little details
I got the rudder fully rigged. It is nice to be able to sit in the seat and actually push on the brakes and operate the rudder. I think this is the first time that I’ve gotten a good idea what the pedals are really going to feel like. I used a zip tie on each rudder linkage at the pedals to determine link length. Worked great.
Stu and Deene were replacing all four cylinders on Stu’s RV8 with new ECI cylinder assemblies in Stu’s hangar a few feet away. I ducked over there for a little while to soak up some top end overhaul wisdom. I learn cool new things every day that I’m out there just by being there. That is the whole goal of this project for me. Many thanks to those that are willing and able to share knowledge.
It was another one of those long days at the hangar that didn’t quite produce the results that one would expect, but it all has to get done somehow. Tanya brought lunch and headed for home around 5pm. She spent most of her time picking up the tool mess that I had made the previous week. She only comes out on the weekend while I’m out there every day. I warned her that I had almost emptied all of the tool chests onto the work benches :).
After the rudder was all squared away, I took care of other little stuff. I got a connector shell on the autopilot roll servo wiring and secured the wires. I installed the seat rib cutouts, and gapped and installed a new spark plug for one that I had dropped.
I do now have a “short list” that I’m beginning to consult.
