Geek's STi Build

[airlina]

Gary, If you get 4 friends (one on each jack) to quickly work the jacks you will have the very first Kitfox simulator! Sorry couldn't help it after seeing your post. enjoy the build, Bruce N199CL

[Geek]

Added in the second and third piece of the Rib 1 stack on the left wing. Came out pretty well I think. Had some HYSOL left and so I did the flaperon doublers on ribs 5, 7 and 9. Now it's time to put the left wing back on the rotisserie and do the same work on the right wing.

Left Rib 1 Stack.jpgLeft rib 1 stack 4.jpgLeft Rib 1 stack and Doublers.jpg

[Shadowrider]

Did you glue the 1 rib stack on when the wing was on the fuselage?

[Geek]

I didn't. I got the pre-rigged wings and set the 1 rib stack at the 35 1/2 inches from the 3rd rib. Reading the directions it didn't look like I needed to set the wings on till after the 1 rib stack to check the rigging again and set up the butt rib. Am I setting myself up for a problem?

G

[Shadowrider]

Apparently they have not updated their instructions......frustrating!! Hopefully you can fit your wings onto the fuselage because if the spars got moved at all they will not fit. What you don't realize is there is a slight amount of flex in the spar. I would test fit your wings to make sure they fit. If you have not done the other side, I would have the wings on the fuselage before gluing the 1 rib in place. On my brothers we had to surgically remove the 1 rib on one wing. The other wing was fine.

[Geek]

Well I guess I know what I will be doing today. I have not done the other side so there is the good news there. If the wing flexed and doesn't fit I don't think frustrating is the word I might choose. Might be coming back to you on some recommended 'surgery' suggestions.

[Shadowrider]

Fingers crossed!!! If not I can let you know what we did to remove the #1 Rib.

[Kitfox Pilot]

I too spend lots of times measuring so hopefully I only cut once. Your build is looking good!

[Geek]

Thanks Harlan. Between your build and Dustin's I spend a lot of time checking your logs out to see if what you did is what I am thinking I should do after reading the directions.

G

[Geek]

Got a little more done. I had questions on the jury strut install instructions which held me up a bit. Didn't want to mess up so early in the build. I got the answers from a couple people here on the forum and from Brandon which alleviated the issue and was able to press on. Got both jury struts installed, figured out where and how to mount the magnetometer and pitot tube, and am going to pull the wings back off (mostly to get my shop back to its normal set up and the Jeep back inside). Thanks again to all who chimed in on the instruction question I had.

Gary

Lift Strut Rot.jpg Jury strut Bracket ROT.jpg Right Jury Strut 1Rot.jpg