Constructed the Van's Aircraft Sign

Decided to take put aside the airplane build and I just messed around with putting the Van's Aircraft sign box together.Turned out really nice and now I can put it on display in my office at work.

A few new parts arrive

A received a few new parts in the mail that I ordered prior to going on holidays. From Cleveland - A new #8 dimple die (I had to grind down the edge of the one I have for the baggage ribs) and rudder cable fairings. From Vans - New flap mounting blocks and some seat belt attach hardware. I have to remove the seat belt brackets to rivet the center section and I do not want to reuse the old hardware.

Crow Harnesses have arrived!

I was incredibly surprised to come home from flying today to find that my Crow Harnesses arrived on a Sunday! Wow. I ordered them early Monday morning Dec 17th and they landed on my doorstep today the 23rd (a Sunday!). I was not expecting that considering they were shipped USPS/Canada Post and shipping in Canada is always slow.

Firstly, I ordered directly off the website and chose the Kam Lock RV6/RV7/RV9/RV14 restraints with Pads in the Pro Series with Black Hardware (2" width). I called Crow to ask a bit more detailed information on the 2" aluminum adjusters and the response was they were a cleaner look than the steel, however he mentioned there was not much if any weight savings. Since I really wanted the red pull tabs, I opted to stick with the steel adjusters.

Taking them out of the bag, they are just beautiful.  

Straight away much of my pre-order concerns where taken care of at first glance. The Kam lock itself is much nicer that previous pictures as looks to be similar to those used on the Hooker Harness setup. The diameter is 2 5/16" and they are about 1 1/4" thick. In my opinion not cumbersome at all.

I was most happy with the attachment fittings. Reading past reviews it seemed that modification was required for the bolts but it seems that this has now been rectified. The crotch strap is not sewn at the bottom attach point allowing it to be adjustable and have that fitting in the pre-cut opening of the Van's attach bracket. The crotch strap attachment fitting is drilled for an AN5 bolt.

The lap belt and shoulder harness attachment fittings are slightly smaller and allow for an AN4 bolt.

I pulled out the scale and one complete set of belts (for one person) weighs 1585 grams or 3lbs 7.9oz.

New fusalage parts

A while back I had the opportunity to get some new parts from Darin who had originally purchased them for his build a couple of years ago. Since he has moved onto an RV14 he was looking to sell his unneeded parts. So finally I scraped some funds together and bingo...I have parts for the future build.

Included are Longeron Dies for an RV7. An Andair Fuel Selector with the banjo fittings, Stainless steel cabin heat box, Matco parking brake, Grove master cylinders and some RV bits intersection fairings.