Month: June 2019

This is is a closer look at the lights and tips.  I put a lot of time into this but I am happy with the outcome.

The landing lights I purchased from a great guy, Josh Esser, from Canada.  Looking forward to turning them on Josh.

The nav lights are Avio from Poland.  Looking forward to turning them on too.

Here I finally have a landing light fitted.

The aft edge edge had to be split because it was too narrow.  The leading edge had to be split also because the shape was all wrong.  This pic shows the first application of super-fil.  I lost track of how many coats it took.

I must admit that I was not looking forward to doing this step because body work is not my strong suit, I can get it done, it just takes me forever.

The upgraded wing tips were very rough to start out with.  It took a lot of trimming and sanding to get them fitted properly.  This first pic shows the right tip clecoed in place. Looks easy, HA!

I put the finishing touches on the wing tips and am happy with the result.

 

 

This is what the factory baggage area looks like.  There is an option to extend the area aft which I am going to do.

This shows the seam taken out and an aluminum hinge attached to the original board.  Two more plywood pieces will make up the extended area. The first piece is attached to the hinge on one end and the other end is bolted. The rear ply is bolted in the four corners.

Next templates were cut out to use as patterns for the fabric, which is 500D Cordura.

The aluminum tube is held by adel clamps and rivnuts inserted into the ends of the tubes. These rods will support the new baggage sides.

Here is another view of the rod. One on each side.

And now for a little assembly!

Many thank to my talented daughter, Hannah. She brought her sewing machine, supplies, and talent to my shop and did a fantastic job putting this together.

The new area is velcroed in the same manner as the original.

On final assembly there be “D” rings spaced along the sides to use as anchor points for a cargo net.  We would not want anything sliding aft and upsetting the balance.