This post takes part over two different hangar trips interrupted by a business trip to London. First thing we did was take out all the brake line fittings we had so nicely tightened, apply the thread sealant and re-install. This…
Brake Lines I
Allen and I were joined by his son Scott again today and we took a stab at the brakes. After some examination, we got to work installing the fittings into the brake master cylinders and parking brake. The parking brake…
Rudder Work
Super Bowl Sunday I stole an hour to work on finishing the rudder so that it can be vinyl wrapped and have a final assembly on the plane. You may remember that I had done a poor job on the…
Steel Bungee Install (1h 30m)
I recently decided there wasn’t enough work to do on the plane so it would be a good idea to replace a perfectly good part with a different one. Or at least that’s how it might seem with the idea…
Fuel Lines and Rudder Fairings
Today I extended the total fuel line foot count by a few more inches. First I hooked up the fuel valve on the passenger side and extended it to the next compartment Where the fuel lines come down from the…
Pilot Side Fuel Line
On studying the effort of the previous week Allen thought, and I agreed, that the 90 degree fitting on the seat channel put the fuel line too close and it would be better to use a straight bulkhead fitting and…