Author Archives: pclifton

Really, I should be more upbeat, because I’m finally closing in on the end of this semi-farce. I did a couple more iterations of enlarging the passthrough holes, and finally got to a point where I was comfortable committing to … Continue reading →

So after examining my options for dealing with the linkage mount hole location – in particular taking a close look at potential edge distance issues on the center section bulkheads – I decided that I could proceed by simply enlarging … Continue reading →

I should just stop thinking that, on any particular day, I’m going to finally nail down this throttle stuff. You’d think I would have learned this lesson way back with the empennage, but apparently not. With the linkage roughly laid … Continue reading →

So I didn’t get a whole lot done today. We spent most of the day doing a bit of kayaking around Lake Houston. I still coaxed myself into doing some work in the garage afterwards, mainly because my stuff from … Continue reading →

Overall, a much more productive session tonight. I think I’m finally over the hump of all the throttle head-scratching now (famous last words…). I put in another Spruce order today for a pair of rod ends and some other associated … Continue reading →

Ugh, slow going. The good news is that I got in my order from Aircraft Spruce, so I could at least start to move on. First I used the aluminum tubing I ordered to make new spacers for the rear … Continue reading →

So before going to bed Thursday night, I worked up and put in an order with Aircraft Spruce for all the raw materials I was going to need for the throttle quadrant stuff. I was a little bummed that I … Continue reading →

Again, not a lot done tonight. I wanted to at least get moving in the direction of hashing out the linkage between the front and rear throttles, but I ended up with more questions than answers when it was all … Continue reading →

OK, started out tonight by continuing with the fuel selector mount. I positioned the face plate on the selector mount where I wanted it, mark the screw hole locations, and drilled them, then cut the large center hole where the … Continue reading →

Yup, I finally did some work again. Motivation has been waning a bit lately, maybe because of the perceived negativity of taking everything apart again…not quite sure really. Anyway, I continued disassembly of the fuselage, first removing the mid side … Continue reading →