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"I don't plan to remove it again..." bwahahaha... ahem... er... uhm... best of luck with that. As someone who has had those very same words exit his mouth... there's ALWAYS something to remove to resolve. :D

Looks great! I'd look into going past a car paint protection film (PPS) application company and ask then to do either a Matt or the shiny regular PPS on the stick!? It'll be cheap as the sticks are small and they can use offcuts! If it protects million $ super/hypercar paintwork against chips etc at high speed it'll protect yr stick! Also ultra thin so most probably won't need play with it at top and bottom fitting grips and into floor... Vinyl gets sticky messy, not? Hope that helps! Love your channel. Blessings Andrew B

Have you thought about using heat shrink tubing on the sticks rather than vinyl wrap?

Panel looks good!

Thanks for the detail. Very interesting. Also, like you “AC” on the back seat :)

Thanks for the video! I've got a XT3 and a XT4 coming, not for aircraft but for heavier construction use. It's great to get these "first hand" reviews of the tools.

I was there. Being a good old boy I kept out of your shot.

Nice job. Thanks for the tip.

Awesome job! What an adventure to say the least. Question regarding the brake upgrade with larger calipers: It looks as though if a tire goes flat, the tire could 1) hit the side of the caliper, 2) the caliper will then be lower than the wheel and potentially hit the ground. Perhaps the original caliper was mounted that low and would pose the same issues? And of course this is only based on seeing what is in your videos, but wanted to ask and bring to your attention if potential issue.

I think Evan is just omitting the exhaust shroud now. All that body fill near the heat source makes it likely to crack. More trouble than it's worth.

It looks so odd as it settles, kinda cool though.

You’re making nice progress.

Always good watching your videos. I've been struggling with my fiberglass wing tip over the couple of days. I can't wait to lose my temper with the canopy 😅

I don’t think so, due to the way the door was angled. There isn’t any flex in the doors and I was worried about over stressing them with the straps during window install and didn’t go very tight. But anything’s possible.

Do you think the change in position of the door fit is from when installing the front window and squeezing the front posts out of alignment ?

My Milwaukee gun has pulled about 1000 rivets on my fabric install so far with minimal jams - maybe two or three times. I removed the o-ring and ball bearing on the nosepiece that retain the stem. That allows the stem to drop back into the catch can easily. My only complaint is the handle size is too large (I have big hands too, wouldn’t be ergonomic for someone with smaller hands).

Any chance I could get the print files for the ducts? I'm thinking of doing the same on my build.

Excellent details! I was also wondering why the primer wouldn’t work as UV blocker, because painting the stripes on outside is kind of lame IMO. Thanks for sharing!

The good fine line tape is 3m 218 Not 418. I put a link to it on Amazon in the description.

Cherokee extraction --- just roll out of the aircraft onto the wing, then stand up

I have the Harbor Freight one and it jams constantly on the small rivets, the better rivet guns have 3 jaws, the HF only has 2 jaws and the rivet pin gets stuck between the two jaws very often, it's super annoying to have to keep pulling it apart to free the pin that's supposed to get ejected.

Enjoyed hearing the story and watching the flight. Nice video!

Have that cough checked out. Also consider editing out abrupt noises. It detracts from your otherwise great video!!

Excellent Video, Thank You!

Nice to see that you were able to get some flying in. Looking forward to the next video. I've enjoyed following along.

Glad to have you out here, Jeffrey! Also glad the training went well. If you want more headroom, keep in mind seat gets lower as it goes farther back, so if you move the rudder pedals out (towards the back of the plane), it will push you further back and you can slide the seat another notch back, giving you the headroom you want. Good luck on the remainder of your build!

Informative!

Nice video. I agree that Aquaphalt is an amazing product. You must be sure to add enough water, which kind of goes against intuition.

Summer 2024, does anyone know about the progress on the RV 15? And the overall shape of the company? I was in their shop this January and also looked at the RV15. The guy said by the proposed interest they will have an order per day, that means years of backlog...

Respect, my name is Vjeko and I would like to make such a door if you can give me some information on how to make it.

Murphy Radical !! And RV15 is a two seater

Very helpful (:

For my college graduation present I got to fly in this plane in the master gunner’s seat. My head was sticking out of the yellow dome you can see behind the engines.

Great job! Question, I also have an old asphalt driveway that I planon repairing ans sealing. Your thoughts on using a brush (push broom, to get into the nooks) on the first coat instead of a squigie?

Can't find part 3, can you help? Loved your results !!! 👍👍👍

I’d like to see a demonstration of the tool where you squeeze it

Most of us fly solo 90% of the time. Imagine a single seat STOL but super rugged adventure aircraft 100' take off and landing 1500' climb. Having the extra seat that is rarely used by many pilots is what costs and costs in so many ways.

It's certainly taking shape. When is there never a miscellaneous task on this build? Great to see the progress and can't wait to see it flying

Such a nice plane

Just looking at a manual rivet tool gives me cramps

The only thing that's obvious from these videos is that you know nothing about flying out aircraft. You're a waste of time. You need to go watch some videos and get educated instead of making videos demonstrating zero knowledge.

I am using the same fuel and oil line setup as you are. My build is just a bit ahead of yours now. Looking forward to seeing another TSi flying in the Carolinas soon. I’m hoping mine will be done with testing and spending time at KAIK by late September. Keep the great videos.

That oil drain when you put the lines on is a bit of a surprise... I made a nice mess on my floor. :D

Thank you for the details and great summary of the progress!

It’s been fun watching your videos in tandem with my build. Do you mind sharing what firewall insulation you used?

Aluminum Rivets, for sheet aluminum?

Hope to be there in 24. God bless

Great review. Will be watching for more.

Purchased the Central Harbor Freight for $20.00

How's the asphalt after 18 months?