Went to the AOPA fly in at Anoka County Airport today. Was pretty cool and bigger than I thought it would be. Few airplanes flew in because of weather and winds. But still some neat things to see and many familiar faces. When we got back we spent some time in the shop. We jigged theContinue reading “Lacking Balance”
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Wake Up Call
Those of you who know me know that I am not really a morning person. The different time zones I work in, plus the fact that I rarely can go to bed before midnight are not conducive to early mornings. The hustle and bustle of this week also compounded the desire to sleep in. IContinue reading “Wake Up Call”
Learning has occurred
I learned from last nights mistakes and didn’t push it today. I had time constraints, so I decided I wasn’t going to push an end of day priming session, and either screw it up or be late. Good news is, Jon and Greg were able to come over to help today, so we still got aContinue reading “Learning has occurred”
A Bite of the Elephant…. Ear
Today’s workshop session was cut short. Kevin and I had plans to go to the, “Great Minnesota Get Together,” aka the Minnesota State Fair. Well known for its food selection, you can pretty much get anything you want to eat. Most novelty foods come on a stick. One of the foods there is the Elephant Ear.Continue reading “A Bite of the Elephant…. Ear”
The Gang’s all here
Not only has it been a while since I have been in the workshop, but my regular helpers have been missing in action for a while too. Both due to their own reasons. But today, both Jon and Greg were able to be in the Garaggio with me. It really jumpstarted the return to progressContinue reading “The Gang’s all here”
Third Coat’s The Charm?
Greg must have read my post about momentum last night and decided that he was going to attempt to pre-accelerate the project so that crew scheduling can’t slow it down as much. At any rate he came over in the morning and worked with me until it was time to get ready to leave toContinue reading “Third Coat’s The Charm?”
N23X and Moving On
Today we started by working on Greg’s Long Ez, N23X. Greg put new wheels and brakes on, so we had to bleed the brakes. It was a simple procedure, but took a little bit for us to accomplish. The key was to level the airplane, not to bleed the system with the nose on theContinue reading “N23X and Moving On”
Cowl Surgery Continues
Since my last post, I have gotten the cowl flanges jigged to the airplane, and started to build the form for the new cowl. I previously had made a template that will define the outlet of the air exit, and that was bolted to the prop extension. The next step was to add some guidesContinue reading “Cowl Surgery Continues”
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