Oct 27, 2019     Rudder Pedals       Category: Controls

Finished making the four cable guards for the pulleys. Built the two levers for the adjustable rudder pedals. Painted the bottom end of the flap lever where I had to grind a little bit away for it to fit in the fuselage. Then, I installed the pedals so I can start working on the rudder cables.

I think it might be a good idea to build all of the fuel lines before I get into fabric covering. I think it just might be easier while there is no skin on the airplane. So this evening I mounted the header tank. It's just cleco'd in place for now so I can remove it later and install the fittings. At this point, I'm not completely sure of the fuel line routing, or the correct size of fuel line to use for the Rotax 912iS engine. So some more research is needed before I start making the aluminum fuel lines.

  Oct 26, 2019     Rudder Pedal Install       Category: Controls

Now that everything is painted or powder coated black, it is time to re-install the rudder pedals. I have to make 4 cable guards that go around the pulley. These guards keep the rudder cable from jumping out of the pulley. Kitfox supplies two strips of steel about 1 foot long and they have to be cut, drilled, and bent to fit. Each one takes about 30 minutes to make. Today I made two for the passenger side, and maybe tomorrow I'll make the other two. I just realized while working on this that everything, including the floor boards has to come out again to cover and paint the fuselage. So a lot of building this plane involves building, installing, and then taking it all apart again for paint!

In the last two pics you can see the required modification to the rudder pedals to add the adjustable rudder pedal kit. The tops of the pulley brackets need to be cut off and then the ends cleaned up and rounded. Once that work was complete, I primed and painted them black.

  Jan 19, 2019     Re-Assembly       Category: Controls

With the parts painted black, it is time to re-assemble things. You will notice white and black parts. It would be a lot of (needless) work to paint everything black, so I only painted the parts that will be visible after the fuselage is covered and painted.

  Oct 08, 2018     Disassembling Everything.       Category: Controls

Because everything was sitting for about 5 years, I am disassembling everything and cleaning things up. All of the parts that were not painted, I am priming and painting. All rod ends are getting cleaning and shined up with Flitz.

  Oct 07, 2018     Buying a Pre-Started Kit       Category: Controls

I bought this kit from my good friend Mike Fisher. He previously built a beautiful Kitfox Model IV Speedster. Due to various reasons, Mike was unable to finish this project and I bought it so that I could finish it.