Thanks Jay. So finally got to a point today where I had elevator control rods ready. It appears if they are fitted either side of the stick tube it creates excessive elevator movement when you roll…

Thanks Jon, I had seen this video previously and it has some good advice, so I watched it again. I have two of Mike Busch’s books and have absorbed them, as well as most of John Schwanner’s

Mike Busch has put a really good video/article together regarding 'maintenance minimalism' or 'maintenance-induced failures'. I think it's worth watching. Here:

Very nice!

I appreciate that point of view, Jim. I probably will do this less frequently once I know how things are wearing (like next year). When I do pull the engine, I take it off with the engine mount

Jay, I continually monitor everything visually and check the necessary torques and clearances as required but rarely have to pull the engine. You don’t pull your car engine every time you tune it

Great earth point Jay, wished I had done that. Rich T.

Good point, Charlie. But I am not doing any fixing, just looking thoroughly and doing the necessary wear checking. My installation is a one-off, so I treat it like a prototype with respect to

Learned in England classified for 30 years, airlines learned again in the 70’s. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it! https://blog.aopa.org/aopa/tag/maintenance-induced-failures/ But if it is a 30

I am into my annual this month. I have set up my engine so that it takes about 1 hour to remove and same to put it back on. I have removed it for 2 of my 3 annuals so far. I generally ask myself why I

Kevin fixed it: “Runner runner get-ur-done-er” Cheers, Jay

Missing the post accident fatality when their boss found out.

Runner, runner, chicken dinner. That makes no sense. Kevin

Maybe we should do a live one. If I can get EVERYBODY up to DEH, I could have my annual condition inspection done in a weekend!! YA that’s it!! Kevin

The N-number for my Tri-Q2 N8WQ has a bit of a dark past (# used to be on a Beech DH-50). Have a look under narrative section:

The Q-tour team is taking a rest this month. That is all. Sam

David, thank you for taking time to throughly explain the process. Sam

Eugen, Additional to my last note, see page 10-5. The aft “elevator slot cores” are also removed along the line 33-F-G-H-I-32 for the remainder of the canard beyond the center section, but

Eugen, Read the plans as though the following image is a single page. The first paragraph shown here refers to the LAST drawing shown here and a drawing not shown here that is at the bottom of

I believe they have you wrap that with fiberglass sheet to create a spar and shear web.