Sunday, June 3: Installed cowling. Worked on baffles for engine, still have to work out the baffle design for the bottom of the engine case & cut holes on lower cowl under prop. I put 20 gallons of fuel in the wing tanks and had no leaks. My fuel gauges are not registering the actual level of the tanks, and I'll have to do some adjustment on the fuel level sensors, or "senders" as they are called to get that fixed. Did a start up while sitting in the plane & let the engine idle a couple of minutes. At that point, I realized the airplane is for the first time capable of being rolled out the hangar and flown. Everything necessary for flight is on the plane, but I still must go through the regulatory process of getting an Airworthiness Certificate from an FAA examiner and a lot of loose ends need to be wrapped up before I'll plan my maiden flight.
6 hrs. today, 956 total hrs.
She (he?) looks beautiful! Any progress in the last 20 days?
ReplyDeleteYes, been installing the doors & door hardware & doing some cowling fiberglass work. Sent the registration paperwork off to the FAA. Been too busy at my day job to do any posting lately. Thanks for the interest, I'll try to get something posted soon.
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