Thanks for the updates and showing us the progress. Your work is top notch. You just might win a trophy, without the judge looking under your panel with a flashlight.
Not a mistake--"alternative placement." :) I've been very lucky some of my haste hasn't caused for more pronounced errors in the build. But I've also learned that expecting to move through a project of this scale with no prior experience on much of it is going to result in some blemishes. However, when I stand back (and from some angles: squint) it's a pretty sharp looking piece of work! I'm sure yours is too! Thanks for contributing.
The shoes made me laugh 😂, thereafter I did the wroem wroem sounds myself, once I saw you sit in the plane behind your avionics to be! The all white interior starts to look really really cool btw! 🎉
Wow, I was surprised by the distance from the firewall to the instrument panel. How removable will the instrument panel be for planning/ mounting the selected instruments and switches? Or, does that all have to be completed before final installation? Looks good Ryan.
The panel itself can be removed with a series of screws for inspection. This becomes more difficult once all electronics are attached to the harness, of course. An option for access is to remove either of the GDU (screens) with the install screws, and unplug the relatively few connectors holding them in place. You then have a 11-ish inch hole to access the remaining equipment. There is ample space, but I'll be filling it with a vast amount of electronics. It'll get tight. Another aspect is that subpanel about halfway through. I don't want to mount much, if anything, behind this, as it won't be accessible unless I want to spend more time upside down and backwards under the panel--and I don't! I will not be placing access panels on my forward skin like some pilots choose to, so a clean installation will be a must!
Main gear legs came in my fuselage kit. Nose gear leg comes in the finishing kit. I don’t know if that holds true for all models-and I think they’re shaking it up a bit since I received my fuselage kit back in late 2022, I think it was.
Thanks for the updates and showing us the progress. Your work is top notch. You just might win a trophy, without the judge looking under your panel with a flashlight.
You're far too kind!
I wouldn't mind a participation medal of some sort though. For the hanger some day. :)
Keep on keeping on! Excellent video of the build. 😃👍🏻
Thank you! More content soon, I hope!
Great to see a new update from you Ryan. And thanks for sharing your mistakes. Makes me feel better about mine :-)
Not a mistake--"alternative placement." :)
I've been very lucky some of my haste hasn't caused for more pronounced errors in the build. But I've also learned that expecting to move through a project of this scale with no prior experience on much of it is going to result in some blemishes.
However, when I stand back (and from some angles: squint) it's a pretty sharp looking piece of work! I'm sure yours is too!
Thanks for contributing.
Glad to see the paintpocalypse shoes live on! As a EE, I think the avionics might be the most exciting part!
Avionics will be an absolute blast, I feel. A stress free, straight forward, zero complication area of the build.
Right?
The shoes made me laugh 😂, thereafter I did the wroem wroem sounds myself, once I saw you sit in the plane behind your avionics to be!
The all white interior starts to look really really cool btw! 🎉
It was pretty neat sitting in there for a bit!
Then it was less neat being upside down and crammed up under the panel.
Wow, I was surprised by the distance from the firewall to the instrument panel. How removable will the instrument panel be for planning/ mounting the selected instruments and switches? Or, does that all have to be completed before final installation? Looks good Ryan.
The panel itself can be removed with a series of screws for inspection. This becomes more difficult once all electronics are attached to the harness, of course.
An option for access is to remove either of the GDU (screens) with the install screws, and unplug the relatively few connectors holding them in place. You then have a 11-ish inch hole to access the remaining equipment.
There is ample space, but I'll be filling it with a vast amount of electronics. It'll get tight. Another aspect is that subpanel about halfway through. I don't want to mount much, if anything, behind this, as it won't be accessible unless I want to spend more time upside down and backwards under the panel--and I don't!
I will not be placing access panels on my forward skin like some pilots choose to, so a clean installation will be a must!
A tubing cutter works nice and you won’t cut your finger.
Where’s the fun in that?!?
@@RyanFlysPDX I'm on blood thinners so if I did that there would be a trail of blood across the shop floor to the first aid cabinet.
Hi Ryan, quick question, the landing gear legs are part of the fuselage kit? Or have u received your finishing kit already?
Main gear legs came in my fuselage kit. Nose gear leg comes in the finishing kit.
I don’t know if that holds true for all models-and I think they’re shaking it up a bit since I received my fuselage kit back in late 2022, I think it was.
Thanks.. can’t wait to hear something about my fuselage order.. great video as usual..
@zedcal2552 Thank you! Hopefully, soon, you’ll get the call. They do seem to be cranking them out.