Poll: How will you build your 12?

[JerryG150]

Since Van's SLSA will have no autopilot, navigation lights or landing lights won't there be "empty or useless holes or areas" in panel where those switches and fuses are already indicated but not yet available?

I read somewhere that to deviate from the SLSA design you need to get a letter from the manufacturer stating its "A-OK", and that the change doesn't preclude it from remaning an LSA. Do you think I just need a letter from Van and then could build it as a ELSA with lights and and an autopilot and still be ELSA?

[jamescone]

[quote=JerryG150;214131]Since Van's SLSA will have no autopilot, navigation lights or landing lights won't there be "empty or useless holes or areas" in panel where those switches and fuses are already indicated but not yet available?

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On my plans for the wings, there are snap fairleads in the wings with instructions to tape a string in the wing at both ends. That leads me to believe that landing lights and nav/strobes are features that may be added in the future as options.

My wing kit is going together very fast. The plans are fantastic and assembly is so easy a trained monkey could do it. The only thing that takes any time at all is deburring and polishing the edges of the parts. Pop, pop, pop and it's done. By the way, the first kit includes a box of 10,000 Avex pop rivets.

[InsideOut]

Originally Posted by jamescone

My wing kit is going together very fast... The only thing that takes any time at all is deburring and polishing the edges of the parts.

1. Any chance we could sweet-talk you into showing a couple of photos?
2. The second part answers Jerry's question about deburring.

[Peterk]

Jim,

Does the wing kit require a jig? thx

[chewton]

E-LSA can be rented to others or used in flight traning ?

[Mel]

Originally Posted by chewton

E-LSA can be rented to others or used in flight training ?

The only E-LSAs that can be used for hired training are the ones grandfathered in under 21.191(i)(1). And they can only do it until 1/31/2010. E-LSAs built from an E-LSA kit cannot be used for this.
You are probably thinking of S-LSAs.

[jamescone]

Originally Posted by Peterk

Jim,

Does the wing kit require a jig? thx

The wing does not require a jig. You only have to deburr the edges of the parts where they are cut out by the punch. The rivet holes are so clean that they do not appear to need deburring. They are final size. I'll post some pictures if I can figure out how to do it.

[Peterk]

Originally Posted by jamescone

The wing does not require a jig. You only have to deburr the edges of the parts where they are cut out by the punch. The rivet holes are so clean that they do not appear to need deburring. They are final size. I'll post some pictures if I can figure out how to do it.

thanks Jim. just trying to get prepared...mine is number 17. one more question when you have the time...what is the spar like? is it already done or do you have to do the big hammer thing?

Pete

[gblwy]

Hi Jim,

Wing kit No. 33 destined for the UK. Does the wing kit contain a recommended tools list?

Thanks in anticipation....Keith

[RGaines]

Another question for James Cone. I have kit #2 ordered. Any tips about construction tools that we will need?

Please keep us all posted on your progress.

Thanks