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Although several years ago, I recollect that the wing root skins when clecoed to the uninstalled wings looked pretty smooth and unbuckled, a tough job but nicely executed.
Now as I try to install the wing root skins w the wings on the plane, trimming to clear the skylight per the plans and manual. It seems no matter which way I start clecoing them on, I cannot get away from having a stressed, buckled wrinkled mess (and thats just me). I keep coming back to: Am I sure this is…
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Congratulations to Hamish Crowe for his first place finish at the 2023 New Zealand Bush Pilot Championships in Omaka, New Zealand, on Saturday, February 4,…
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The tail kit minus the rudder arrived today. No forklift blade shaped holes or obvious signs of it being drop kicked all the way from Mexico,…
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601-XLB - 600 hrs - top rudder hinge rivets loose. Noticed a bit of play lately - barely noticeable by pushing up on the bottom of the rudder at the tip. I thought it was a bit of wear at the hinge bolt. It seemed much worse today. Just took a closer look and the rivets holding the top hinge to the rudder are loose - noticeable movement between the two. Red X - Code 3 - Grounded.
So now the rudder needs to come off - I think. Wondering if I can replace the rivets without…
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At the start of January, David Tillema and his Zenith CH 750 Cruzer, powered by the Viking 130 engine, took to the air with a new challenge.
To those unfamiliar, Dave completed the "48 State Challenge" last year, departing from his home in southern Texas, and landing…
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