Mar 19, 2023     General Stuff - (7 hours)       Category: Controls

Over two days I had to UN-F^ck some things.
1) had to remove the fuel selector, gascolator and fuel lines so I could re-clock the 45�N fitting for my fuel line attachment
2) day two of messing with trim tabs to get them right, of course the left trim tube that bolts into the horn was not in the bolt hole, so had to UNDO that and then get it lined up and re-bolted
3) my elevator trim horn was just barely rubbing on the left longeron, so had to file a bit off. This was very time consuming doing it without disassembling which would have taken MORE time most likely. I kept filing and testing for contact. Eventually I got it so it did not cut or leave any mark when I put a piece of paper between the longeron and horn.


I also had to bend my bar that attaches to the trim tab arm to clear the elevator/horizontal in the full up elevator position. Used a tube bender to get the job done

I also gave my fuel caps the New Zealand treatment, this entails drilling a hole in both the upper and lower parts of the fuel cap for a diameter to squeeze fit a roll pin, then enlarge the bottom section to all for the roll pin to easily fit through. Knipex pliers are a must for roll pins

  Feb 15, 2023     Control cable installation and passthrough - (8.5 hours)       Category: Controls

Throttle and mixture are vernier assist, so the panel holes had to be upsized to fit. Throttle cable diameter is larger so I used a sphere passthrough, all others used a grip no slip passthrough

Installed the fuel firewall passthrough and installed the EI Gold Cube for fuel flow meter

  Dec 07, 2022     Cover Plates - (3 hours)       Category: Controls

I had re-make the rectangular cover plates for the rear horizontal stabilizer. The original cover was made and holes drilled when layer flat, but the fuselage has a curve and the holes no longer lined up. So it was a redo

  Mar 28, 2022     Brake Line mock up - (2.0 hours)       Category: Controls

Mocked up the brake lines so I am good to go on marketing the permanent lines

  Dec 15, 2021     Measured Elevator for Deflection - (.5 hour) Category: Controls

Elevator is perfect for deflection up and down
Down elevator – 21.3 degrees
Up elevator – 29.0 degrees

  Dec 15, 2021     Final assembly of control sticks - (1.5 hours)       Category: Controls

Took out the temporary bolts and did the permanent bolts, castle nuts and cotter pins

  Dec 15, 2021     Cut Stick Down and Installed Grips - (2 hours)       Category: Controls

Control Sticks were too long for the grips, so had to trim 1.75” off the top for clearance of the panel

  Dec 14, 2021     Flap Rigging to the 1-2 plate - (1 hour)       Category: Controls

I could only go that far as I am waiting on a bushing for the flap pulleys. Had to upsize the holes in the 1-2 plate to accept the AN3 bolt

  Dec 13, 2021     Rigging the Elevator - (3 hours)       Category: Controls

Rigging is a slow process, lots of checks and rechecks on cable length. But got the elevator all done and perfectly tensioned. Doing it solo was extra slow as I had to continuously monitor the control stick angle (90* to the fuselage) and the elevator being squared to the horizontal stabilizer.

  Dec 13, 2021     Trim Rigging - (3 hours)       Category: Controls

Rigged the trim (lost one of the sleeves/clamps and will do the last of the 6 in a few days) system, used one clip lock turnbuckle in the closed loop system to allow for fine turning

  Dec 02, 2021     Mock Cable lines - (3 hours)       Category: Controls

Fairleads were installed. Springs were installed on the Rudders. Parachute cord was put in to mock up the cable runs to all surfaces except the ailerons.

  Dec 02, 2021     Rudder Pedal Installation - (3 hours)       Category: Controls

There was a lot or measuring and clamping and then repeating the measuring and clamping prior to drilling. One concern was that I do not have my toe brake cylinders for the fitting. In the end I was very happy with the result.

  Dec 02, 2021     Tube for Rudder Cables - (1 hour)       Category: Controls

I installed a clear tube for the rudder cables in the baggage area so baggage will never bind the cable movement

  Dec 02, 2021     Trim system - (8 hours)       Category: Controls

The installation of the trim system was a slow process and there was a lot of fitting to do after cutting the trim tabs out of the horizontal stabilizer. The torque tube fitting (cutting to length) and installation was a slow process as the left and right horizontal stabilizers had to go on and off many times, too many to count. Then the torque tube bushings had to be measured, cut, trimmed, filed, debarred, fit, filed, deburred and so on. It was a really long process, but in the end it was a perfect fit with the trim horn offset to the left perfectly to allow for clearance of the elevator cables.

  Dec 02, 2021     Trim Wheel - (1 hour) Category: Controls

Very straight forward and easy installation

  Dec 02, 2021     Control Stick assembly and installation - (4 hours)       Category: Controls

Control stick was clamped into place several times and lined up with the aileron cable pulley to try to have the straightest and most efficient line. I am using parachute cord to mock up my cable lines

  Dec 02, 2021     Flap Controls - (4 hours)       Category: Controls

The flap north has guide required a fair amount of work so the flap handle locked in each notch fully and securely. It was slow going as I did not want to go beyond a perfect fit for each notch. The actual flap handle installation was not difficult