Beautiful day in Texas so while the pool was getting cleaned I decided to start stripping paint from the center windshield support.
I removed the compass supports and got everything stripped, next Alodine and prime!
Of course if I’m lucky enough to install the one piece windshield then this is a wasted effort!
I live in Rockwall Texas and I’m rebuilding a 108-1. I’m a Captain at Southwest Airlines but I LUV taildraggers.
I made a new top piece for the windshield and the two side pieces where the air vents go. Coated them with Spar Varnish so they would be waterproof. I was looking at my center Read more…
I started dreaming about what the final product would look like, so I used my daughters ability to do digital drawing to play with paint schemes. As you know I’m coving the aircraft in dark Read more…
Today I had the kiddos at the hangar helping me get the TOP BOW Assembly cleaned. Before cleaning, I noticed that the “Tails” of the upper structure, where it joins the fuselage were both cracked, Read more…
2 Comments
Marcus Sab · April 24, 2021 at 10:33 pm
It’s my sworn duty to make sure that effort is wasted. 😉
Will Ware · April 24, 2021 at 10:46 pm
Heck yeah! Me too, but just working on pieces as I come to them until that time. Thanks Marcus I cant wait to see your “Owner Produced” one piece windshields…