July 2012 Blog Posts (22)

Finally started the build

Having brought my kit from a previous builder on an impulse I haven't been able to start work for numerous reasons. But today was the start of the building of my 601. The first owner built the rudder skeleton but did not skin it. So that is the first job to be done. Now I have the feeling of satisfaction that I can tell people that I am building a plane and not planning to build one. So I would like to say HELLO to my fellow builders.

Added by Robert Taylor on July 1, 2012 at 4:59pm — 3 Comments

Viking engine

In spite of every thing I could do to screw up this engine, it is still running like a top.
I found some kind of goo that had gotten into the tanks and was plugging up the fuel supply just enough to let it run, but no…
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Added by Dan Stanton on July 1, 2012 at 4:19pm — 1 Comment

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