Month: March 2017

This Weekend: The Good

I took a day off work to get an extra session on the plane as we rush towards the summer. Last entry I bemoaned that we hadn’t thought about the position of the cowl and the windshield where they are…

Fuel Gauge, Passenger Seat

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…

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…

To Do List

Something I’ve been asked quite often since posting my taxi video is “how much is left”. So I thought I would share the list. Don’t worry it isn’t as bad as it looks. Probably. I’ll maintain progress in this google…