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Author Archives: pclifton
Rear charge port, front headset jacks
Another bit of fun with the charge port: there’s a little locating tab that requires filing a slot in the hole to keep the port from rotating. That’s pretty easy, except that the tab itself is about 3/32” deep, more … Continue reading
Posted in Electrical, Fuselage
Hours Logged: 2
Rear headset jacks
I was quite happy to find that everything worked just fine. I could hear myself talk in the microphone, and when I brought over my handheld radio and did a test transmission, I heard myself loud and clear. I would … Continue reading
Posted in Electrical
Hours Logged: 1.5
Rudder bottom DONE
Two screws installed, and everything is buttoned up: I really like the way the bulkhead turned out on the forward end, and moving the rudder around bit confirms there’s no rubbing or stretching of the wire anywhere:
Posted in Electrical, Empennage, Fiberglass
Hours Logged: 1
More rudder bottom finishing
Nothing exciting to take photos of this time around. Last night I sanded down the previous night’s epoxy coat to get rid of some mild runs that developed, then shot my first coat of primer. This turned out fairly well … Continue reading
Posted in Empennage, Fiberglass
Hours Logged: 1
Tail light wire routing
One fun bit that came out of this tinkering: what I thought was a generous amount of wire from back when I built the harnesses is, in fact, just barely enough. I kind of wonder whether this will end up … Continue reading
Posted in Electrical, Empennage, Fiberglass
Hours Logged: 1
Mostly control stick grip stuff
With nothing else to do in fiberglass-land, I decided to finally tackle trimming the control sticks and working installation details for the stick grips. The sticks are provided longer than needed, to accommodate various grip types; the Tosten MS grips … Continue reading
Posted in Electrical, Empennage, Fiberglass
Hours Logged: 4.5
Rudder bottom bulkhead
This fit would give me a nice generous closeout area, but after looking at it I was concerned about how well I could get inside that forward area to get things epoxied together. So I decided to trim the piece … Continue reading
Posted in Empennage, Fiberglass
Hours Logged: 1.5
Even more rudder bottom fitting
With the bottom now clecoed in place, it was time to revisit the cutout around the control horn. I used a piece of 1/8” bar stock to lay a new clearance line around the horn, then got to sanding again:
Posted in Empennage, Fiberglass
Hours Logged: 1.5