Dec 26, 2023     Test fuel tank placement - (1 hour)       Category: Fuel System

Purchased a fuel tank for a home generator and tried the fit. Only 7 gallons but should be enough for my short flights.

  Nov 25, 2023     Replaced short eyebolts - (1 hour)       Category: Wings

Today I replaced the short AN43B 12 eyebolts with AN43b 13A eyebolts. Not a big job but now threads are showing.

  Nov 17, 2023     Tail Wheel - (2 hours)       Category: Landing Gear

Today I removed the tail wheel from the Volksplane 2 that I bought in Canada and installed it on my Volksplane 1. I was very pleased that the parts were an exact match.

  Oct 09, 2023     Ailerons - (3.0 hours)       Category: Wings

finished the ailerons by using a few parts from the VP2 I bought in September of 2021. The primary reason I bought the VP-2 from Canada was to scavenge metal parts that were similar or exactly like the metal parts called for in the VP-1. In this example i took the 1"x2" metal spaced from the aileron hinge bolts and the aileron control yokes. I did have to cut down the yokes to size and redrill holes. But a real time saver.

UPDATE NOVEMBER 25TH. THE AN 43B 12A BOLTS HAD NO THREADS SHOWING SO TODAY I REPLACED ALL 12 BOLTS WITH AN 43B 13A BOLTS.

  Sep 25, 2023     finished the woodwork on Ailerons and first coast of varnish - (3 hours)       Category: Wings

Finished the woodwork and the first coat of varnish. Photos look a little "off" as the ailerons are sitting on upright nails for drying.

  Sep 10, 2023     Gussets for Ailerons - (2 hours)       Category: Wings

Cutting the gussets for the ailerons- easy to cut with a razor knife. but measuring was time consuming. I also glued the lower set in place but didn't take photos.

  Sep 03, 2023     Aileron build - (2 hours)       Category: Wings

After about 9 months of relative inactivity on my VP1 I have put some pieces together. The left and right Ailerons are placed together and glued. I thought about adding some finishing nails but opted not to as the glue wen together nicely. As they say "Life happens" - although no consequence to anyone else this is my Builder's log and I need to tell myself so I remember in the future how I built my project. In December of last year my wife was diagnosed with cancer. For the past 9 months I really didn't feel like working on my project.

  Sep 01, 2023     Purchased the wood - (1 hour) Category: Wings

Went to Lowes and purchased the wood for the Ailerons - 1/4 inch plywood is harder to find than I expected. The Trailing edge calls for 1/4 inch ply and the store only had lauan. - Found a sheet of 1/4 ply in the scrap pile that I had them cut length wise to fit in my hatchback. Also bought a couple 1x6 boards for the spars. Wood prices are outrageous since COVID

  Jun 01, 2023     Another month of reading plans - (2.0 hours) Category: Research

Another month of preparing to continue my project. Buying some nice tools and reading up on what to do next.

  Apr 03, 2023     A cold and wet Winter - (2 hours) Category: Research

Although it has been a few months since I have actually placed tools in hand to work on my project - I have been researching what to do next. My fuselage is in the barn and many a weekend has been either very wet or the path to the barn has been through up to 2 feet of snow. My next phase of the project is to begin the main wings and for this I need to move my fuselage to the workshop. I need a clear dry weekend to do this - maybe further in the Spring.