Log 17 - Last Log of 2011

New Years Eve, commuter flight to Arlington Airport today:

• Mounted LSE capacitor discharge ignition unit on hinges fwd of instrument panel aft of firewall. Riveted and fiber glassed in place. Made bracket and mounted Dynon Manifold Pressure Sensor fwd of instrument panel aft of firewall. Finished hp fuel boost pump and filter, mounted on fabricated bracket and cover and installed on firewall. Melted led counterweight, attached, bondo'd, and closed elevators. started running new brake lines. Cut-out created with fitting riveted for electrical through location. Last fiberglass layers in radius of dorsal fin completed. Removed old gascolator (will not use one). Removed oil breather/seperator (will not use for now).

Next:

• Finish brake lines, pitot insl, run light wires, close horiz stabilizer, attach elevator to close all empannage. More clearance on rudder left deflection (add 2 degree's or so), ProSeal NACA inlet. Find and install static port system, install Dynon ammeter shunt , Dynon fuel transducer & lines firewall forward, , sand dorsal fin, sand elevator. I need to order a battery and used 121.5 mhz ELT. Install ailerons & linkages. Close wingtip lights & finish electrical connectors. Other idea's....I've got to figure that out. Location and mounting of A/P servos. Clean old masking tape off windows.

questions:

• Do I already have a serial to parallel converter for Dynon to transponder? Which battery to order? Magnetometer parallel to flight, or is it the remote compass module port pointing forward or both? Is one servo installed in wing?

Way later (after wing instl, after all electronic fields established for some items):

• Dynon remote compass module & magnetometer. All control stops, gap unit between wing and rudder pedals. Calibrate and multi-configure Dynon system (zero system, inclination and magnetic intensity). more later..

Holiday 2011/2012 Build Log 16

Pics.                       It's extremely exciting to work on a project like this and put everything together. If anyone local is reading this and would like to input their idea's in design or fabrication, by all means, please let me know.

I've created a new PROJECT file for reference.

I've flown twice lately to Arlington to work on the project and making a little progress. Most of the work is a continuation of older logs. Next steps include mounting the magnetometer for the Dynon system, mounting the Lightspeed Engineering Distributorless Capacitor Discharge ignition system unit on the firewall, and cutting a hole in the firewall for electrical passage. These will be clean systems and hope they will ground test successfully. Last few days:

1. cleaning and sanding the dorsal fin,
2. fiberglass, closing, and sanding of the flaps, ailerons, elevator tip for the counterbalances.
3. closing and checking all fasteners on the empennage, internal to the controls.
4. finishing and sanding the NACA cabin air inlets. Will attach internal fittings next.
5. re-installing instruments on powder coated panel, and electrical systems wiring for radio, intercom, Dynon, jacks, switches, and breakers.

Pitot Tube was built and fiber glassed on the outb'd access panel but is only 2.5" below the center of the wing. If anyone thinks this is not far enough below, I haven't seen any scientific evidence to prove otherwise, but would like to know. Most are mounted further away. Will watch for indicated airspeed corrections compared to GPS and other systems. Not a safety issue though.

build log 15

2011dec22 - Flew to Arlington after work from Paine Field.

pics updated on sidebar of blog

• Next steps on dorsal fin including bonding on. More on NACA inlet clean up.
• Cleaned out right hand wing for counterbalance on aileron, sized and cut. Aileron hinge holes full size and countersunk.
• Pitot system started. electric heated pitot assembled, cut to fit, checked and installed in lf outb'd access panel. 
• Visited Dynon Avionics 12/17. Purchased outside air temp probe and fuel flow transducer.
• More work on elevator counterbalance. 
• Received beautiful new ground adjustable composite propeller and my brake and fuel lines parts.. Merry Christmas to me.

Still may want to convert this builder log more system oriented. Maybe next blog.

Building Log 14

I haven't posted since Dec 8th. Been up about 7 times since than. In work since last time:

• Panel powder coated and partly assembled.
• NACA cabin air inlets received, holes cut, lh & rh.
• Dorsal fin on step 8, almost complete.
• Elevator counterbalances almost complete. Ailerons closing up and counterbalance area cleaned up.
• New whirlwind ground adjustable composite prop and spinner ordered along with brake and fuel lines. passenger brake system...more progress.
• Rudder controls almost complete. 
• Research on fuel, wires on glareshield and other research in work.

I'm thinking of changing my blog to more of a systems breakdown.
more pics at here .

Lucky Blog 13

Tue, Wed, Thurs: Flew twice, drove once to Arlington

• Continued with wingtip lights. 
• Sanded dorsal fin, tips,
• marked and set second brake master cylinders, new brake lines ordered
• drilled up and riveted flap hinges on wing,
• worked through engine baffling to see what is there,
• installed alternator, other engine parts,
• installed nutplates on aft interior bulkhead and fit checked.
• powder coating instrument panel not complete yet.
• cut assembled & welded rudder push rod.
• misc other items..discussed keys on door...etc.
• picked up Dynon (2) servo's/pushrods

Will return headlight for more comparable. Researching propellers. Seeing some progress.

Build Log 12

Saturday/Sunday - Worked on wingtip drilling and countersinking some approx 200 holes for nut plates and fasteners. Installed nut plates. More on light area's, slots for seat belts in seat pants. Panel almost complete. Elevator tip foam complete to fiberglass, dorsal fin sized, shop cleaned.