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At 12:10pm on November 30, 2009, Robert Reinero said…: Phill,

I have to remove the top wing skin to get the shot you are asking for and plan to do so in a week or so. I will gladly send the bellcrank bearing photo at that time.

Sorry for taking so long but I have to move things arround in the garage to get to the wings. I am building in one half of a two car garage. The other half is for my wife's car, and it must be in every night so it is quite a dance to work on more than one part at a time.

Bob

At 6:22pm on November 16, 2009, Rick Morris said…: Thanks for Mathieu's blog address. I have put the question to him so here's hoping.
Regards,
Rick.

At 11:08pm on November 7, 2009, Stephen R. Smith said…: Hello Phill,

I am still experimenting with the cooling modifications and checking results. I hope to do a test flight tomorrow afternoon. If I like what I see, I will produce a post with pictures.

Steve

At 4:19pm on November 4, 2009, Tim Garrett said…: Thanks for the comment on my photo. Standby for more photos soon!

At 3:00pm on October 28, 2009, Paul Hammond said…: Phill ?
you are making me feel sick great upholstery mine is realy crap who did it and do they want to do some more

At 3:34pm on October 14, 2009, phillip maples said…: Phill, i am building the 801 from the quick build kit. I would be glad to send you some pics. I'd prefer to send them from my outlook email since i am an old goat and don't won't to learn anything new...like how to use the emailing tools on this site. my email is pmaples@maplesgas.com.
thanks, phillip

At 4:43pm on October 13, 2009, phillip maples said…: that is a great picture of you and Dan. Imagining the source of the obviously heart felt laughter is really effective .

At 11:18pm on October 12, 2009, Paul Hammond said…: plane is so much fun to fly ; its the second most fun you can have, one with pants on i am not going to make any mods or changes unless some one can prove to me itis realy necessary been so much wind & rough weather down here dont get a lot of chance to fly but you wil be pleased to know they are one tough little plane shakes the shit out of me though paul

At 5:48pm on October 12, 2009, Paul Hammond said…: hi phill make sure you put every thing you ever think you will want in the panel i just fitted a transponder it was bloody hard trying to wire it up and fit it in but i got there; only punched the shed wall once maybe twice
regards paul

At 6:17pm on October 11, 2009, Stephen R. Smith said…: Hello Phill,

Thank for commenting on my picture. It was sure nice to be back in the air to catch that one.

I have been watching your progress through the pictures you post. The project does seem to go on and on doesn't it? Its all worth it when you start to fly your own creation though.

I have been fascinated with Australia since I was a kid. I look forward to your airborne pictures from your neck of the woods.

Steve

At 10:38am on October 10, 2009, Jake Reyna said…: Phill, I have a variety of self adhesive seal EPDM weatherstrip in various shapes. Same stuff you can get from Spruce and it's available at Home Depot and even Walmart in our neck of the woods. Chafe seal is only 1/16" and that's about all I need. So, I have options and need to move into the experimental mode ;-)

jake

At 6:43am on October 10, 2009, Jake Reyna said…: Phill, I haven't decided what to use as the seal for the canopy moulding, something very thin since the fit is almost perfect. I'm going to start by using a good quality duct tape on the flange. Chafe seal could work. I've even considered using a thin layer of Plastic Dip or Liquid Tape. Plastic Dip is available as a spray, this could be worth a try. Worst case is that I can use it on my tools :-)

Jake

At 7:01am on October 8, 2009, Jake Reyna said…: Phill, regarding the fibreglass mouldings. I used some "stuff" I had laying around to make the filler, but have since acquired some 3M Glass Bubbles from Spruce and will highly recommend. They are very light, cheap and and a little Epoxy, one pump, makes a bunch of filler/putty. Here's the link.

3M Glass Bubbles

Jake

At 9:22pm on October 7, 2009, Jake Reyna said…: Phill, thanks again for the steering boot solution. One less thing to worry about :-)

Jake

At 7:33pm on October 7, 2009, Gordon Watkin said…: Hi Phil, I had finished. I have done one flight but needed to make some changes and improvements. I fly out of wangaratta and work in my garage at home. I have built a 7 metre trailer to move my 701 when I need to. You can contact me if you want to. my e mail address is gordon.watkin@defence.gov.au or moble 0428553076.

Cheers Gordon.

At 3:00pm on September 17, 2009, Dr. Edward M. Moody II said…: About halfway through the wiring saga, I began to wonder if Chris Heintz was wrong... maybe I was building the space shuttle.

Ed

At 8:09am on September 17, 2009, Chris Sinfield said…: I feel your pain .. doing the trims tonight..

At 8:02pm on September 11, 2009, Chris Sinfield said…: Thanks for both.. I will buy the guages from Jab as you said.. I like the idea of markings alrady on it for the 3300 and will check out the paint..

If your mate wants a QB kit ther will be a couple going real cheep due to Sportair going out of the Zenith Business with Liezel running back to SA..

At 7:22pm on September 2, 2009, Paul Hammond said…: havent you finnished it yet

At 7:38pm on July 23, 2009, Rick Morris said…: Hi Phill, I would like to talk to you via email about the XL control problem as I too have some concerns.
Rick

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