Michael Heintz's Blog – March 2012 Archive (4)

Family Project Wraps-up at the Factory - Day 5

This is a continuation (See the previous post for Day Four)

 

Day #5: Zenair’s “Wing-Building Program” provides builders an opportunity to…

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Added by Michael Heintz on March 9, 2012 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Family Project Continues at the Factory - Day 4

This is a continuation (See the previous post for Day Three)

 

Day #4: Picking up from the previous day’s work, Barry continued with the fuel tank installation. First he cut strips of cork and then he stuck them wherever needed all around the tank. The purpose of the cork is to secure the tank snugly in its place, ensuring it cannot come into contact…

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Added by Michael Heintz on March 8, 2012 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Family Project Continues at the Factory - Day 3

This is a continuation (See the first post for Day One and Two)



Day #3: First job on Wednesday morning was drilling through all the pilot holes on the main wing. Generous use of clecos ensured…

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Added by Michael Heintz on March 7, 2012 at 3:00pm — No Comments

A Family Project Starts Right at the Factory - Day 1 & 2

Yesterday morning (Monday), Lon Boehme, his brother Val and his son Barry pulled in at the Zenair factory in Midland with their 12 ft. trailer in tow. They had just spent the weekend driving in from Alberta (34 hours!) for a promising week: a Wing-building program, a rudder workshop, and a trip home six days later with a partially assembled STOL CH 750 airframe kit in the back! Here is a short running summary of the experience...…

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Added by Michael Heintz on March 6, 2012 at 3:00pm — 2 Comments

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