Today, as I continue with my parts inventory, I’m also working on batching items that need to be sent out to be welded. It’s a good time for me to be doing this because I don’t have much happening on the S-51 build at this time. Partly because I’m deeply involved in building the F1 […]
Parts Acquisition
Over the summer of 2023 I had been going back and forth with another S-51 builder from Australia who had some spare (used) S-51 parts. Long story short, he had a bunch of stuff that I needed so we agreed to meet up at the Reno Air Races, as a centralized place to meet, which […]
2023 Oshkosh Bound
After years of missing out on Oshkosh, I finally made my return this year, and hot dang, did it feel fantastic to be back! I was lucky enough to have my wife join me for a week of adventure. It was her first time at Oshkosh, and it completely exceeded her expectations, even leaving her […]
Fuselage Jig and Locator Blocks
Today, for a change of scenery so to speak, I picked up some aluminum blocks from the local metal supply store and I want to start fabricating some of the locator blocks that I’m going to need when I build the fuselage jig assembly. In the plans diagram shown below, you can see that these […]