drilled nose gear cotter pin
Tanya and I started our weekend by going to do laps in the pattern for landing practice for an hour. I flew the Diamond DA-40 that I’ve been flying, and she flew a DA-20. We both went round-n-round for about an hour to practice that soft touch on the nose gear that will be required.
Back from the airport, I drilled the nose gear leg for the cotter pin that holds the big pivot nut in place. The trick with all this drilling of the gear legs (by hand), is to only intend on drilling one hole per drill bit. Throw the bit out and start with a sharp one for each hole. That is only a total of six drill bits, and we buy them in jobber packs right. I used the nut as a very loose drill guide. Then I moved on to the wheel pants. Grrr… more fiberglass.
I don’t think I have mentioned that my GNS430 is on its way to Garmin for the WAAS upgrade. It is scheduled to be upgraded on April 1.
