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A long way from Oregon too! Always wish I could make it.

Thank you Rod! I would not have known that.

I'm getting very good results back-riveting the bottom skin so far (at the nose ribs), and would like to back-rivet the entire bottom of the wing if possible since it's more visible than the top. Most scratch-build instructions and videos I've seen show the large bottom skin going on last, but...

For whom it may concern. I was not expecting this. https://www.sonexaircraft.com/sonex-closure/

My project recently pivoted and I find myself the proud owner of a well-outfitted Patrol fuselage, SN 12. It fits crosswise in the hangar behind the 140, where it will sit while I finish up the wings at home. The price was right and I couldn't pass it up. Over the years I've been acquiring...

I showed my project to a buddy yesterday to get pointers on things I should do before closing out the wings. His main observation was that my wings were very straight. TOO straight. He asked if I've ever tried landing an airplane without wash-out. It doesn't end well. I said I haven't (I think...

Someone with an exquisite Patrol apparently thought Hood River would make for a nice stop today. I was at work and didn't get a chance to say hi, but if you swing through on the way back home drop me a line!

Does anyone have a technique for bending these on a leaf brake? The zig-zag character of these stiffeners is stumping me. I have access to a 10 ft. leaf brake, but the bending leaf is too wide for a downward facing bend to hang over so it can lay flat. There is no clearance under the foot...

I recently got a new job closer to home that allows me to resume my regular 6am shop sessions, first time since 2020. Over the years I had been chipping away at the Patrol wings, but at a snail's pace. It feels good to be making measurable progress again. Current task: L wing skin trimming. ​​

Where are people getting k1100-06 nut plates these days? I see the Vans aircraft store website is down and hopefully they will be back up, as I think they had the best pricing. Spruce has -06 and -08, the latter being about 1/5 the cost. Hoping I can find a better option. Given the astronomic...

This weekend. Any Bearhawks planning on attending?

In the spirit of the ongoing "riveting" discussion... ;) What technique do folks suggest to rivet the pocket ribs to the attach angles on the back of the rear spar? They are very tight corners. On the flap & aileron angles, which were a similar scenario, I used a rivet gun with extension and...

I couldn't agree more. Prime real estate there that you will be glad to have. ​

After going back and forth I decided options and simplicity were my priorities, so I went with PEX tubing through bored out jig holes. It's readily available, cheap and smooth enough to push a wire through. It came in at 1-1/2 lbs total for both wings, less material removed from the ribs and no...

I like this idea Jared. I'll post mine but first trying to figure out the prefix thing. I don't see any options?

I figured this is a good thread to pick up for describing where I'm at on the aileron cable routing in the wing. Here's my setup so far, looking at the top of the right wing facing outboard. ​ I mocked up some paracord with a bungee so I could rotate the bellcrank through it's range and see...

What covers the Patrol's flap pocket between ribs 1 and 2? (On the patrol, the flap begins at the root rib.) The patrol book page 21 says a single piece of .032 is used between ribs 1 and 2, from the back of the rear spar around the nose to the back of the rear spar. On my wing this measures...

Any Patrol builders out there with photos showing the relationship between the aileron cable pulley at the wing splice and the top end of the wing strut? My mounting brackets (purchased from another builder) are slightly taller than plans and I’m trying to see if that will be an issue with cable...

I'd like to tack on a question to this thread regarding the inboard Patrol flap levers. Which way are the flanges supposed to face? The top right corner of Sheet 9 shows the lever in assembly with flanges facing outboard, and this is how Russ Erb and Eric Newton show it on the 4 place. But the...

A very similar photo is in print in the August issue of Sport Aviation in the excellent article by jaredyates . I noticed the oil canning and thought the light angle was unfortunate. A lot of wannabes read that magazine and will come to the conclusion that it looks silly or defective. Of course...