Never fear, ... we'll get there eventually. Rome wasn't built in a day, you know. "Slow & steady wins the race!"
Never fear, ... we'll get there eventually. Rome wasn't built in a day, you know. "Slow & steady wins the race!"
John Evens
Arvada, CO
Kitfox SS7 N27JE
EAA Lifetime
Chap. 43 honorary Lifetime
John & Jen,
It's so nice to look at your facebook page! I wish I had the gumption to document my project a little more thoroughly. Tom Waid, and others, also do such a wonderful job of that! Gary does a better job than me too. I'm thankful for you guys!
You're doing beautiful work... keep it up! It looks like the RED DEVILS are going to be a "growing menace"!
Last edited by jrevens; 02-12-2015 at 10:39 AM.
John Evens
Arvada, CO
Kitfox SS7 N27JE
EAA Lifetime
Chap. 43 honorary Lifetime
Afraid my log is much more sterile; basic tasks worked, hours consumed and a few of the photos I take. I do try to take a lot of photos. I admire the detailed logs as well, but knew from the outset that I needed to spend my time on other things or I would never get done with the plane itself. It is usually long after I have done the work that I think back on "Why didn't I write down more detail?"
"Growing menace"? I didn't realize you had seen me flying before John.
- Gary
S7 SuperSport Tri-gear
w/Rotax 912, Oratex, Dynon
BTW, the on-running joke between my wife and myself is that if this oratex covering saves us up to 30 pounds of weight, then we can let ourselves go by that much.
John Grueter
N188LR
Kenosha, WI
Series 7 Super Sport - flying!
My Kit arrived this week, another white Oratex turtle build officially in progress. Looking forward to the challenge.
Mike
Sure good to see other folks going the Oratex route too. It will be interesting to see how our experiences compare.
- Gary
S7 SuperSport Tri-gear
w/Rotax 912, Oratex, Dynon
Rocketman,
Were you planning on using the servos seen in a few of your FB pics for anything special?
Yeah. I figured it would work well for a pitch trim indicator. I removed the motor and gear train because I'm only using it for reference.
John Grueter
N188LR
Kenosha, WI
Series 7 Super Sport - flying!
Still slowly moving forward. The nose gear installation has taken awhile mostly due to coming up short on some parts. Finally have it to the point that I just need the top large washer.
The second photo shows how I provided access to the rudder pedal assembly attach nuts. Although the plugs snap in-place, I also used some silicone sealant in the grooves.
Received my Whirlwind prop a couple of days ago and the 912ULS is on a truck headed my way too.
- Gary
S7 SuperSport Tri-gear
w/Rotax 912, Oratex, Dynon
This is how I routed the brake lines out to the gear in my tricycle configuration. Your seeing a view with the sun shining down thru the Oratex.
Also, with use of John Evens' hoist and his assistance (and extra hands), I got the ring mount installed last Friday. Today the engine is finally hanging on its own.
- Gary
S7 SuperSport Tri-gear
w/Rotax 912, Oratex, Dynon