Just a thought,there ain't nothing can't be fixed. Tommy W. On Thu, Dec 27, 2018 at 3:58 PM Oscar Zuniga via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote:
> Bou; my guess is that once you get the upper deck separated from the > airframe and see how everything goes together under there, you'll be making > various other improvements and modifications as well. All good, all good, > but there is a fine balance between making improvements and doing a > complete overhaul (as I'm sure Jeff Scott can attest from his recent fuel > tank rebuild experience), but as someone once said, "do it right the first > time and you'll only have to do it once". > > In my case, completely different setup but the one thing I do know is that > there are areas up under the fuel tank in the front cockpit of my Piet that > I'm not sure I could ever get myself out of if I were to get a muscle cramp > while stuffed under there. I've come close to becoming a permanent part of > the front cockpit a time or two after pretzeling myself in under there to > work on the fuel shutoff valve and rudder pedals and like to have never > gotten myself out. A readily-removable access door or panel would really > help. Piet builder/pilot Kevin Purtee cut a square hole in the floor of > his airplane up between the rudder pedals in the front cockpit and > installed a clear Lexan cover over it with screws just for that purpose. > Interestingly, it can also be used by the front cockpit passenger to see > things under the airplane and watch the runway come zooming up into view on > final. Adds that extra dash of exhilaration, and in the case of the KR, > looking down through a view panel on landing would probably seem like the > plane was about to make a gear-up landing, they sit so close to the > pavement ;o) > > Oscar Zuniga > Medford, OR > Air Camper NX41CC, A75 power > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at > https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. > Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org > _______________________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/. Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html. see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change options. To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@list.krnet.org
