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Comment by Scott Raynal on March 31, 2018 at 8:38pm
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Kay - have you flown your plane yet?
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Comment by Kay C Caldwell on October 5, 2017 at 5:42pm
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Yes, I started with a nose bowl from aircraft spruce. From the nose back it is just aluminum. I attached it to the fuse with south co 1/4 turn fasteners on the top half and put nut plates on the bottom half of the cowl to attach it. Down the sides I used a piano hinge. Ill get some close up pictures tomorrow of it if you like..All the bottom cowl is sheet aluminum with a fiberglass section made where the air filter comes out and meets the nose bowl. I goofed a little when I made the knob for the starter snout. I got it all painted and mounted and then when I got to the airport to put the prop and spinner on it interfered with the knob......NUTS!!!.... so I just trimmed the knob off so there is a hole now where the end of the starter comes out..
Cheers
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Tell us about the cowling Kay. Did you make that as well?
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Comment by STEVEN and TARA SMITH on October 4, 2017 at 7:06am
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Gorgeous Airplane
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It’s real basic old steam gauges. Wanted to get it flying for a year or two then up grade to glass of some kind. The new Lenil Aviation Beacon or BOM look really enticing... The I pad based stuff really appeals to me. All that stuff changes so fast, by the time you get it installed it’s outdated
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Looking good! What sort of instrumentation did you go with?
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I will be putting the n numbers on this week. I’m still fixing/adjusting/changing things. Right now I am working on a high speed engine miss. I think my carb goes a little lean when it transitions from the idle circuit to the main circuit. I’ve got a friend that is an A &P that I’ve been on the phone with. He has gave me some things th check. I’ll do that today
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Comment by Geoffrey Alexander on October 3, 2017 at 7:37am
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Very Nice! I like your paint colors and design. Ready to fly. I noticed the shape of the rear window is different from the kit. BTW, where are your N numbers?
Geoffrey Alexander
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