Month: June 2022
Empennage Fairing
The empennage fairing did not fit too well. A large 4mm gap at the leading edge of the HS. It’s a nice snug fit on the VS, but not able to pull the fairing down to be flush with the HS. After discussing with the factory, I elected to add some flock filler along the fairing edges around the HS. (West System resin plus 403 filler). Drilling the 6mm holes in the fuselage for the rivnuts was a breathtaking moment. In the end, it all lined up very nicely. For easier inspection, I have decided to use flanged M4 hex button head bolts to fit.
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Eyebolts – Sevice Bulletin
The factory has issued an SB 0020 on eyebolt types. Seems I have 25 out of 26 of the defective type 3 . All will need to be replaced! Spent 4 hours removing all eyebolts. The ones on the rudder pedals and inside the ailerons were harder than the others. Lucky for me I was able to do this at an early stage.
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Completing the Canopy
Gas struts and door latch strike plates assembled. (I let out a few seconds of gas from the pre-charged gas struts to reduce the opening force).
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Propellor Arrived
After 9 months my Airmaster propellor arrived. I checked all contents of the prop to be sure I have everything for later on. All were present after missing parts were found. Wired up the controller.
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