VS Structure Assembled
Vertical stab parts are put together, minus the skin. I’m putting in an optional antenna for VOR/Localizer/Glideslope reception, so I had to make a doubler plate for the top spar where the antenna will be mounted to. To make the plate, I used a sheet of 0.032″ 3003 aluminum...
Wing skins test fit
Spent a good amount of time over Labor Day weekend making progress on the left wing. With all the ribs and spars cleco’d together, the next step is to test fit the top and bottom skins. I ran out of 5/32″ clecos, so the skins are held on mostly...
Left Wing Wiring Installed
Time spent: 6.3 hours Busy day doing various tasks on the left wing. First, I ran the pitot & AoA lines and built the little standoffs per the manual. Since it was nice outside, I built a little fixture so that I could prime the inside of the wing...
Started Rudder
It’s been a little bit since I’ve been able to work on my plane – work has been busy (including an overnight trip), but I’ve also been taking advantage of the nice weather lately, doing some outdoors stuff like biking, hiking & pool days. I spent about an hour...
VOR/Loc/GS Antenna Choice
I decided on the RAMI AV-12 antenna to mount inside the VS. This antenna is optional, however I plan to fly IFR and want to be able to fly ILS approaches, which, for the moment, are still pretty common. It was hard to decide which antenna to get, but...