A little progress XL H-58

[Chuck in Indiana]

Third hand holds everything for tacking..

You can't weigh too many tailwheel assemblies on a gram scale. 430.

I *love* making stuff..

[CHARLES DEBOER]

I have been using the same type of wheel for about five years.  It is holding up well.  Once I wore the point off of the wheel it tracked much better while taxing now that it is flat.

[Chuck in Indiana]

Yeah, I've been slackin' but life got in the way for a bit. 
I *did* get some non flying seat time in this bad boy, though..

Back at it. Started on the stick/control assembly. Here's the aileron control thingy.(Technical term)

[jrbirdman47]

Beautiful example of a thingy! It should make the thingamabobs move smoothly so that the whatchamacallits work well.

I aspire to such nice welds! Thanks for the continued updates!

[Chuck in Indiana]

Thanks!  TIG welding has been a big hill to climb for me. Now that I'm almost done welding, I'm beginning to get it. Maybe I should build another fuselage.. Won't happen.

[Chuck in Indiana]

GAAA! (tearing out hair) It would be nice if the plans gave you a clue where the stick should be hinged and where the pin that drives the cables is located. 
I just dummied up the stick assembly, then thought, "Ultralight.. ultralight. This thing is going to need a *lot* of elevator travel."

This isn't going to get it.
Fortunately, I haven't epoxied the wood plug in the torque tube yet, so I can drive it out, drill a new hole about an 1nch and a half forward, and "carefully" drive the plug back in. Also, I just threw a dart and made the drive pin the same distance from the hinge as the elevator horn.
Grumble grumble.  When I get this thing rigged and working, I'm going to make a drawing so if someone else runs into the same problem, they'll have some dimensions to work with.
Edit:
Oh, another heads up. If you get the materials kit, there isn't enough 5/8" square tubing left over if you make the wing mount fittings per print. I just bent up some flat stock, but if you don't have that capability.. be aware.

[ysifly2]

I *did* get some non flying seat time in this bad boy, though..

When were you @ C77?   :-)

Bryan

[Chuck in Indiana]

When were you @ C77?  :-)

Bryan

Last weekend. Brad, the guy that runs the airframe shop, is The Kid.   

[ysifly2]

Last weekend. Brad, the guy that runs the airframe shop, is The Kid. 

awesome...  I'm now based there with my Pacer.  Have not met him yet, but have heard many great things.
have also known Ron Johnson for many many years  :-)

[Chuck in Indiana]

He's a good boy.. Tell him I said hi. 

[Chuck in Indiana]

Mouser's 40th birthday flight (!!) today..

Ok ok, back to work on the stick assembly.

[Chuck in Indiana]

Stick assembly almost ready to be clecoed, and rudder pedal stubs welded in.

Another nibble off the elephant. 

[Chuck in Indiana]

Stick assembly clecoed except for the little pulley.. I'll wait until I see where it *needs* to go, or if that matters.
Dummied up the tail feathers.. it is beginning to look like it might fly some day. 

[Steve]

Stick assembly clecoed except for the little pulley.. I'll wait until I see where it *needs* to go, or if that matters.
Dummied up the tail feathers.. it is beginning to look like it might fly some day. 

^{Sure do enjoy this thread!}

[Chuck in Indiana]

Thanks, Steve..
In the spirit of doing *something* every day, I made the stab connector bushings and the 1 1/2" long bushings. Welded the short ones to the stab connectors, and transferred the holes to the longeron, bolted it down. With any luck at all, I'll have the mount bushings welded into the longeron shortly..