Tuesday, November 1st Fly the Jetwing?

We got up before dawn knowing the wind would be light. We arrived at the airport at about 7AM, just as the sun was rising. The sky was clear and it was a very pretty morning.

We got the JW out in the area of the hanger. Larry bundled up in his flying suit and we started the JW. Rather we TRIED to start the JW, but it would not start. Nothing we did would get it started, and eventually the battery died. So Larry suggested we go with “Plan B”, which was to fly the Northwing 2-place. It’s a fine airplane. Larry was in front and I in back. We did some T&G’s and he let me do a couple of landings, which worked out without incident. It was the first time I had flown this year since I flew with Don Lindemann. It seemed like I had not forgotten how to fly WSC.

After the flight, I suggested we put the charger on the JW battery and go into town (Luverne) and get a cup of coffee and let the battery charge, which we did. But by the time we returned from town, the wind had turned gusty (20+ kts) as it had the day before. As a matter fact, when we got back to the airport, the JW, which we had not secured, had been blown in an entirely different place on the tarmac. Had we not gotten there when we did, it is not inconceivable that the JW could have been blown into the hanger and been damaged.

So the only thing left to do was to take down the wing and put the JW on the trailer. When we took the wing off, the wind almost took it for a ride without us. It was a little scary; we put the wing on the leeward side of the hangers so we wouldn’t lose control of it. We put the wing into the wing bag, during which time Larry gave me many pointers on how to fold up the wing properly. We got the JW carriage onto the trailer, secured it, and attached it to the truck. We said our good-byes and I took off. Again, without incident I arrived home after about three hours.

So the results of the trip were bittersweet. On the positive side, I was pleased that the trailer and JW travelled so well, that Larry gave his blessing as an experienced JW owner that my JW was in good shape, but on the negative side, it would have been good if Larry and/or I could have flown the JW. I am pleased that I got to meet Larry in the flesh, and consider him a good friend even after meeting him only the one time.

Monday, October 31st Drive to Sioux Falls

Sandra was already in Litchfield, so I was on my own. One thing that I had not considered was that our dog, Maizie, would have to come with me, since Sandra couldn’t take her. It wouldn’t be a big problem if she didn’t overreact to being alone for long periods of time while I was flying with Larry.

Again, after stopping several times to check the tiedowns, the trailer and JW travelled well, and about noon I was at Luverne Airport where I was to meet Larry, who has his hanger there. Larry was there as agreed. The wind was brisk and gusty and we knew we wouldn’t be flying on Monday at all. We spent the entire afternoon working on various little things on the JW, running the engine, etc. Larry was satisfied that the JW was in flyable shape, so we were both looking forward to flying it the next day.

Larry invited me to stay at his house Monday night, and I agreed. He and Cindy are wonderful Christian folks and their hospitality extended to me and Maizie was humbling. Fortunately they are “dog people” and enjoyed having Maizie there with their two dogs, Albert and Fred.

Sunday, October 30th Bring the JW Down

After church I picked up the truck and drove to the airport. Everything seemed to work well. The lights worked perfectly, the ball that John had was the correct size (2”). I rolled the trailer out of the hanger, tilted it up and put a 2x4 under the tongue to keep it tilted and rolled the JW up onto the trailer. It wasn’t easy, but wasn’t too difficult, either. I tied it down securely, attached the trailer to the truck, and checked everything out. It looked good, so I gingerly headed for home.

All went well; I stopped twice to make sure the tie-downs were still secure, and after adjusting them a couple of times, made it home without incident. After getting home, I backed the trailer partially into the garage, detached it and rolled it into the garage and closed the door. The truck was parked facing the street in the driveway. Looked good. I was ready to depart for Sioux Falls in the morning.

October 27, 2011 Prepare for a Trip to Sioux Falls

I have had several discussions with Larry Miller about possibly taking the Jetwing down there to have him check It out and even test-fly it. Our discussions resulted in tentatively scheduling the trip for October 31st, Monday and Tuesday. For the trip to happen, I heed to find something to tow the trailer and all the tie-downs and associated stuff.

I talked to John about borrowing his pickup, which he was happy to do except that he needs a vehicle to drive because he has a number of meetings to attend. If I left the car for him to drive, Sandra would not have a vehicle, since we have only one car now. So I told Larry it wouldn’t work out as scheduled.

Then something happened that was downright providential. Judy Nelson invited Sandra to spend a couple of days with her for that exact time, so since she wouldn’t need the car, I could swap with John as originally planned.

So I headed for the airport to begin preparations for the trip. I packed up the wing into the wing bag, ensured that I had everything prepared, put the JW mast down for transportation, etc. I also had to make sure the truck had the correct adapter for my trailer lights and the correct sized ball on the hitch. I checked with John to see what the lights socket looked like, found what I needed at a auto parts store, so it looks like the truck is set for action. I also bought some ratchet tie-downs for the JW.

October 17, 2011 Another Richard

I received an e-mail from a guy who got my name from the 103legal Yahoo group. He has flown trikes in years past and was interested in the Jetwing and my rebuild project. We agreed to meet on Monday, the 17th at noon. I went up earlier to set up the wing and tinker with it. I wanted to fully inflate it with battens in and make sure the airfoil was smooth and configured well.

He arrived at exactly 12PM as agreed. We talked and I showed him what I had, and even let it slip that I would probably be willing to sell the Jetwing for what I had in it. Shut my mouth! Would I really sell what I have poured my heart and soul in? But that wasn’t his intent, apparently. I don’t know what he really wanted. Maybe just to see if he might want to pursue trike flying again.

October 14, 2011 To the Airport

It’s Saturday, and a good day to go to the airport. I had received delivery of the propeller from Ultraprop the previous week and was anxious to get it installed on the JW. The installation instructions were straight-forward; I measured the blades to ensure they had been properly pre-trimmed to the correct length, which was the case. I laid out the prop on the trailer with the most important thing being to ensure the pitch matched the direction of travel, which for the Kawasaki is counter-clockwise as viewed from the rear. That makes the pitch blocks consistent with the direction of travel. With the blades mounted on the hub, the finished propeller mounted on the redrive shaft without problem. I’m pleased with the results.

Richard arrived about 1PM and we began working on miscellaneous items. We re-worked the foot feed cable attachment, replaced the fan belt, only to discover that the bolts holding on the housing needed to be replaced, so we left the housing off until I can get the proper bolts and lock washers. We ran the engine, testing the hand throttle control, which seemed to work well.

October 3, 2011 Order the Propeller

I e-mailed Bob Davis of Ultraprop today, and received a response. He is in agreement with my suggested configuration of a 3-blade, 52”, 12 pitch prop. I also had a telephone conversation with him and placed the order for the propeller. This is an exciting development because it indicates another step in the completion of the project.

Tuesday September 20, 2011 Rare Mid-Week Visit to the Airport

I had originally planned to go the airport last Saturday, but other things crowded out the schedule. So I decided to go either Monday or Tuesday, and Tuesday was the day. I called my friend Richard, the Kawasaki engine expert, and he agreed to meet me about noon.

Tuesday morning arrived with heavy rain and gusty wind. The dog wouldn’t even go out. But the westward sky was clearing, so it looked good for working on the wing and engine. I arrived about 8AM at the airport. My goal before Richard arrived, was to attached the new wing cables and see if the wing would inflate. I have been fighting this battle for some time now; it was time to resolve this problem. I attached the wing cables but the wing would still not inflate. But after looking down the leading edge tubes, I saw that I had wrapped one of the cables around the tube, so after unwrapping the cable and reattaching it, the wing inflated fine. I am a little concerned that the cables are a little too slack, but that can be adusted.

However, that wasn’t the end of the story. I went to the car to get the camera when it was inflated, but the gusty winds caught the wing and off it went. I quickly grabbed it and hung on for dear life! The wing started to roll, and about twenty feet across the grass in front of the hanger, I wound up tangled up in the wires with the wing on top of me. Shades of two years ago, six days from now, September 26, 2009, the two-year anniversary of the accident. This time there was no damage or injury. I quickly deflated the wing and put it away into the hanger.

I went to lunch and returned to I start to work on the fuel line, the foot feed cable, and several other small things when Richard arrived and we began to swap the fan belt onlyto discover the new belt was nowhere in sight. I don’t know where it disappeared. I was in the sack with the other stuff, but has vanished. Richard and I were disappointed because that was the main reason he was there. I may have to order another one; how ridiculous!

There are still some little problems that need resolution. The engine vibrates too much, and on examination, we found the motor mounts are not tight. The rubber anti-vibration bushings need replacement, so that is a project for the next time.
But the JW is making progress toward flying. I’m hoping to have it done this month or early in October and take it down to Sioux Falls to have Larry Miller check it out and maybe even get it flying yet this year.

When I arrived home I was exhausted and my body was really sore. Sandra suggested we do something we had not done since we moved into this house…take a bath in the Jacuzzi tub in the guest bathroom. We had never tried the Jacuzzi tub, but this was a good opportunity. I subscribe to the Kramer (Seinfeld) school of bath-taking, which says that taking a bath is sitting in a tub of your own filth, but this time it was wonderful. Helped my soreness and especially my back. A-h-h-h-h-h!

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 Mid-Week at the Airport

Well, today was a momentous day. Richard and I planned to meet at the airport at 1PM in the afternoon. The day started gloomy, rainy, chilly but not cold. But by afternoon the sun was out and it eventually got up to the mid-80’s.

I knew we planned to try to get the Kawasaki to run, but I was concerned that the battery might have run down, so I went up a couple of hours early to hook up the charger and have a peaceful lunch. Richard arrived right on time at 1PM and we began the small items leading up to starting the engine. He got the fan belt off which was just an exercise since we didn’t have a replacement anyway, so we couldn’t remove it, just educate ourselves into how to get it on and off. We also worked on the throttle cable hook-up to the throttle lever, and that went together OK. The next step was to crank over the engine and get it started. I had one gallon of gas and 2-cycle oil, which I mixed as instructed. I turned on the ON switch and we both held our breaths and I pushed the starter button. After a couple of cranks, the engine fired up and ran very smoothly. Very exciting! After a half-minute or so, we saw gas pouring out of the carburetor overflow tube, so we shut it down and Richard took apart the carb and found a sticky valve which he fixed, and that solved that problem.

The last thing we did was to install the instrument panel (on that airplane the ”instrument panel” consists of a single piece of aluminum about 3 inches wide where the tachometer is mounted, along with a CHT and/or EGT, if I had them, which I don’t!). I do have a TinyTach, which we mounted, fired up the Kawasaki again, and saw it registering RPM’s like mad.

So the day went well. The next step is to order the 3-blade propeller, get the wing done, and think about flying the old bird.

Saturday, August 27, 2011 Back to the Airport

Beautiful day today. Not hot or humid, but the gnats were awful, and the grasshoppers were everywhere. I went to the airport about sunup because Sandra needed to go to a Skype baby shower (new to me!), so I had to get back by 11AM. I needed to get an accurate measurement for the wing cables, and also check out the washout struts, since the left one was being attached to the leading-edge tube that I replaced. I wanted to ensure it would fit properly, at the proper angle, and I also wanted to replace the bungees. I found that the struts fit perfectly, and the new bungees tightened them up considerably. So all well and good so far.

I used an unusual procedure to establish the length of the wing cables. I installed the old cables (the ones with the splices), then inflated the wing, then adjusted the left cable to the length that would allow the wing to inflate. I left the right one alone. I found that the left cable had to be lengthened three inches to 110”, and since the right one was 107”, the net length of each cable is 108 ½”. So that’s what I’ll order from Aero Assemblies.

I can’t help but think about how much better I feel physically compared to when I originally started this project. It's been almost two years, so I guess it just takes awhile to recover from a crash and also a couple of heart attacks. I felt that my stamina was much better, and my back isn’t sore. So that’s really good.

Saturday, August 20, 2011 Next Trip to the Airport

Today was a beautiful day. Warm, not hot, and promise of success. I took the wing out and set it up to inflate. Knowing it would not fully inflate, I began to examine what I had. I checked out the aft flying wire, but did not see anything wrong with it. But the control wires looked like they were straining, which was not normal. I disconnected the fabric from the end of the leading-edge tubes and disconnected the control wires, and that allowed the wing to inflate. So it looks like since the control wires were cut by the EMT’s, and when I spliced them, the length apparently isn’t correct. I will have to get Larry to measure the length of the wires so I can have them re-fabricated by Aero Assemblies.

I had arranged with Richard to meet later at the airport in the afternoon because he was tied up in the morning. When he arrived at about 1PM, we started on the challenge of pulling the fan belt pulley so I can replace the fan belt, which showed wear. He thought he had a tool to facilitate that, but when we tried, we could not remove the pulley. So that project must be put off for later.

We next began to complete the basic wiring so the engine would turn over. We attached wires to the starter switch and the kill switch, mounted and wired up the new starter solenoid, attached the battery cables, pushed the starter button, and after some false starts, the engine turned over. Major success! Now we can proceed on to getting the engine to actually run!

Now I need to start thinking about ordering the propeller.

Thursday, August 10, 2011 Midweek Trip to the Airport

I had gone to Aero Assemblies and picked up the new cables and they looks like they did a good job. I wanted to go back to the airport ASAP and reattach the new control bar cables and see if that would solve the problem of the wing not inflating. But alas, it didn’t affect the situation—the tensioner still is within 4 inches or so of full inflation. One thing I discovered, if I don’t put the aft wing wire across the kingpost, the wing does inflate.

On the way home, I thought about the situation and concluded that either there’s something tangled with the wing wire that keeps the leading-edge tubes from extending fully, or possibly the control wires are too short to prevent full extension. I’ll have to check it out next time.

Saturday, July 30, 2011 To the Airport

It’s been a long time since I have been at the airport. In the interim, I have been working on getting John’s Cessna 172 annualed, and when I arrived I saw that it was done and back in the hanger, all clean and shiny. It was tempting to jump in and take it for a spin (never say “spin” to a pilot!). But without insurance, a current BFR, and medical, it would be tempting fate, and very illegal. There has been many other things in my life that have gotten in the way of the Jetwing rebuild project, but this Saturday was the first day I could see my way clear to go there. I’m sure my Kawasaki engine friend, Richard, wonders to where I’ve disappeared. I need to call him and update him on the project status.

But there has been progress. I got the nosewheel assembly back from Herm’s Welding and it looks like the throttle cable I ordered will work well as a foot-feed. The plan is for the foot-feed to override the hand control, if all works well.

Today I spent time on the wing. I reattached the nose section, attached the hang bracket, and other miscellaneous stuff. I inspected the wing cable attachment to make sure they were fully engaged, which they were. One disappointment, though, was that I could not get the wing entirely inflated. I don’t know what’s hanging up the tensioner, but something is preventing it from full extension, and therefore I could not attach the tensioner to the keel bracket. Inflating the wing was not my primary objective for the day, so I’m not concerned about this since I have inflated the wing since replacing the damaged parts, so I know it’s a minor problem.

In the course of working on the wing, I noticed that the hang point bracket is slightly bent from the accident. I removed it and will take it to Herm’s Welding for straightening, along with the front downtube bracket that is also slightly bent and requires straightening. I also removed the control bar cables which were severed by the EMT’s but that I had spliced. It’s time to replace them rather than try to repair them. I don’t want to worry about them later, particularly when I'm at 1000 feet.

All in all, I am pleased with my accomplishments today, although as usual I didn’t get as much done as I had planned.

Thursday, June 9, 2011 I Hit a Gold Mine

Some time ago, I had reached out to a guy who I found on the Homebuilt Aircraft web site that seemed to be expert with Kawasaki motors. He happened to live in Plymouth, MN, which was not far from the Crystal Airport where the Jetwing is hangered. He responded and eventually we agreed to meet at the airport today. His name is Richard Schmidt, a retired race care driver and mechanic, and now a student sport pilot, and seems willing to help. What a find! We met in the afternoon and he seems very knowledgeable (to my limited knowledge) and immediately dove in to the project. He sent me to find some carburetor cleaner and other stuff that would help him rebuild the carburetor. By the time I got back, he had it torn down and ready to clean all the small parts and reassemble it. I was impressed with his knowledge, thoroughness, and yet speedy way he approached working on the carburetor. I gave me some assignments to take home with me, such as to clean the air filter, get the throttle cable parts to enable connecting it to the hand control, replace the belt from the engine fan, get some fuel tubing to run from the gas tank to the fuel pump, straighten the instrument panel, charge the battery, etc.

After remounting the carburetor, we moved on to figuring out the wiring for the engine. The EMT’s had chopped up the wiring at the time of the accident, so we had to try to figure out what wire did what from the remains. We checked out the spark and found that there was good spark and decent compression. We found the on/off circuitry to connect eventually to the kill switch and planned the wiring for the starter and key switch.

We also unmounted the little tach (known as “Tiny Tach”) that was still mounted to the instrument panel to see if works at all. If it does work, that would save me having to buy a tach. The essential engine instrumentation for the Jetwing is, in addition to the tach, dual CHT’s and EGT’s, which could be clustered into a quad-style 3-inch round gauge which is available from Aircraft Spruce. Or some other configuration, but I do need CHT’s and EGT’s for both cylinders.

So I think I’ve taken a giant leap forward to getting this thing to run. I’ll get my assignments done and contact Richard for another session. I wouldn’t be surprised if we would get the Kawasaki running next time at the airport.

Monday, May 30, 2011 Memorial Day at the Airport

A day off work and an opportunity to go to the airport. We experienced a heavy lightning storm last night and this morning we had heavy rain squalls. So glad to be indoors. The goal today was to work on the engine and engine components.

First, I worked on getting the muffler re-attached. That didn’t take too long, except that the attachment to the engine could not be completed since this is accomplished by two springs which keep the muffler in line with the engine manifold. These springs were too worn to re-use, so I brought one of them home so I could find replacements.

Last visit I had attached the seat belt and shoulder harness but was slightly confused how they hooked together. Today it was very apparent and I actually sat in the seat with the shoulder harness and seat belt attached, but saw that the shoulder harness attach points were too far apart to be usable, so will have to move them further inboard, a project for another time.

I attached the carburetor and traced the path of the fuel line to see how the tubing should be connected. It seemed pretty clear how to run the fuel line which had been chopped up by the overzealous jaws-of-life operator at the accident scene. In addition to the main line, there are three mysterious small tubes coming out of the carburetor that I can’t figure out, so will have to check them out.

The throttle cable will be a little more of a challenge to get reinstalled. The cable that runs to the hand control is intact, but the split cable that runs to the foot control was cut and will take some research. The foot control is part of the nosewheel assembly that was broken in the accident and re-welded, so it will be somewhat challenging to figure out how to get the throttle cable hooked up. Worse case I could get the engine running with the hand control only for now.

Finally, I got frustrated with the tangled web of electrical wires that had been apparently jury-rigged over time as components were added and taken off, so I disconnected most of the wires that I could see had nothing to do with the actual engine electrical system. I will add some of them back later, but for now I just want the wiring to support the engine function only. I do want to add at some point a kill switch, ignition and starter switch, and some engine instrumentation, such as tachometer, dual CHT, EGT, and hour meter. But for now, the engine wires are dangling down ready to be attached. The project for the next visit is clear; connecting the wiring and fuel line, charging the battery, and getting closer to starting the engine.

For today, I’m pleased with what was accomplished, mostly research into what should be done next.

Saturday, May 21, 2011 Next Available Work Day

We had a beautiful week, warm almost-70’s weather, but not today. The weather service predicted a major storm which included heavy rain, thunder and lightning, and “damaging hail”, and those who like these kind of storms were not disappointed. There even was a warning of possible tornados. Thankfully the hanger makes it comfortable to work in an indoors environment.

My goal for today was to try to again attach the engine tubes to the uprights. With the weight of the engine and the close tolerances I have not been able to get the bolts completely through the tubes and their mounting brackets. And today I also was unable to get these bolts lined up on both sides. I took the car jack and lug wrench out of the car to help as a pry bar, so hopefully we won’t have a flat tire for the next week or so until I get this situation resolved. It appears to be a two-person job, so I’ll ask John to try to help me maybe next week.

The other thing I wanted to get done was to get new bungees on the main axle. I had purchased all new bungees of three different sizes to replace the bungees on the carriage and the wing. The ones on the main axles required cutting to length, cauterizing each end, and then wrapping them around under tension eight times and bolting them at each end. Relatively simple process, although surprisingly time-consuming, but I was able to complete it. I also wanted to get two more washers for the wheels to tighten them still more. Shouldn’t be a problem.

So I went home with at least a partially successful airport visit.

Friday, May 6, 2011 On to the Next Thing

Off to the airport on a rare non-weekend. The weather was forecast to be warm and dry, so I decided to play hooky from work. The wheels project is complete, so the next subproject is to mount the motor and get it running. I was able to get the motor mounted except for two stubborn bolts that wouldn’t line up. I didn’t have a pry-bar that would help, so that will have to be done next time.

Not much new to report, except that progress is definitely happening. Maybe I’ll be flying yet this year.

Saturday, April 30, 2011 Wheels Up!

Last week I extracted the main axles housings to replace the 1” axles with 5/8” axles. I didn’t know who I would get to do the machining work, but after some research, I finally made contact with Bob Herman at Herm’s Welding and Repair in Minnetrista. I showed him the axles and told him what I wanted done. He said it might be two weeks, and the cost ballpark would be “60 or 80 dollars”. But he got the work done early and called last Thursday to tell me he was done. I was able to get there on Friday afternoon. What I saw was excellent work, and I’m pleased with his professionalism. Everything looked beautiful and will work great.

I took the axles to the airport on Saturday. It was cold, windy, and rainy, but inside the hanger it wasn’t bad, even though it isn’t heated in there. The front wheel needed some work; when I reassembled it after the accident I had left out the spacers, but was able to get them put back without much problem.

I also installed the rear axles and everything fit perfectly. I didn’t attach the wheels because I had not moved the tires and tubes to the new rims from the old rims. On the way back from the airport I stopped at Menards and picked up a tool to remove the valve stems and with its help later Saturday night I was able to move the tires and tubes to the new rims. So next time I get to the airport, I’ll put the wheels on, and that subproject will be complete. I put the old wheels on Craigslist for $20 for both, so I’ll see what happens.

Finally, I worked on completing the mounting of the Kawasaki motor. Things progressed very well. I was able to complete the attachment of the front mounts including the front engine cables. But the rear mounts were a problem because I did not have enough large saddles and large washers. Now the adventure begins to find some large saddles. First of all, I didn’t know what they were called—round plastic washers with one flat side and the other side curved to fit the tubing. I spent hours on Google trying to find what these things were called. In the assembly manual they were known as “large saddles”, but a Google search didn’t result in finding them anywhere on the web. Finally, after paging through seemingly hundreds of catalogs, I spotted a picture that looked like the right part referred to as “cove spacers”. But even though my earlier attempts to locate them as “saddles” using Google proved fruitless, I found the saddles were in the LEAF catalog all along. Apparently Google search does not search detail in the LEAF catalog. So now I need to order some of these saddles and I should be able to complete the mounting of the motor, and start connecting the muffler and the fuel lines and throttle controls. So it was a very productive time at the airport.

April 23, 2011 Saturday Before Easter

Went to the airport today for the first time this year. The Jetwing is largely untouched since October, when the weather turned cold and has stayed so until the past couple of weeks. It’s still cold and rainy, but tomorrowed is promised to be sunny with highs in the mid-60’s. So it’s beginning to look a lot like Spring, and flying weather.
My goal today was to make some progress with the wheels and try to get the motor mounted. It’s been a frustrating experience to try to get the wheels either fixed or replaced. Most of the problem has been with the hubs, which on the old plastic wheels were worn to the point that the bushings were loose, resulting in wobbly wheels. But I could not find any replacement wheels that would accommodate the brass bushings with 1” axle diameter, which was what is compatible with the axles.
Finally, I am resigned to replace the axles, and so I ordered and received new 16” wheels with 5/8” axles. The old 1” axles are tubular aluminum, and I want the new 5/8” axles to be hardened steel, so I’ll have to find a machine shop that can make that modification for me.
So my goal today was to take out the old axle sleeves so I can take them to the machinist. I’m always unsure of whether or not things like this will happen easily, i.e., the old axles might be bent or binding and would not come out easily, but viola, they came out easily.
I also needed to take the nose wheel axle out and put in the two spacers that I had neglected to replace earlier, another adventure that I was unsure would happen easily, but success here also.
The only other thing I wanted to do on a time-available basis was to try to mount the motor. I knew with my weakened physical abilities since the accident I would not be able to hold the motor up by myself and mount it on the support tubes, but I thought I might be able to set it on the ground on the prop and lift the Jetwing 90 degrees to line up with the mounting holes. I was dubious of the chances of this working, but amazingly I was able to get the motor mounted, including the upper engine support cables and all four mounting bolts. They are just in finger-tight, but after restoring it to its 3-point stance, I can work with each mounting bolt individually and get the engine mounted properly and start to connect the fuel/air lines and the throttle cable. That will result in the Jetwing being closer to operational, and perhaps I’ll be flying this year!
So all went well today, and I’m pleased with the progress.
And most importantly, Praise God for the resurrection of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in whom I trust and hope.