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PA18
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Last 10 Project Activities / Entries :
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Research
Workshop
- (1)
Empennage
Fuselage
- (4)
Firewall
- (1)
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Bootcowl
Tail Feathers
Wings
- (14)
Controls
- (1)
Avionics
Lighting
Instrument Panel
- (5)
Landing Gear
- (1)
Engine
- (1)
Propeller
Fuel System
- (1)
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Fuel lines
Interior Finish
- (2)
Paint / Decals
- (2)
Inspection
Tools
- (2)
Plane parts
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Wiring
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Paperwork
- (2)
Builder Name:
Steven Houck
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Project:
Supercub - Other
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Total Hours:
361
Total Flight Time:
Start/Last Date:
Dec 17, 2020 - No Finish Date
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May 04, 2024
Registration
- (3 hours)
Category: Paperwork
Received my registration in record time. Was told it could take up to 6 months. Got it back in 3 weeks!
May 02, 2024
Pilot seat
- (10 hours)
Category: Fuselage
Scratch built a front seat. Ordered the slider rails from Airframes and welded up the frame per Piper drawings. Entire project only cost around $200 and an afternoon of work. Going to set carbon fiber for structure for the seat cushion.
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Apr 19, 2024
New Instrument Panel
- (15 hours)
Category: Instrument Panel
Was unhappy with the look and layout of my first panel. Decided to make another. Much happier with the results.
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Apr 03, 2024
FAA Paperwork
- (3 hours)
Category: Paperwork
Submitted 8050-1 & 8050-88 to FAA to get Registration started.
Apr 02, 2024
Laying out wiring
- (15 hours)
Category: Wiring
Received most of my wiring supplies from B&C and Steinair. Starting to lay out wiring and aviation harnesses. Pics to come.
Mar 11, 2024
Instrument Panel
- (5 hours)
Category: Instrument Panel
Got the Instrument Panel back together and complete other than the mixture cable.
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Mar 11, 2024
Last bit of Instruments installed
- (8 hours)
Category: Instrument Panel
Picked up control cables for front heat, rear heat and card heat. Cut hole for ELT remote. Waiting on mixture cable but cut hole. Had to profile instrument panel for breaker clearance. Was a little too thick to engage threads.
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Mar 11, 2024
Fit up landing gear
- (8 hours)
Category: Landing Gear
Got a smoking deal on a lightly used set of Acme Pro shocks. Got the fitted up and rigged. Still need safety cables and fab up a landing light mount.
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Mar 09, 2024
Cut Polycarbonate for windows
- (15 hours)
Category: Fuselage
Picked up a sheet of .060 polycarbonate for windows. Cut sides for L21 windows, both upper and lower door and full sliding windows. Have dark lexan for upper windows.
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Feb 21, 2024
Instrument Panel
- (25 hours)
Category: Instrument Panel
Made a carbon fiber instrument panel. Laid out avionics how I want it and got MGL Avionics ordered.
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