stuck inside

If you ever have one of those rainy days where you're stuck inside and just want to get something done on your project, don't tell the Mrs. that you spent the afternoon assembling the nose gear on the kitchen counter. Hey, plenty of light, nice and warm - why not? Not to worry, the hard industrious work was done in the basement. There is a bunch of fitting and assembly that goes along with the nose wheel, but the concepts are all quite simple Trimming and fitting the fairing took the longest.

inside lines

There's something about running fuel lines that puts a bit of juice in the veins. It tells you the things you do to make that final vrooom, vroom are coming closer together. It gives you that all good feeling of connecting lifeblood to the nervous system. All I need now is an engine to attach to them. Everything in good time my friends. Btw, you'll notice an 1.25" pvc bonded through the front spar. All sort of cable and wire will flow through the center of the aircraft. No ugly cables stabled to the sidewall on this craft. I will include service openings between the rear spar and the rear bulkhead for service.

adding liquid gold

Without the help of some lifesaving mogas, flying would not be the same. For my Subaru to be happy it will need feed and return lines installed. As you see here I have taken the pattern strait out of the manual. Key to good fuel flow are well crafted lines and secure connections. Having the fewest number of connections and the shortest routing also help provide gravitational support. The Subaru runs with two high pressure fuel lines which require clean unobstructed fuel flow. As much as possible I will avoid twists and turns in the system. If you are feeling wealthy you can buy all of your lines from Lancair or make then for 1/10 of the cost of their custom bends. I found too that they charge about twice that of AS for the same fittings. No worries, their service is always excellent.

adult toy collection

With winter around corner, I'll need something to do when the weather won't co-operate long enough to mix up another batch of cancer causing micro balloons. So what's a builder to do except get some avionics and start wiring. Here are a couple of common items found in any good panel. Lot's more to buy, but it's a start.

front teeth preservation

This is one of those what is it pictures, that means nothing if you're not the builder. It's job is to act as an anchor for fastening the ends of the inside end of the seat belts. I have floxed the base to the floor and added a 4-bid layup of carbon fiber to both sides. Ok, go ahead and try to pull that off! I don't know what the g-rating of this stuff is, but it will take a good jolt. The outside portion of the seat belt is anchored through the load pad base. Pretty strong stuff. The Legacy uses a Y type shoulder harness that is anchored through the roof where it is re-inforced with phenolic block.