Preparing Fuselage Join
Build Manual Reference: TSi Fuselage KAI Page D3, D4, D6.5, D11 I’m doing things a little bit out of order compared to the fuselage KAI as far as the center and rear fuselages go. There are two factors that drove this: (1) all of the wiring & plumbing work...
Rear Fuselage Lower Skins
Fuselage KAI Page D3 With the rear fuselage ribs in place, my next task was to attach the lower skins. There are 4 large skins and a smaller doubler (RF-SKN-006) that goes on the aft end beneath the bigger skins – don’t forget this one (I nearly did)! The...
Interior Kit and Other Arrivals
I received quite a few parts recently – the big ones being the interior upholstery kit and the undercarriage kit. I ordered the upholstery kit mid-September 2019 and it arrived March 2020, so for anyone else planning to buy one, plan for 6 months lead time. It’s made to...
Replacement Rib 401 Finally Received
I write this post in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Life is changing so fast, and yet so many things remain the same… it’s a confusing time for sure. Social distancing is now a house-hold term, whereas this used to be a concept familiar only to geeks and...
Rear Fuselage Structure
I took a short hiatus from building the Sling to work on a few adjacent projects. One of my other interests is 3D printing, and given some of the parts I made recently for my plane, I decided to make a few upgrades to my 3D printer. I’m completely...
ELT Install
I ordered an Artex 345 ELT in December and received it in January, so I figured it was time to install it. It’s a pretty straightforward install, attached with just 4 bolts to a floor rib. For the electrical, I ran a shielded 3-conductor wire out to the ELT...
February 2020 Progress Report
Total Hours Completed: 628 (45%) Hours to Go: 771 The end of this month will mark two years since I made the decision to purchase a Sling 4 kit plane. I thought it would be a fitting time to start putting up a regular progress report, in additional to...
Center Console Audio Jack Modifications
After getting the main wiring harness squared away, I turned my attention to the audio wiring harness, which carries the headset audio out to the center console. I had a general idea in mind of how I wanted to wire the jacks, but since I’m trying to finish off...
Wires and Pneumatic Lines
I haven’t posted in a while, but it’s not for lack of progress. I’ve been slowly working my way with wiring – more specifically, routing and securing the wiring. It’s a major pain, with areas that are hard to reach or have limited clearance. I can’t imagine doing this...
Pitch Servo Right-Angle Backshell
I assembled the pitch servo using a 90 degree backshell as mentioned in my last post. I have a few pictures to show what it looks like. To secure the harness over to the servo, I used a cushion clamp attached to a rivnut that I put into the...