Month: August 2022 (Page 2 of 2)

Parachute

I bought my parachute through uflyit, Magnum back in March. At the time they told me it would take 2 months. When I called them after 2 months they told me to take another month. Today when I called them to check on the status they told me that they cannot predict ETA they’re so far backlogged they have no clue how long it will take…. Obviously this is a major concern if anyone knows of a good solution let me know.

Sling TSI, fuel lines and cabin interior lights – lines 7/11-8/1, lights 8/22,8/3

These fuel lines took me about 3 weeks. Not even done with the few lines that mount to the firewall. I should have listened to Patrick Shine and gotten all of those fittings that he recommended but instead I purchased them one or two at a time as I needed them. That was a big mistake. And trying to bend aluminum fuel lines perfectly the first time has proven to be very stressful. I can’t say that I am pleased with the way my fuel lines turned out visually… But I’m absolutely totally confident that they are sound and well connected. And I know that because I did a water pressure test and there were no leaks. Which is totally unbelievable I was absolutely positive that there would be.

For overhead lights for the back passengers I got some $300 multi-intensity lights from Aircraft spruce. For the pilots, I got teeny tiny mini eyeball lights that are red and cost about 40 bucks also from Aircraft spruce. It seems counterintuitive but that’s the size of the default holes and I didn’t feel like messing with them.

Osh Kosh Airventure 2022

Yeah that’s right, you heard me I took time out for my build to attend Kosh. I did really debate that and go back and forth but I came to the conclusion that meeting some people in person and being able to ask questions in person might be valuable. And I’m glad I came to the right conclusion cuz it was a great time.

As you can see below, I was one of the first people there when the three Sling high wings from South Africa arrived. So I made sure to get plenty of pictures of that.

I also had to include a picture of our Smokehouse Pilots Club Meetup. It’s just a fun environment for aviation enthusiast to chat in person, doing fly outs and educational speakers, and online.

Undercarriage 7/23

Undercarriage is now attached. I mounted the axles on the undercarriage before I attached it to the plane. I also mounted the axles on the undercarriage while it was upside down and backwards which presented quite a challenge to my ability to visualize things 3D. I do not recommend this approach. Had some problems figuring out how to get the tubes correctly mounted luckily a great fellow build blogger stepped in to help me a Mr Aaron Stampa. The tubes have to go in the hole and then back through the middle. That will make sense when you see the wheels. Also I found it easier to install the gasket that goes in between the two wheel house after I had the tube inside the tires and the tires mounted on the wheels. I then compressed the tire and simply slid the gasket on.

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