Mark Dickens
Companion QB
Last Activity: Today, 05:21 PM
Joined: 05-13-2021
Location: Collierville, TN and based at KFYE
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Not a bad weekend at all. Covered one side of the baggage area with heavy cloth. Ran out of heavy cloth so didn't get the other side done, so I went ahead... -
I do have a pint of the linen color, so I'm hoping that will do the jobLeave a comment:
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Yep, I have given that a lot of thought since I had one of the ends twist a little one time and I got an illustration of what could happen. I still have... -
Closing off the interior has been a concern of mine particularly around the D windows in back -
I was worried about the latex wicking into the fabric and was planning to seal the fabric with diluted Ekobond first. I'll do a test panel first and see... -
Interior Painting
So, I'm trying to settle on a strategy for my interior. As I've mentioned before, I'm building a utility vehicle here so I'm not terribly concerned about... -
I decided that I needed a rotisserie since the idea of painting on my back seemed a little over the top for me and my 65 year old back. It's no work of...Leave a comment:
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It's just rubberized wing walk material. I wanted something tough that could function with carpet on top, if I chose. It's not great looking, but I determined... -
Spent many hours in the shop and rerouted the wiring bundle from the back of the plane in prep for covering. Installed the stick grips and wiring. Doesn't...Leave a comment:
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Awesome! Almost 3 years isn't bad at all! Can't wait to hear about the first flight! -
Keep in mind that you can thin the cable down by consolidating grounds to one wire. You still need a separate audio "lo" ground, but standard... -
Excellent point! I was just out there staring at it and pondering the next move. -
I simply put reinforcing tape over those braces because they aren't ribs and because pulling the fabric in would, in my opinion, distort the airfoil.Leave a comment:
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I didn't do a good job of describing my routing plan as it does seem that it would be in the way as I wrote it. I cut a few verbal corners in my description.... -
Pilots can choose what they want but the trigger switch and hat switch is fixed. You can put the paddle switch on either side and you can choose whether... -
The grip that Rod has is from Infinity Aerospace. I have one on my RV-8. They are very configurable as to the type of buttons and where to put them. On...Leave a comment:
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That's what I have in mind. I'll bring the entry point of the wiring back a little and go under the floor board at that point -
I think what I'm going to do is bring the wiring straight out the bottom of the stick and feed it through the floor in front of the stick assembly with...Leave a comment:
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I love having my starter button on the stick too much to do that, but it would be a heck of a lot simpler! -
Control Stick Wiring and Routing
I've searched and can't find much about how people have routed their control stick wiring. At this time, I'm thinking I'd route the wiring for each stick...
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