Planning the
Work
Building Time
Get Advice
Early
Understand the
Concept of Your Kit
Heating the Shop
Air Compressor
Vacuum Pump
for Free
Machine Set Up
Magnets as Clamps
Clamping Small
Parts in a Vise
Scale in a Bag
Procedure to
Sharpen Scissors
Spiral Tubing
Cutters
Drill Press
Depth Stop for
Drill Press
Considerations
for a Fuselage Turning Jig
Wing Turning
Jig
Cutting Large
H
Protection of
Power Chords
Flat Surface
Dust Removal
Table
Weights
Level the
Wings
Bicycle Spokes
Table as a Jig
Wing Jig
Drilling and
Supporting Large Pieces
Creating an
Airfoil Template
Wing Cradle
Storage of
Control Surfaces
Straight Lines
Breathing
Protection during Spray Painting
Riveting Thin
Composite
Composite
Skins and Metal Fasteners
Finishing
Composite Airplanes
Cutting Fabric
Composite
Access Door
Resin and
Hardener Dispersal
Containers for
Mixing Resin
Resin
Brushes
Working with
Narrow Strips of Fabric
Layup at Lower
Temperatures
Spreading
Resin
Carbon Fiber
and Corrosion
Composite
Tubes
Fillets
Composite
Landing Gear Leg Root Fairings
Poor Man’s
Vacuum Bagging
Reducing Gaps
Bonding
Nutplates
Bonding
Aluminum
Bonding
Bushing
Inserting
Tubes Through Ribs
Clay as
Tooling Material
Control
Surface Actuator Horn Fairing
Sanding Wings
Finishing the
Bottom of the Fuselage
Drilling
Composites
Composite
Fittings
Hardpoints and
Bolts in Sandwich Structure
Making a Mold
for a Wheel Pant
Cutting
Straight Edges from Large Sheets
Bending Wing
Skins
Jewelers Saw
Avoiding
Scratces
Form Blocks
Materials
Forming Ribs
Cutting Large
Holes in Small Parts
Bending
U-Shaped Brackets
Bending
Trailing Edges
Deburring
Sharp Edges
Dimpling
Clecos
Countersinking
Drill and Hole
Tolerances
Drilling Rivet
Holes
Compromised
Edge Distance
Riveting Tips
Back Riveting
Aligning Ribs
Skinning a
Wing
Skin Lap
Joints
Nutplate
Installation
Flanging the
Lightening Holes
Drill Template
Radius
Template
Cutting Tubes
Support for
Tube
Tube Bending
Tube Notching
Chamfer a Bolt
Part Marking
Edges
Welding
Stainless Steel with a Torch
Techniques for
Welding Aluminum Alloys
Staples and
Nails
Deburring Wood
Bonding Parts
Bonding a
Facesheet to a Truss
Varnish
Wood Truss on
Table
Wood Gussets
Wood Glue
Cutting Thick
Blocks of Wood
Plywood
Holding
Gussets and Ribs in Place
Clamps
Bending
Plywood Leading Edges
Balancing
Control Surfaces
Control
Surface Leading Edge
Lightweight
Rudder Cables
Flight Control
Linear Bearings
Sealing
Control Rod Penetrations
Estimate
Control Surface Mass Balance Weight Increment due to Paint
Flight Control
System Stiffness
Flight Control
System Bearings
Control System
Functional Check
Cable
Retainers for Pulleys
Control Cable
Fairlead
Simple
Cable-actuated Trim Tab
Casting Lead
Counterweights
Internal Mass
Balance
Electrical
Grounding
Wire Splicing
Method
Ground Power
Connection
How to Lace a
Wiring Harness
Marker Beacon,
Transponder and NAV Antennas
Internal COM
Antennas
Tuning
a COM Antenna
Making a Balun
for a Half-Wave Dipole Antenna
Electrical
System Redundancy
Solar Panels
Radio Noise
Strobe Lights
Cutouts
in Wingtips for Lights
Installations
of Landing Lights
Assistance
With Systems Design
Ergonomic
Rudder Pedal Design
Brakes Tubing
Installation
Brake
Actuation
Adjustable
Rudder Pedals
Fuel Pickup in
a Tank
Fuel Tank
Material
Grounded Fuel
Filler Ring
Fuel Cap
Retainer
Fuel Tank
Vents
Slosh Box
Shape
Fuel Gauge
Calibration
Wheel Pants
Low Drag Tie
Downs
Torque Witness
Stripes
Torque
Wrenches
Temporary Assembly
Sliding Washers
into Hard to Reach Places
Labels
Leveling the
Plane
Wing Incidence
Final Assembly
Check
Threading the
Frayed End
Door Gaskets
Vent Holes and
Drain Holes
Slip Ring
Brushes
Sizing Access
Holes
Piano Hinges
Camlocks
Hinged
Instrument Panel
Storage Space
Trim to Fit
Duplicating
Parts
Locating Blind
Holes
Inserting
Bolts in Tight Spaces
Drill Guide
Easy Paint for
Small Parts
Powder
Coating
Primer for
Aluminum Parts
Changing Tires
Rib Lacing
Avoid Fraying
Fabric
Avoiding Glue
Stains and Wrinkles
New Fabric
Covering Material
Protection of
the Inside of the Cowling
Spinner
Installation
Composite
Baffling
Installation
of Baffle Seals
Oil Access
Doors
The Hidden Hinge
Securing Cable
Ends
Oil Cooler
Door
Firewall
Insulation
Ensuring Your
Fuel System is Alcohol-Proof
Two-Stroke
Engine Operation
Manual Mixture
Control for Two-Stroke Engines
Synchronizing
Carburetors
Blowing Bubble
Canopies
Cutting and
Drilling Canopies or Windshields
Storage of
Acrylic and Removal of Protective Coating
Canopy Repair
Bonding Canopies
Estimate the
Weight Paint Adds to an Airplane
Structural
Load Tests
Final Assembly
Airplane
Weight and Balance
Increasing the
Range of a Scale
Jacking Points
Carbon
Monoxide
Flight
Characteristics and Performance
Reducing Pitch
Sensitivity
Wedges on
Control Surface Trailing Edges
Wing Root
Fairing
Improvement of
Airflow in Stalls at the Wing Root
Improving
Directional Stability
Gear Leg
Fairings
Wing
Leading Edges