Aerosport Low Profile handles installed (video)

[Dorfie]

Ed,
The tongue I got with my lock from ACS is flat. I see yours is bent. Did it come like that or did you bend it that way? Did you use the ACS lock part #11-01600. The metal tongue seems pretty tough and difficult to bend.
Thanks.
Johan

[NovaBandit]

The kit comes with a new lock arm.

[Aerosport1]

Johan
The cam lock arm comes with the Aerosport kit.

Geoff

[Bill.Peyton]

I just finished the retrofit to the Aerosport handles. Pretty straightforward, I was extremely cautious since the plane was already painted!






Now on to mounting the Aerosport Landing Light!

[digidocs]

Ed,

How did you finish the interior surface of your doors? It looks really nice in the video? Maybe a painted matte finish?

Thanks,
David

[ghatch]

Hi Bill,
I have been considering a passenger assist handles as I see you have in one of your pics. What can you tell me about yours.... Did you reinforce the fiberglass? Did you use a standard SS handle from Lowes etc ? How did you decide on the mounting location and angle ? Would you do it again ?
Any other info that you can think of to help to decide to add the handles and the best method.

Thanks,
Gerry

[Bill.Peyton]

Gerry,
I purchased these from McMaster Carr. They are the narrowest handles I could find since I did not want to add any more drag the necessary. I believe they use a #8 screw for the attachment. I was concerned with some that I saw at the local hdw store which used #6 or smaller screws to attach. I put these in after the build, so I did not reinforce the the inside. The handles are installed where there is honeycomb sandwich on the cabin cover, so what I did was to carefully carve out the foam and fill the holes with epoxy with micro. I re-drilled the holes and used a large washer on the inside. The placement was just even with the rear of the window and lined up with the fuselage. I did not want a persons arm to rest or push on the window when they were boarding which is why I put them at the end of the window. They are solid and holding up just fine, and make it a lot easier for older passengers to get up on the wing, and off the wing, safely.

[douglassmt]

Boy are you ever quick. At the speed you are working you could have a -10 finished in a couple weeks.

I might have to order those door handles now.

Originally Posted by NovaBandit

I got my new low profile handles installed over the weekend, and I made up a video of the process to better show how everything works.

These things are really nice!

Kudos to Justin Twilbeck for a well thought out design, and to Aerosport for a well built and complete product.

It's a pretty long video (35 minutes) so if you just want to see the final product, jump to 33:50

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZPJEq558tM

[Bill.Peyton]

Bryan,
For some reason it took me longer than 33 minutes!

[NovaBandit]

Originally Posted by digidocs

Ed,

How did you finish the interior surface of your doors? It looks really nice in the video? Maybe a painted matte finish?

Thanks,
David

Thanks! I finished it with a method I stole from Geoff at Aerosport. I painted the door interiors normally for a few coats, and then for the last two coats, I turned the pressure WAY down on the gun, to where the paint just splatters out. It gives a nice textured satin finish. I'm really happy with how it turned out.

Originally Posted by douglassmt

Boy are you ever quick. At the speed you are working you could have a -10 finished in a couple weeks.

I might have to order those door handles now.

I wish I could work as fast as I did in my videos! I just hit the three year mark TODAY... I'm hoping to be in the air in the next few months!