Go fast (Sun n Fun). Go slow (SeaRey throttle)

  Spring, so we know what that means....

 

 

 And once back home, for now I've decided to give up trying to make my own hand grip. I'm going to use the Classic throttle setup. moved forward as far as possible to avoid the infamous "T-rex" arm position, and I'm working with a manufacturer to custom make some grips for my messed up right hand. They can do it faster and better than I can.

 

 

 

The hard we do immediatley, the impossible..... (new brakes)

Several years into the build Progressive Aerodyne went to a new wheel/brake system, it included a reservoir installed on the back of the bulkhead. Jim said it would be impossible to retrofit the new system.

I hate it when he says something is impossible. 

The reason he said it was impossible was because you can't get a drill, electric or pneumatic, between the upper bulkhead crossbeam and the fuel tank. But you can get a Dremel right angle attachment in there. And since there was no other good spot to put the reservoir, I had to come up with a solution. I could not be part of the precipitate.

Not shown is cutting drill bits down so they fit, but start off with a couple small drill bits (my borescope camera helped me see) to make pilot holes. Since Dremels can only fit up to a 1/8" shank, I ground a Dremel router bit down just oversize a 6-8 rivet, and used that for final sizing. Jim just shook his head

 

And the crowd went wild.

With that done, she got her leg spats. Takes a few tries of tweaking the gear legs up and down until you find the sweet spot until the ring centers, and I used #10 stainless screws instead of the factory nutplates. Not my greatest caulking job, one days I'll learn to get it right.

Came home from Sun n' Fun with a couple new stickers and a patch....

 and a new lodger outside my hangar. I was walking the ramp and saw a bird with an injured wing, slowly approached it until it flew off and I went Ok, where's the nest?