Kit #7 arrived

[Utah-Jay]

1 flap and 1 aileron covered
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[Utah-Jay]

Prep for installing the windshield fairing

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And there is the final product

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[Utah-Jay]

Left flap is “covered”, but far from finished. I figured it would take 10 days to do both flaps and ailerons. Might take a few more than 10 when rib stitching and taping is completed IMG_6275.jpg IMG_6276.jpg

[Utah-Jay]

Thanks rkennell

I think I can see the light at the end of the tunnel

[rkennell]

Your build is coming along very nicely and I really like how it looks.

[rodsmith]

Very nice!

[Utah-Jay]

Oh yeah, and the fairing is in place but not attached
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And the texture of the paint is on purpose to match the texture of the Oratex fabric

[Utah-Jay]

Wingtips are on
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Now I’m back to covering… Flaps and Ailerons
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[Utah-Jay]

jaredyates

Foreflight says my empty CG is 14.4. But I will get further in the weeds in time

[Utah-Jay]

Decent reflection on the paint job on my wingtips
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[Utah-Jay]

gregc I weighed it in level flight attitude. This was just an initial weigh in, it did have 6 quarts of oil.

[Nev]

Good to know Greg - thanks. I'll edit my post above to reflect this.

[gregc]

Nev Just to note that Bob set the aft limit for the Companion at 19.8 so 21 is over the limit (although it would probably fly just fine).

My empty CG matched N103BH exactly but the max baggage weight limit we calculated is quite different due to us choosing different arms for the seats and baggage area.
Im looking forward to seeing numbers on a third example. I understand that Dave validated his weight limit number during testing.

Utah-Jay I found that it is critical to be as accurate as possible when you level the plane. The relatively heavy tail and long arm of the tail wheel means that leveling errors have a large effect.

[Nev]

Looks to be about 15.1" empty Jay.
So with 2 big lads up front, full fuel, and 125 lbs baggage in the back you're under 2200lbs TOW and still only at 19.8". Fantastic!

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[Nev]

That's a very usable CG.