Harlan, Thanks for posting and keeping us up to date. That same truck dropped off my cobra build in 2015. I will be only a couple of months behind you so the info is great. Jim
Harlan, Thanks for posting and keeping us up to date. That same truck dropped off my cobra build in 2015. I will be only a couple of months behind you so the info is great. Jim
Starfox
Thanks guys that's what I needed to know. I just had no idea what the inspector would expect to see. Thanks
Harlan and Susan Payne
Flying FarmFox STI Kitfox N61HP
Rotax 915is, Airmaster prop.
https://www.youtube.com/@KitfoxPilot/videos
Harlan - another great source is: https://inspire.eaa.org/2020/01/02/w...-your-project/
Looks like you are off to a great start. Keep on keeping on.
See my build log at:http://www.mykitlog.com/lowandslow/
Harlan and Susan Payne
Flying FarmFox STI Kitfox N61HP
Rotax 915is, Airmaster prop.
https://www.youtube.com/@KitfoxPilot/videos
The program, besides producing the web site also produces a pdf or html output that can be handed to the FAA or DAR (paper or thumb drive) if s/he is interested in it. I'm also dating and signing the builder's manual and can use it with my pictures as well. (But I sign and date the manual as much as a check list of tasks accomplished and open items for my own use as for any FAA reason.)
See my build log at:http://www.mykitlog.com/lowandslow/
I signed and dated each checkoff page in the build manual. I also kept a simple spiral notebook logging each day I worked on it and "roughly" how many hours. Also snapped digital photos of each major project stage and tried to show myself in some of them. The final inspection and application for a repairman's certificate went without a hitch.
Jim Ott
Portland, OR
Kitfox SS7 flying
Rotax 912ULS
I just took pictures with my phone along the way. I signed and dated as I completed task, but as you will find out many task don't apply. When applying for my repairman I referred to my phone more than I did the manual. When the inspector went through the manual I just wrote NA on a lot because with the STI, you have separate instructions for the wings, and lots of blank pages with the options you get. Inspector was fine with that because when he saw all the pictures on my phone that was proof enough for him. I didn't log any hours because honestly I didn't want to know.
Dustin Dickerson
Building 7ss STI x 2
Oratex
29" shock monster
EP912STI 155hp
Garmin
N33TF......FLYING!
N53TF......FLYING!
If you treat the reamers right, you will probably only need one... that's all I needed. Reamers should always be used well lubricated with oil. However, when 4130 chrome moly is welded and cooled fairly rapidly (I'm thinking of the tubes welded to the frames for the hinge bushings, with a MIG rig) it can get very hard, and that can be tough on a reamer. A cobalt reamer would be nice.
John Evens
Arvada, CO
Kitfox SS7 N27JE
EAA Lifetime
Chap. 43 honorary Lifetime
Flox question. Just finished gluing my steedster tail up and instructions said to add flox to stiffen the glue up. I never found any info to know how much to add so I added a little and all worked well. Is there a mixing ratio for flox when it is suppose to be added to the mix?
Harlan and Susan Payne
Flying FarmFox STI Kitfox N61HP
Rotax 915is, Airmaster prop.
https://www.youtube.com/@KitfoxPilot/videos