Bits and Pieces No 2

Overall this has been a most frustrating month with every small job taking hours of minor adjustments to finish - hoping to pick up pace after returning from AUS-Fly.

Cable Runs
In all the planing the cable's for the flap was missed, a new run was added using the base of the side panels. Cable runs were fixed using 10 mm nylon clamps and pop rivets with all visible clamps, rivets painted black to match the loom tube with all others left natural. 

Storage Pocket
The aircraft must be fitted with a pocket to store maintenance release, engine logs and the daily sign off. An elastic pocket was purchased from EBay was fitted to a folded cover fixed to the longeron with 1/8'' pop rivets. The pocket is secured using five [5] x M4 screws fitted into rivet nuts. The only point missed was the top longeron is not parallel and this resulted in a creeping rivet line - not a biggie but to be noted.

Pocket fitted

Rear Covers.
Fitting these was a never ending task of fitting and refitting with the end riveting just left to another day. When the day arrived they had to be removed to allow the rear brackets mounting holes to be slotted to prevent buckling and caused by the use of 0.012'' sheet in their construction. 

Baggage Compartment Wiring
The cables running through to the rear were routed via the C section located in the baggage compartment. Self adhesive pads are fixed onto the side with the loom tube secured with cable ties. To dress the C section a cover was will be folded from 0.012'' aluminium sheet and fixed with six [6]  2 mm pop rivets. A series of flared holes were added just for appearance and because I have the tools. 

Floor Covering
While the floor plates are painted they would take on a ratty appearance over time. While that is of no real concern in a replica there has to be a certain amount of pride taken. While roaming the isles of the local hardware store I stopped at the Croc Grip stand and noted the grey self adhesive vinyl and yellow/black safety strips. 

The grey is a shade darker and created a nice finish while the plain yellow / black marked the pilots entry point clearly. The yellow / black with the CAUTION logo was applied at the entry points.

The alignment at the front was affected by the rivets installed for the reinforcing and would require counter sunk rivets to allow greater flexibility at installation.

Pilots Floor Plate

Co-Pilots Floor Plate