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Daily Archives: September 23, 2017

Sept 2017 Update (Wings, Stabilators, Paint and more)

Total Build Time: 1245 Hours Here is the very short story of why I haven’t made a blog post in over a year and a half: I got married and had a daughter.  In other words, life happened!  However, I’m finally back at the project and rolling towards completion.  I’ll be following up this post … Continue reading »

Categories: Empennage, Flaps and Ailerons, Hangar Completion, Main Wings, Waiex #197, Wings | 1 Comment

2017 Engine Mount Bushing Issues

Total Build Time: 1290 Hours After about 2 years of having the engine and cowling fitted to the airframe, when I put the cowling on the airplane I noticed that the prop hub was rubbing on the cowling. What can be seen in the above photo is the top and bottom of the propeller hub … Continue reading »

Categories: Engine Cowling, Firewall Forward, Hangar Completion, Turbo Aerovee Engine, Waiex #197 | Leave a comment