A NEW HEATING SOLUTION I am getting ready to match drill and set all of the wingtip attachment nutplates, but there is one item of business that must come first. Heat. My hangar is not insulated, or at least any more than corrugated steel barns naturally are. Therefore, my tiny… Read More »Wingtip attachment nutplates
MEASURING AND DRILLING THE ACCESS PANELS The access panels for the light harness came from the manufacturer simply taped shut. In order to make this a more permanent attachment, I chose to add nutplates and #6 screws around the perimeter of the wingtip access panels. I measured out the perimeter… Read More »Wingtip Access Panels
AVEO ZIPTIP MOUNTING BRACKETS I made the decision to use the Aveo Engineering ZipTips product for my fiberglass wingtips. I really enjoy the nice finished look and really enjoy the lighting package on them. While I’m sure I could go on about the product itself, and likely will, this post… Read More »Prepping my ZipTips
NEEDED TO DO A LITTLE PLANNING This work session started many, many days ago. When I first set out to generically pull some wires for my ZipTips and autopilot servo, I naively thought I could “just pull some wires.” It took less than a minute of reading to learn more… Read More »Throwing myself under the CAN BUS
MOUNTING THE GSA 28 I really enjoyed sealing up the left wing. It has a finished look to it that I really enjoy. Now it is time to move on to wiring the right wing, adding the autopilot roll servo, and getting it ready to rivet. In the same fashion… Read More »Right wing prep and wiring
NO CLEVER SUBHEADING… LEFT WING SKIN RIVETING I suppose I started adding subheadings so I could search and track individual efforts along the way. This is what led me to this rather uninspired heading. Oh well. My point is that I spent a good many hours riveting on the bottom… Read More »Left wing skin riveting
FUSELAGE CRADLE FIRST I wrote about taking delivery of my QB fuselage already, but had only set it on furniture dollies so far. This would not work going forward as I will need access to all sides of the fuselage to make any real progress. It was time to build… Read More »Electrical work and new fuselage cradle
ROLO-FLAIR TOOL AND SOME BOELUBE I have stated many times that I am a strong believer in having the right tools for the job. This post continues that thread. The tools I am referencing here are the Parker Rolo-Flair tool and a good lubricant I use – Boelube. I was… Read More »I have a flair for flaring
SIZING THE GRETZ PITOT MAST The Gretz pitot mast (linked here to Stein Air) comes with really good instructions. Follow them to save yourself some heartache down the line. There were just a few subtle items that I should have read twice that would have made my life easier. Oh… Read More »Finished up Gretz mast
RIVETING THE WINGS – BUT FIRST SOME HELP The best way I know how to prepare for riveting is by calling in the A-Team. My daughters love helping out with the plane, so anytime I can bring them along I do. Here, Eleanor is placing clecos into the aileron and… Read More »Riveting and wiring on the wings