Hangar Move Part 1
There have been lots of little jobs completed during the last week or two, preparing to move the plane to our hangar so that it is ready for painting. It so happens that the sprayshop…
There have been lots of little jobs completed during the last week or two, preparing to move the plane to our hangar so that it is ready for painting. It so happens that the sprayshop…
Still thinking ahead to get all the jobs done which are best completed prior to painting, I decided to make the gaskets for Avionics Access Panels. Some builders have used small profile foam strips to…
When I first ordered my tools from Cleaveland Tools back in 2017, I also purchased some Rudder Cable Exit Fairings. Since the paint shop slot is imminent, I had to decide whether to install them,…
Now that the wheels are on, I was able to test fit the spats and fit the Sky Designs lower gear leg fairings. This is an outer Wheel Spat Bracket … … and a top…
The Cowl Shield is self-adhesive aluminium foil. The manual specifies the area of the cowl which should be covered, and it is slightly different for the EXP119 installation, as detailed in OP62-12. Having said that,…
The Beringer 6″ wheel axles are attached to the aeroplane with studs rather than bolts, and these have to be screwed into the axles, and secured with Loctite 638. The axles are handed to allow…
We had a late Christmas present from Beringer … the 6.00×6″ RV14 Wheel Kit arrived. Nicely packaged and engineered … the axles are specially produced to fit the Sky Design spats. Their arrival meant I could…