bobthebuilder
Well-Known Member
Hi guys,
I am just starting a Sonerai One build.
It will be my first build, so any comments and suggestions are welcome. If something looks, .... well ..... dodgy ..... please say so. Any advice and assistance will be appreciated.
Okay ....what's been done so far?
1) Plans and informational media obtained In March 2012.
2) Build number application from the CAA obtained.
3) Bought a book on tubular airframes to see how hard it could be. (oh f*@k .... lots of welding)
4) Maybe "AC 43.13-1B Acceptable Methods, Techniques, and Practices" aint a bad toilet read either.
5) Banished cars from garage and bought a few new toys. (AC/DC TIG welding kit, disc sander, compressor etc .... when it comes to tools, I'm like a chick in a shoe store!)
4) Bought a Dummies book on welding. (Not really sure why, because us home builders are only allowed to tack the bits together anyway ... oh right ... there were way too many knobs on the face of the welding machine .... that do WHAT?????)
7) Our dining room table was a tad small, so I built a longer one. (Wife removed it from the dining room though, not really sure why? ...... it's a MASTERPIECE!) Used it to learn how to cut tube, and practice making bird sh@# welds on square tube. This did take just a tad longer than expected, like .... THREE MONTHS! It was a whole bunch of fun, and is square and flat. (just don't look too close .... okay! ... no really!) Painting was also lots of fun, just not for our dom-es-teek Caroline. She cursed for days about the layer dust that settled throughout the entire house. (yawn .... Ja ... so what!)
8.) Marked up the centre lines on the table. After sitting on the table between the web of lines, I'm not entirely convinced that I'll fit in the cockpit. Nothing that a bit of dieting won't fix.... okay okay ..... A LOT! (I may have to revert to lipo suction or some other equally painful surgery closer to completion :shock: )
9) Started on the rudder pedals because they are small and cheap to remake if I really mess them up with my AC/DC bird sh@# making machine.
10) Started on the brake pedals.
...... and that is where we are at present.
Pics to follow.
I am just starting a Sonerai One build.
It will be my first build, so any comments and suggestions are welcome. If something looks, .... well ..... dodgy ..... please say so. Any advice and assistance will be appreciated.
Okay ....what's been done so far?
1) Plans and informational media obtained In March 2012.
2) Build number application from the CAA obtained.
3) Bought a book on tubular airframes to see how hard it could be. (oh f*@k .... lots of welding)
4) Maybe "AC 43.13-1B Acceptable Methods, Techniques, and Practices" aint a bad toilet read either.
5) Banished cars from garage and bought a few new toys. (AC/DC TIG welding kit, disc sander, compressor etc .... when it comes to tools, I'm like a chick in a shoe store!)
4) Bought a Dummies book on welding. (Not really sure why, because us home builders are only allowed to tack the bits together anyway ... oh right ... there were way too many knobs on the face of the welding machine .... that do WHAT?????)
7) Our dining room table was a tad small, so I built a longer one. (Wife removed it from the dining room though, not really sure why? ...... it's a MASTERPIECE!) Used it to learn how to cut tube, and practice making bird sh@# welds on square tube. This did take just a tad longer than expected, like .... THREE MONTHS! It was a whole bunch of fun, and is square and flat. (just don't look too close .... okay! ... no really!) Painting was also lots of fun, just not for our dom-es-teek Caroline. She cursed for days about the layer dust that settled throughout the entire house. (yawn .... Ja ... so what!)
8.) Marked up the centre lines on the table. After sitting on the table between the web of lines, I'm not entirely convinced that I'll fit in the cockpit. Nothing that a bit of dieting won't fix.... okay okay ..... A LOT! (I may have to revert to lipo suction or some other equally painful surgery closer to completion :shock: )
9) Started on the rudder pedals because they are small and cheap to remake if I really mess them up with my AC/DC bird sh@# making machine.
10) Started on the brake pedals.
...... and that is where we are at present.
Pics to follow.