Apr 02, 2023     Brake and throttle components - (5 hours)       Category: Controls

Installed the brake for the rear seat and the brake system reservoir. The rear brake is optional and looks like a car parking brake. The parking brake is a small switch in the forward seat.
Installing the front and rear throttle quadrants was a challenge. the design was changed but the instructions reflected the old design. I figured it out - I think.
This was also the first time I've worked on the fuselage with it rotated on it side.

  Mar 18, 2023     Control Rods Installation - (6 hours)       Category: Controls

I received the landing gears, fuel system, brake system, and misc parts - still have a few more parts coming from Spruce.
Installed the control rods for the control stick. The left-right rotation of the control rod was very stiff and I had to reduce the thickness of one of the washers by 1/16".
This also involved safety wiring the bolts on the three couplers that connect the three sections of the control rod.

  Mar 05, 2023     flaps and pedels - (6 hours)       Category: Controls

installed the actuator for the flaps, rear control pedals, and bulkhead passthroughs for the control rod.

  Feb 19, 2023     Peddles and Flaps - (8 hours)       Category: Controls

Began to install the finishing kit.
I first installed the front peddles to I could finished riveting the forward lower skins.
Fortunately the peddle mounting supports I installed a few months ago were correct.
I then install the guide pulleys for the rudder control wire. Unto themselves this should have been easy, but two of them were place inside the central fuselage box which made installing them a little challenging.
Next I began installing the flap control rod. I'll complete this later.