This article just came out from Kitplanes and is something we should all read, especially if you are in the process of building or thinking of building a kit plane.
http://www.kitplanes.com/issues/34_1...e_21948-1.html
This article just came out from Kitplanes and is something we should all read, especially if you are in the process of building or thinking of building a kit plane.
http://www.kitplanes.com/issues/34_1...e_21948-1.html
Phil Nelson
A&P-IA, Maintenance Instructor
KF 5 Outback, Cont. IO-240
Flying since 2016
Can't read it because I am not a subscriber. What is the gist of it?
Jim Ott
Portland, OR
Kitfox SS7 flying
Rotax 912ULS
I had the same problem. Can you give us the abstract?
The gist is...
Be careful with all the internet advice. You can fall into traps where someone has done a task differently and recommends doing it that way. Then.. Many people find out that the alternate method is Wrong!. The author is a technical advisor for Sonex. He has seen many times, people take what was done on the test bed aircraft and apply it to theirs. Don't do that. The test bed is just that, a test. It may not be recommended. He states that many people lose confidence in a project as a result of reading forum posts. i.e. (in my case) I chose the injected engine for what I read about carb and the seemingly problematic balancing. Nobody posts about how they followed the instructions and everything came out great. So some builders get uncomfortable. He recommends getting technical advice and good advice doesn't always come from Tech counselors, IA's, A&P or DAR's. They often have no experience with your choice of aircraft. He didn't ever say call the factory explicitly either though. I Kept thinking about Johns advice line may be getting a little busier for the near future.
Eddie
Here is the article.
Phil Nelson
A&P-IA, Maintenance Instructor
KF 5 Outback, Cont. IO-240
Flying since 2016
A lot of good advice. Thanks, Phil!
John Evens
Arvada, CO
Kitfox SS7 N27JE
EAA Lifetime
Chap. 43 honorary Lifetime
Thanks Phil. A good read.
David
SS7 Builder