Charlie Kellogg's TBM Avenger Build
10-21-2017, 09:10 AM
#2652
Chic, besides helping keep the plane straight and level it should help me with my flying as I don't do enough stick time to keep my nerves steady 
Now that I have finally convinced work to cut my hours to 15 hours/week I should be able to get to fly once or twice a week (not weekends way too crowded)
Too much hassle to make the canopy move as it would need to be done by a screw drive and with the problem I'm having with attaching the canopy with the rails and brass attachment points... ARGHHHH
I will take your advice and change the choke from a servo to a straight rod... too many switches to memorize and since I'm not Old but feeble as well, you get the point
My kids bought me a Bavarian Demon Cortex 2 Xmas's ago so we will see how that works out
Now that I have finally convinced work to cut my hours to 15 hours/week I should be able to get to fly once or twice a week (not weekends way too crowded)
Too much hassle to make the canopy move as it would need to be done by a screw drive and with the problem I'm having with attaching the canopy with the rails and brass attachment points... ARGHHHH
I will take your advice and change the choke from a servo to a straight rod... too many switches to memorize and since I'm not Old but feeble as well, you get the point
My kids bought me a Bavarian Demon Cortex 2 Xmas's ago so we will see how that works out
10-21-2017, 02:02 PM
#2653
What a great Xmas present - may need to mention that to Shirley, Smile. I will have my pilot's canopy permanently open but on simulated rails as if it could slide close. Of course, I am still watching the progress on the Trojan. Enjoy the extra time off from work. Stay Well and Stay Safe. Chic
Last edited by redtail; 10-22-2017 at 03:23 AM.
10-22-2017, 06:14 PM
#2654
Progress has slowed - seems that I must have put tooooo much hardener in my West Systems mixture. Several spots are taking longer to completely dry than others. So, I have to bid my time. The spots (3 of them) are not damp but slightly tacky. Looks like one more day may allow a full cure. Would of been the day for primer, but we're getting there. Chic
10-31-2017, 09:34 AM
#2657
Interesting dilemma - when I wet sanded the fuse, the 3M fine grit 220 paper gum's up badly, when I dry sand, the same 220 grit paper barely collects a speck, as shown. The photo shows the shiny un-sanded side vs the sanded side. The 220 paper cuts evenly. The high and low spots clearly show and level out after the sanding. I am pleased with dry sanding the Avenger. I will move on. Chic
10-31-2017, 10:17 AM
#2659
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10-31-2017, 10:50 AM
#2661
Oh the joys of sanding the glass, all that wonderful dust that you invariably track into the house and then listen to 2 hours of "who's gonna clean this, I just vacuumed" LOL
Keep at it brother.
Hope to post pix of the reset T28 canopies by tomorrow, it would have been much easier to just glue the whole thing to the lane after all was done, WHO KNEW
Larry
Keep at it brother.
Hope to post pix of the reset T28 canopies by tomorrow, it would have been much easier to just glue the whole thing to the lane after all was done, WHO KNEW
Larry
10-31-2017, 10:56 AM
#2662
That is why we do this hobby - Cutting the canopy to be positioned like "YOU" want it to be. I "TOO" have been screamed at for tracking balsa, dust, metal fillings, etc. back into the house from the shop. Again, thanks for hanging in there with me. I look forward to viewing those pictures. Chic
11-01-2017, 05:17 AM
#2664
Hey Navy, looking good, I am about to apply primer on mine. How did your detail person lay down the rivets? Glad to see that Avengers will be campaigned at contests across the United States in 2018 - Yours at Top Gun. Mine - At the 2018 AMA Nats. . Well Alright. Chic
Last edited by redtail; 11-01-2017 at 02:43 PM.
11-05-2017, 10:56 AM
#2668
Hey Guys, a tip to put in your shop bag. A friend of mine who has never built an arf and I were talking this morning. I told him I was sanding on a West Systems Epoxy glassed model and the sandpaper was being eaten up by the wax left over by the epoxy. He told me no problem - get some Corn Starch and sprinkle a little on the area you are sanding. WOW, what a change. I can not believe how easy it sanded through the wax using 220 dry. All I can say is WOW. I was told the controline guys have been doing this for years. Trust me guys, it works GREAT. Chic
11-06-2017, 10:08 AM
#2675
Thing are good here, hoping to get to the field Thursday.. almost done with the front canopy mounting blocks then on to the rear.
Can't get motivated to work on the Avenger....bummer
Stay warm
Larry
Can't get motivated to work on the Avenger....bummer
Stay warm
Larry