Wednesday, March 27, 2013

False starts, fine tuning, and redos

With the labels attached, for some reason I decided I wanted a glovebox in the dash. I spent some time with an old pull trying to make one up, but it just wasn't going to happen.




When fitting the panel we found the light bezels did not go all the way through the dash, some gray of the foam showed, so I carefully used a sharpie to darken the inside of the steam gauge instrument rings. I didn't want to hit the veneer because the capillary action of the wood grain would draw the ink out, ruining the area.



I also realized that I had forgotten the label for the gear circuit breaker, so that gave me a chance to try out the doublestick tape method of attaching one.




"Homebuilt" aircraft require a warning to passengers that the aircraft they're about to fly in was not professionally built. This warning is usually in the shape of a big, ugly generic placard, and while the phraseology is specified, unlike N-numbers the font and size are not specified in the FARs. I decided OspRey's should have some elegance and style.



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