More covering pic's
Re: bbs428 Build
More covering pic's
"Somebody said that carrier pilots were the best in the world, and they must be or there wouldn't be any of them left alive." Ernie Pyle
Brett Butler
Flying: N46KF, 1998 Model 5 Outback, 912ul 110hp, G3x with 2 axis a/p, Beringer wheels & brakes, SS7 firewall forward, NR prop, Custom paint
Re: bbs428 Build
Wow! That's a lot of work! Looking good.
Dustin Dickerson
Building 7ss STI x 2
Oratex
29" shock monster
EP912STI 155hp
Garmin
N33TF......FLYING!
N53TF......FLYING!
Re: bbs428 Build
A ton of work!
It's going well but sucking up some serious time. The cold weather will be here soon. I have a few more weeks to get the paint on. I have placed a ceramic heater by the ventilation fan and viola - warm air wafts in and things get nice and warm quickly. We shall see if I can continue when the real cold gets here. With luck - I'll be done soon with the paint... Lol.
The internal structure is so I can power down the fans after work without the Chi-Com paint booth totally collapsing. I purposely made room in the shop so I can continue to work despite the weather. It is not rain proof! Had to wrap the rafters in old sheets and towels to keep it from chafing. But so far it's working great! The last pic is when the booth is deflated.
The Apollo 5 stage HVLP system is so nice to use. It's totally eliminated the problems I had with my other standard paint guns and air compressor system. I highly recommend it.
Shout out to John McBean at Kitfox, Joe Ruscito and Bryan Bowen for all the help and video's.
Also thanks to all who have gone before me here in the forum as I have used many of their ideas and solutions to solve the myriad of issues and problems that come up during a build.
I continue to be humbled as I build my plane. A good exercise in following prescribed practices and NOT reinventing the wheel! Lol. When in doubt RTFM.
Back to work!
"Somebody said that carrier pilots were the best in the world, and they must be or there wouldn't be any of them left alive." Ernie Pyle
Brett Butler
Flying: N46KF, 1998 Model 5 Outback, 912ul 110hp, G3x with 2 axis a/p, Beringer wheels & brakes, SS7 firewall forward, NR prop, Custom paint
Re: bbs428 Build
Hard work starting to pay off. Still can see some light in places after three coats from the 5000 lumen led strip. I think one more coat of Poly-Spray will do it.
"Somebody said that carrier pilots were the best in the world, and they must be or there wouldn't be any of them left alive." Ernie Pyle
Brett Butler
Flying: N46KF, 1998 Model 5 Outback, 912ul 110hp, G3x with 2 axis a/p, Beringer wheels & brakes, SS7 firewall forward, NR prop, Custom paint
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