Turning Forward Cabin
To drill the holes in the cabin bottom, we put the cabin on the floor and turned it upside down. It is a lot easier to drill those approx. 1000 …
Fabricating and drilling cabin top
The cabin top was missing in my kit. So I fabricated it by myself from 0.0.20 Aluminum.
Firewall installation
The firewall made from stainless steel is installed and drilled here. Grey adhesive tape is at this step a useful tool to put and hold the parts in place.
Channels over channels
These cabin channels are a nightmare for probably every builder. You have to measure, cut and install every single of these. Furthermore every channel needs two angles at …
Tailcone floor
We installed a double floor in the tailcone. Not required by the kit, but thus more place for luggage and nice place in future to be able …
Rear float attach points
We installed the rear float attach points. In Germany we will probably never have a need to install floats (for water landings/starts). But who knows, maybe some time …
FUS-30
FUS-30 in the rear is a tricky part to install. Especially since we decided to install a 0.032 doubler. Adhesive tape (“Panzerband”) is essential for this task.
Bulkheads
This bulkheads form the tailcone. Some more aluminum sheet and some rivets and that’s nearly an airplane.