Exhaust pipe re-sizing
The exhaust system as delivered didn’t fit right. The pipes came down too low, and were too wide. I’ve cut them, and now I need to get them welded. Here are all the par
Removing radiators
The radiators needed to come off, since there is an upgrade for them. I’ll need to mail these back, which will cost an arm and a leg. Shipping from CH to the USA is about 4-5
Parachute links
I’ll probably be wearing a parachute and helmet when I do the flight testing – just in case. Here are some links to suppliers and information: http://www.butlerparachut
FIPS – form in place sealing – with Proseal
Sounds eerily similiar to a widely used technique on many access panels installed on the nations combat aircraft. It is known as FIPS…….or……. form in place
Canopy, final touch ups, page 6
Continued from Canopy, page 5 My first attempt at gluing turned out to be cosmetically a bit of a mess. Structurally, it is sound, but I didn’t want to look at black boogers
Instrument panel labels
I contracted with Aircraft Simulators to do some labels for my panel. I did the design in Visio, and sent them both Visio and GIF files. The results are excellent. The panels turne
Cleaning the belly with Scrubbing Bubbles
Hello all, I Learned a little trick from my father in law and thought I’d pass it on. His airplane is always clean, full of gas, and everything works or he doesn’t rest
Full Rudder/Inadvertant Braking
I was giving a Flight Review in my students RV8 on landing we veered to the right. Going back to the hanger we discussed why this may have happened. My friend climbed back in and I
Test pilot links
>> This is a great topic. It’s a shame that it had to be triggered >> by an accident, but if some good can come out of it… >> >> I’ve read the articles on the EAA
Canopy, final trim, Page 4
Canopy, the big cut, Page 3 Here I’m doing the final trim on the canopy, and I’ve make my first mistake (on the canopy, that is). Here you can see that I am cutting out
Canopy, priming and gluing, Page 5
This article is continued from Canopy, final trim, Page 4 Once the canopy is trimmed, the surfaces to be glued need to be prepared. To prepare the canopy frame, I scuffed it up wit
Fly-inn South Africa
South Africa has an airpark near Johannesburg with about 35 houses and aircraft. Here are a few pictures.
Exhaust Pipe tubing thickness
I ordered some extensions from http://www.burnsstainless.com/ but the info on the thickness was wrong. Here are some pictures. The pipe on the left is the one from Burns Stainless,
Canopy, the big cut, page 3
This article is continued from Canopy, Page 2 I read on another builder’s site that you should make the big cut (split the canopy from the windscreen) a bit earlier than Van&
Canopy Frame
The canopy frame needs a few things done to it before it is ready for the canopy. These are fairly well described in the instructions. Here is the rear slider block. The instructio
Canopy, page 2
Continued from Starting on the canopy Here are some more pictures of the canopy work. Not much magic here, just trim it a bit, and see how it fits. Focus the trimming on the front
Starting on the canopy
Most of the talk on the list about the canopy is how difficult, time-consuming, and frustrating it can be. There are a few hints, like make sure you work with the canopy when it is
MT Propeller sensor and slip ring contacts bracket
Here is where I describe mounting the stationary contacts for the propellor sensor and control slip ring. I ended up not using the angle and flat stock that was sent as the mountin
MT Electric Propeller
Here is a bit of info about the propeller. It is an electric MT three blade prop. Here are all the pieces that came with the kit. The exact MT Propeller model is MTV-7 http://www.m