it the front?) skin riveted on. I wanted…
Forward Skin
With a successful engine test and taxi done with a working panel it seems safe to attach the forward skin (why do I type that with a sense of having to talk about unriveting it later). The only panel item…
First Engine Start
I’m just going to put the video right here So this one has gone quite long – short version, I started the engine, there was no oil pressure so had to stop. We think we know why. Jet lag, heavy…