Saturday, March 12, 2011

Day 12 Taxi and Finish

Jim signing off some paperwork
Panel startup checklist
ELT and GPS install
A snapped Alternator bolt
Wheel pants are a big job
An Airport visitor
interior going in :-)
Radio stack installed
Rear panels in
minimal trim
Engine install still needs work
A temp window install . our window isstill wrapped
Jims butt crack ;-)
Getting ready for run ups
Jim at the end
A sportmans on floats :-)

Day 11

Picture window installed, the silicone takes some time to cure
Engine insulation installed
Pizzas which where huge , celebrating a successful build :-)
This job goes on for a while , they are panels that need a lot of fitting
Prop installed!
Auto pilot installed !
Alternator installed
CHT' and EGT installed
Interior going in :-)

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Day 10

CSU, Mixture and Throttle rigged, more work to do here
All the tail and wings are rigged
Autopilot readying to be installed
Brian doing the battery install
Battery install again
Wing tip tangs and counter weights installed
The day 10 build
The rest of the hangar
A troublesome door being fitted
The ELT install , having a fiberglass shell you dont need to install the antenna outside
The baffles completed
The gold strip is the Marker beacon antenna . Another benifit of a fiberglass strip
Wheel pants being installed
Jimbo
End of Day 10

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Day 9 , On track for a friday taxi

Panel installed !!!
The back end all done outside the aircraft
Tuned exhaust fitted
Jim installing the hinges  , Mike about to do his beached whale impression
Brian dicussing fitting of the doors
Jim installing the CSU
Folding the wings
A very compact plane once wings are folded
Paul is installing and rigging the engine controls
Installing vortex generators
A new set of floats .... not ours