Saturday, July 26, 2008

Off to Oshkosh

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I have flown my little Quickie into Oshkosh 19 times and this year was to be the 20th. Oh well. Sandy will be missing the big event. Since...

The Sands of Southern Illinois

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The coating of gray primer really helps you to see what needs to be sanded next.
Sunday, July 20, 2008

Small Update

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Just another photo or two of the filler. I went around with my sanding grinder and knocked off most of the high spots and clumps. (Making l...
Saturday, July 19, 2008

Getting ready for paint - again

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So now that I'm committed, I may as well jump in with both feet. SIU has been a great resource, and even though I'm back in my own...
Friday, July 18, 2008

Changing the Angle of the Dangle

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A zillion years ago the Quickie community struggled with ground handling issues. All sorts of things were blamed, including "deck angl...
Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Dorsal Fin

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On the spur of the moment, I decided to add a little dorsal fairing. Pretty simple and quick. I just got an old block of foam and notched ...

Taking It All Off!

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Again, using chemical stripper I took off the top layer of paint, then used a sanding die grinder to take off the filler. All of this reveal...
Sunday, July 13, 2008

Stripping act

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I start going after the paint, using both chemical and mechanical means. The old lacquer paint is really hard to dig through. It gets rea...
Friday, July 11, 2008

"Why don't you just paint the whole plane"?

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About a hundred people have asked; "Why don't you just paint the whole thing?" The answer; "I really don't want to...
Monday, July 07, 2008

Trying to get the cowling finished.

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Well, my brother Rob is gone and I'm once again left to my own devices. It sometimes takes a lot of will to take up another damned piece...
Friday, July 04, 2008

I Hate Painting

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The final finishing process is the one I really hate. I guess it's because that I don't know what I'm doing and because it expo...
Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Cascades of Dust

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I was able to convince my little brother, Rob, to ride his Harley down and help with painting the new wing, cowl, etc. Everyone said I shou...
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Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Exhaust & Cowling

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In order to streamline everything better, I had to change how the exhaust exits the cowling. Unfortunately, I don't have those welding ...
Monday, June 23, 2008

Back to Work - Cowling & a Big Move

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Back home and time to get back to work. I spent the better part of the morning digging out all the foam in the lower cowl mold. For some rea...
Tuesday, June 17, 2008

On vacation

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We took a week off to take our granddaughters to Washington D.C. Take a look at Sandy's blog for the rest of the story.