To see where this whole saga began, you can look here . At the bottom of each post is a link to the next post in the chain until, of course, there are no more posts. Another blast from not quite so far in the past. (Photo courtesy of Carl N.) OK, so I won't keep you on the hook any longer. The tool that I thought would solve my problem in a jiffy was the Engine Mount Alignment Pins from Aircraft Tool Supply. I really thought these would be just the ticket. 4/17-- 4/18/26

If you're new to this saga, and are of a mind to, you can go all the way back to the beginning here and learn all that has happened. At the end of each post is a link to the next post in the series. Friday 4/10/2 6. I took Friday off since I seem to be falling further and further behind. A blast from the past. From a time before I owned the airplane, in fact. (Photo courtesy Carl N.) When last we left our stalwart hero, he, I mean I , was trying to get the cotter pins ou

In case you really can't sleep, or want a refresher on what happened in earlier parts, Part One can be found here , and Part Two can be found here . Hopefully we will be back to this stage soon. Saturday, 4/4/26 dawned with much hope. I had received the correct gaskets from Aircraft Spruce , and they actually arrived a day earlier than they were promised. Even better, I got everything that I ordered exactly how I ordered it. I figured I would get the Governor adapter insta

The beginning of the saga can be found here . The big accomplishment for this second weekend in what will undoubtedly become a marathon condition inspection, saw me pass a huge milestone, but not make near as much progress as I would have liked. She looks kinda sad sitting there like that. The major accomplishment is that I got the propeller and governor dropped off at the shop for overhaul. I had been dreading this step because the shop is in Seattle, just north of Boeing F

At Forks, one of our favorite lunch destinations. Well, it's that time of year again. Time to hang up the flying shoes and dust off the coveralls and stop flying to do routine maintenance. I always try to plan it for a time when the weather is unflyable anyway and always manage to miss and end up down during some nice weekends. This year's inspection is going to take longer than usual since I have more work that needs to be done. First and foremost, I need to have the prope

Now that I have everything needed to make all of the connections, I figured I could finally try this thing out. The road, that took too long, leading to this point is detailed here and here . Before getting into the actual act of welding, I had a nagging worry in the back of my mind that I had not set up the wire feeder correctly. The working part of the wire feeder looks a lot like an old time movie projector. Remember those? There are two wheels that drive the wire. Wi

When last we saw our intrepid hero , he was stymied by the power plug that came with the unit. It took me longer than I am proud of to get that issue resolved. With help from my Dad and from Carl, I finally just removed the plug it came with and installed a 220V plug. I did get a response from the Xlaserlab folks advising me that "The plug we offer is a standard US plug." Well, yes and no. It is a standard plug for 120V 20 Amp circuits, but most homes and shops in the US

Modern technology is amazing. Sometimes that is a good thing, sometimes that is a bad thing. Buying tools has always been an enjoyable experience that I think is hereditary and I think I was born with it. Ever since I was a teenager working at Sears, in the tool department no less, I have always enjoyed buying tools and welcomed opportunities to buy more. Fortunately, I started in the building, flying and maintaining kit airplane world. A whole new world of new tools and

I n Part I , we looked at the why and wherefore of these historic changes and explored the modification of the south end of the runway. ...

Arlington Airport 5/13/23. Photo courtesy Carl N. OK, so the title may be a tad hyperbolic, and the airport may not be "ruined", but it...