Now that I am safely in the hangar, I officially started the final assembly. The first task was to organize the hangar but I also managed to attach the tail feathers the day after the move. It is looking more like an airplane and less like a guppy. The following weekend, I followed the plans […]

About a year ago, I ordered a complete interior package from Classic Aero. This is a company who specializes in interiors for Vans aircraft. From seeing other examples, the quality was top notch, and you can customize the colors as you wish. The interior parts arrived in February 2024, and I immediately started the install […]

I mentioned in the previous post that I was unsatisfied with how the hinge attaches the upper cowling to the firewall, and that I will Skybolts instead. The Skybolts arrived and I installed them over the last week. Skybolt is a company that makes a variety of 1/4 turn camlocks used by aviation and even […]

I am not all that far from completing this section but decided since I am on a roll with the other posts, I might as well write here as well. This is one of those dreaded sections because it is mostly Fiberglass work. The cowling halves are provided by VANS but they need to be […]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, it has been a while since I posted and update. A few things have happened, namely a certain wedding of a certain daughter but that is just excuses excuses. Anyway, a few weeks ago, I mostly completed this section which has taken several months from start to finish. Actually, this was one […]

In this section I attached some heavy metal pieces such as the landing gear and engine mount. The total time spent wasn’t all that much compared to other sections but it had some very satisfying moments: The engine mount was pretty straight forward by attaching it to the front of the fuselage with 4 bolts. […]

This one will be relatively quick. I put together the seatbacks; however, these will not be used in the airplane due to my plan of buying the seats from a vendor (Classic Aero). I decided to assemble the parts in order to have support while I am installing the Avionics. Oh, and to sit in […]

Wow, that took a minute. The canopy is finally complete but that had to be the longest section, so far, with the most hours, and the most time span. I left off in the previous post, which seems several months ago, with preparing to fiberglass the leading edge of the point where the canopy meets […]

After about a 6 month wait after ordering, the final kit arrived from Vans. Unfortunately many pieces were on back order but I had enough parts to get started and keep me occupied for several months. Well, after arrival in August 2021, I am still working on the 1st section in November 2021. I will […]