Tailwheel and Service Bulletins

 Service Bulletin 70 - complete.

Trident shaped reinforcement fully installed.  All bolts torqued and marked.  Rudder stops reinstalled, but I still need to adjust the stop plate to get full rudder travel.

Forward tailwheel mount:

Upper and lower mounts test fit:

Drilling the hole was a challenge.  The sheer web mounts are already in place, so I had to get creative on how to drill the hole between the forward upper and lower mounts.

Two right angle drill adapters coupled together.  It worked out in the end...

Bonding the forward mounts in place...

1/4" bolt holding them in place now while the resin/cabosil dries.  Then will enlarge to 3/8".

The resin started eating away the Zinc Chromate primer.... the acetone to clean up the mess made more of a mess.  Will have to try and prime in place, however the epoxy will protect - plus all the brackets have been alodyned - so this is really cosmetic at this point.  Not a structural issues.

Next:

- Drilling the forward mount to size.

- Aligning the T3

- Drilling the rear mounts

Tailwheel has been shipped, and should be here by end of week.  Tail pull handle is on the way as well, so it can drilled and installed.  Forward gear truss upgrade started.  The 1" OD 4130 tubing has been split in half and is ready to be fit.

Panel, glare shield, floorboards, camera windows, upper cable cover etc ordered from Glasair.  3 to 4 weeks out (no rush).

Next order is hubs, brakes and bush wheels.  Hopefully later this week.

Progress is being made...