Tag: Pitot

Final assembly activities

Thanks for the visit, Turner! It was great to finally meet you in person and to spend some time poring over your beautiful airplane.

Weight and balance underway!

Weight and balance underway! On the scales…

Weight and balance underway!

Great job by On-Site Weight & Balance; thanks, Sal!

First fueling about to commence…

And…a couple of fuel leaks found, one minor, one somewhat less so. Argh. — with Alex Cole.

The detanking underway…

The detanking underway…

Meanwhile, I received a gorgeous pair of landing/taxi light lenses from Big Sky Robotics. Very nicely made and highly recommended.

The new lenses with their nutplate strips setting up.

IFR pitot-static and transponder certifications underway.

IFR pitot-static and transponder certifications underway.

IFR pitot-static and transponder certifications underway.

Great work from Volusia Aviation; thanks, Sean!

New lens installed.

New lens installed.

Final assembly continued…

Pitot and AOA lines installed. Ready for flight.

Pitot and AOA lines installed. Ready for flight.

Left-side stick to torque tube pushrod connection finger tight for testing.

All right-side wing root connections torqued and sealed. Ready for flight.

All left-side wing root connections torqued and sealed. Ready for flight.

Right-side lower wing root fairing clecoed in place.

Right-side lower wing root fairing clecoed in place.

Left-side lower wing root fairing clecoed in place.

Left-side lower wing root fairing clecoed in place.

Right-side fuel tank vent in place

Left-side fuel tank vent in place.

Right-side engraved fuel tank cap installed and adjusted. Ready for flight.

Left-side engraved fuel tank cap installed and adjusted. Ready for flight.

Seat ramps, seat ramp cover, and aft tunnel cover clecoed back in place.

Baggage bulkhead corrugation removed for inspection. Various elevator bellcrank connections torque-sealed.

The neat pile of interior components that Jean is maintaining in the back of the hangar. Thanks, hon!!

Now that the ailerons are connected, the sticks no longer flop to one side or the other. They look ready to go!!

Left-side upper wing root fairing clecoed in place.

Right-side upper wing root fairing clecoed in place.

Overall view at the end of today’s session. It’s definitely looking purposeful and RV-like. Can’t wait to go flying in another few weeks.