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Author: | Ryan Allen [ Thu Mar 25, 2021 11:51 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: N218TH flying |
you have a very nice painting setup! looks line tons of space. |
Author: | Hagle347 [ Wed Apr 07, 2021 9:11 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: N218TH flying |
A while back I had given my oldest daughter ( a graphic designer by profession) a 3 lines drawing with the instructions to come up with a nice paint scheme. With few revisions, this is what she came up with. It was my idea to have the metallic grey surround the windshield and canopy. I wanted a visual seemless canopy area. As with many Thorp schemes, it’s better to have lines that try to make the airplane appear less boxy. The classic stripe down the fuselage accomplishes this on many of the airplanes out there. I went a different route. The strip on the inboard part of the main wing butts against the fuselage and attempts to visually hide the hard 90 between the wing and fuselage. The plan is have it a sun n fun next week. See you there. |
Author: | James Grahn [ Wed Apr 07, 2021 10:58 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: N218TH flying |
Well done! That’s a ton of work, Cubes |
Author: | Ryan Allen [ Thu Apr 08, 2021 6:16 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: N218TH flying |
wow, that is awesome. Nice job! |
Author: | Mduroch [ Fri Apr 09, 2021 9:04 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: N218TH flying |
WOW! Terry....She is B E A UTIFUL! Is that the new TAC decals you just made? Mike N2WB |
Author: | Hagle347 [ Mon Apr 19, 2021 6:40 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: N218TH flying |
In good company at sun n fun 2021 |
Author: | Hagle347 [ Mon Nov 01, 2021 11:32 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: N218TH flying |
Update. Had a great flying day to finish out October. Flew off the wing of friends Grumman and got some great shots. |
Author: | Hagle347 [ Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:01 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: N218TH flying |
Now that the weather has cooled off here on the Gulf Coast, We've had a great work day to get the autopilot on line. That was the last item on the punch list during phase 1. Our troubleshooting and ringing out the circuits finally paid off when we found that one shell on a 25 pin D connector was grounding the input/output signal for the servos. There was a butt splice connector with shrink tube that when you tightened down the D connector shell, would Pierce the shrink tube and ground on the Connector shell. Now that the cause has been found, both servos are able to come on line. I had removed the pitch servo before the trip to Oshkosh. I'll do some fuselage diving this week and reinstall the servo. Then flight test begins as I get to set the gain and torque settings. I'll agree with the other experts in that electrical issues are the worst - However, it is satisfying to find and be able to solve a puzzle. |
Author: | Ryan Allen [ Mon Jun 06, 2022 5:55 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: N218TH flying |
that grass runway looked really smooth. |
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