Brendon and I got the ~30 rivets done to finish the upper forward fuselage install. I decided to go ahead and complete the panel installation for everything as well as the seats just to see how it all fits together. I’ve also decided I’m going to do the full piano Read more
I went ahead and started working on getting the upper forward fuselage attached today. I attached the 9 LP4-3 rivets but when I went to start riveting the ribs to the firewall I noticed that the middle rib was out of alignment. Come to find out the bend in the Read more
I am part of a Van’s builder group on Facebook and one of the members posted their panel layout which I thought was very simple and well placed. I wanted to note it here so that I could remember to review this when the time comes down the road.
I’m well versed in the world of the GTN650 as it has been the main platform for almost half of my small amount of hours. It makes up for roughly 75 hours of my flight time, where the other half has mostly been spent in the G1000 series cockpits. I Read more
While I’m waiting for this lockdown to conclude, I’m really just continuing my research. I wanted to discuss the build with my local EAA chapter here in Oklahoma City before I made the purchase of the empennage kit which would need to include tools as well. I’m hoping they will Read more