Wholly Cow! I didn't notice those. They are huge.
Wholly Cow! I didn't notice those. They are huge.
Great to have another build thread going. Looking forward to more pictures and reports of progress. It is a very enjoyable project and I hope you enjoy the build.
I'll suggest starting a simple log with date, work done and hours. My time keeping has gotten a little sloppy because I just find some free time, wander out to the garage and start working. Having the "last worked" date written down is a real motivator when you skip a day, or two, or ...
Carl Strange
Flying
SS7, 912iS, Oratex, G3X
Speaking of sloppy. I haven't logged days on end while working on a multi day step in the manual. I log the date that that process finished. Hope I don't get in trouble.
Eddie
Thanks guys, appreciate the welcome. Finally I can say I own a Kitfox ... just needs a little work done.
Ross, I'm building at Moama, just across the river from Echuca. I'll pm my phone contact if coming up. I'm only there on weekends.
Ramos/Eddie/John E, yep they're 26" Streaky. I'm currently flying a Eurofox tail dragger on hire and it has the same. That extra cushion on landing is nice to have. Ross also has 26" I think and he'd probably agree.
Carl, I've considered keeping a written log as you suggest and I'll likely do it. Good record of the build.
And yes DesertFox4, photos and film. I'm a keen photographer, just not that great at it.
I've learned a lot from the people on the site. There are some great ideas put out there and I hope I can contribute in kind.
Woohoo .... we're off and running !
David
SS7 Builder
Congrats in the new airplane! Glad the crate made it safely....but what do expect when the wing guy builds the crate? Lol
Enjoy!!!
Brandon
Great to see you've got your big box here safe and sound David
Look forward to following your project!
Regards Ben
Victoria Australia
S7 Kitfox 233
Had a visit from couple of old hands at this SS7 building business. Ross and wife Gayle flew into Moama strip today to say Hi and have a look at my build space setup. It was great to meet them both finally. It was Ross who recommended I join this Forum. Excellent advice. The known Australian SS7 contingent now numbers 3 in total to date: 1 complete (Ross), one within hours of flying (Ben) and one within 2 years of flying (I hope).
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David
SS7 Builder
Just throwing my method of record keeping in the middle, more for information than trail blazing techniques. I use a photocopy of the original build manual and draw up date and signature columns against each operations. I also incorporate notes where I might have done something slightly different or where I find an error in the manual (i'll send these back to Debra for info). I also use a daily logbook where I write up everything I do, including comments and hours logged. Each operation is recorded and anything of interest recorded. There are also photographs. Reason I'm doing this is that if I was buying an amateur built aeroplane that had been built by someone else, I'd really like to know the history of the build, warts and all. Also, both records are proof positive that Ive built the thing myself.
These ideas aren't new, just my way of recording what I've done so that airworthiness cert guys and future owners know what really went on !!.
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David
SS7 Builder