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Wings and things... 05/03 - 05/06/03 - Last time, I mentioned that I was considering a trip to attend a fabric covering seminar as my time to begin covering is approaching and I have no practical experience. I spoke at length with Ed at Rans on the subject and after that conversation, an hour with the EAA Fabric Covering video and a bit of time studying the books I have, I decided against attending a seminar. I feel that I can accomplish the covering job on my own (well, with assistance from Rans, local builders and some extra patience). I pretty much took the weekend off from working on the Coyote and rearranged my shop so I have a more efficient workspace for beginning the wings. I also attended a small fly-in at a nearby airport and managed to wrangle a ride back home in a 1948 Funk B85C N1630N which was one of the last of it's kind built. This is tailwheel flying to the low and slow max...what a joy! The current ownership trio includes an 80 year old pilot who worked on the production line at Coffeyville, KS for Funk Aircraft and actually helped manufacture S/N 398! Since the photo of N1630N is so small, here's a link to a close cousin N77747 with S/N 377! Oh yeah, since I decided NOT to attend the fabric seminar, I had a bit of uncommitted Coyote Cash available and with my wife's gracious permission, I signed up for the Warbird Dream Flight in a WW II T-6 trainer with a full hour of (loggable) aerobatic flight and an associated video of the event! It was scheduled for last Friday, but we were weathered out and then again on Sunday but the old rain clouds wouldn't go away! I'm hoping for CAVU this coming Saturday and I'm about as excited for this as anything I can ever remember. I'll certainly post more after the flight if it ever occurs...these guys move around the country and they will be leaving the area after next weekend. Meanwhile, I did work a bit in the shop last Friday, rearranging things in order to make my workspace a bit more efficient for beginning wing assembly and again this evening when I pulled all required parts for the next task. Here are a few photos, including a small fold out work table I attached to the end wall of the shop:
Yeah, I know they're not actual construction photos, but they're all I have for today! I will begin wing assembly next trip out to the shop, maybe tomorrow. More updates soon... |
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Last Update: 05/06/2003 |
