November 11-16, 2007
I removed the canopy from its storage area in the loft and checked to assure all of the protective plastic was still in place. I then marked what I thought would be the final cut line and proceeded to remove a little material at a time. I started by cutting off […]
October 21-27, 2007
I spent most of this week working to assure a good fit with the 702 canopy skin. In particular I worked to get the “ears” just right. That required a lot of removing and re-clecoeing the skin.
October 4-19, 2007
This project has taken a back seat to other activities since April. Having other airplanes and motorcycles to enjoy really slows a build project! But since I AM retired, I work on this project as I please! An for me this summer was full of very […]
April 3-10, 2007
This week I have been getting ready for my upcoming trip to Sun and Fun. On my way, I plan on attending the annual “Blitz to Branson” hosted by the Internet BMW riders. My R12 GS BMW is all packed with provisions and camping gear and ready to […]
March 19-24, 2007
This week I worked on a number of small things including safety wiring the fuel line fittings, installed a platenut in the firewall for the oil pressure line, reinstalled the SoundEx insulation where it had been removed for work on various components, worked some more on the forward canopy latch and […]
March 12-17, 2007
I decided that I will never need to use the canopy jettison since I do not intend to do areobatics. So I installed the forward canopy release mechanism except for the WD 620 T handle. That way the complete release can be added fairly easily at a later date and […]
February 26- March 3, 2007
I built the canopy latch and installed it this week per drawing 48. The only tricky part was cutting the slot in the side skin. I used lots of masking tape to protect the adjacent areas of the skin and cut the rough opening with the pneumatic cut off […]
February 12-17, 2007
I spent this week constructing the cabin frame, sometimes called the roll bar, per Van’s drawing 39. After riveting the 613 channels and attach brackets, I tried a test fit to the fuselage Thursday evening. It seemed to fit pretty well but after looking at it closely Friday morning and […]
February 10, 2007
This week I have been catching up on a number of little details and studying the panel and sub panel drawings. I have not yet decided on my panel configuration. I may stay with the panel Van furnished or I may go with a modular design as furnished by Affordable Panels. […]
January 28, 2007
Today I installed the two forward fuel tank attach brackets. This was a little more time consuming than I had expected. Mainly because I took extra time to make sure I was locating them properly.