G44 wrote:A suggestion if I may, consider for noise, insulating the rear baggage wall and the wing roots. Im sure you know that already but wings and tail cones transmit a lot of noise into the cabin.

I definitely planned insulating the wing roots well, but the rear baggage wall I hadn't considered. It would be easy enough to put some foam on the back side of the rear cover. Thanks for the idea.

Rob, I did the same and covered the entire backside of my ext baggage. Also, I Added a 1x1 piece in the center of each panel all the way back to the last station. This mitigates any vibration or harmonic causing noise. Easy enough to do with the scrap thats left over from the install.

Nice work rob! On the skylane, the wingroots were the hardest pieces to get right.

Thanks, Jared. It's harder than it looks for sure. Pieces like this that have curving lines and different cut outs definitely take some time to get right.

Wow! Nice job on the wing root!

G44

You really are doing a great job. It takes a lot of skill to get the details right. Keep it up Rob!

Here's a few more pics from the hangar tonight. I try to get out there for at least a couple hours every night during the week to get something done. The windshield is installed with the exception of the center strap, I'm waiting on some acrylic drill bits first. Also the interior foam is almost all done except for a few sections where I had to plug holes. I got the plugs in the mail today and put them in along with some RTV Silicone to seal them up. Tomorrow the foam should be all done except for the areas around the D windows in back. I've been tinkering with all sorts of other stuff while I'm out there and I think it's shaping up nicely,



Here is one of the holes I had to plug, this one from the venturi




The Rosens are back in


I installed some cargo tiedown rings, I'm into these about $1.30 each for the 1" steel ring, adel clamp, and 10-32 screw.

Great idea on the cargo ring, I am going to copy.

Looking amazing Rob. Gotta come down and take a look.

daedaluscan wrote:Great idea on the cargo ring, I am going to copy.

You should have several fittings in the floor where you can mount some of these. Most are 10-32 thread but a couple of them are 1/4-28. This is a nice cheap option instead of buying the cessna tiedown rings listed in the parts manual. I've seen those listed for sale for $50+.

emflys wrote:Looking amazing Rob. Gotta come down and take a look.

Thanks Emmet! Come on down anytime, feel free to bring that 190 and give me a ride around the patch!

robw56 wrote:

emflys wrote:Looking amazing Rob. Gotta come down and take a look.

Thanks Emmet! Come on down anytime, feel free to bring that 190 and give me a ride around the patch!

I gotta learn how to fly it first!!! I'll come with Steve

Looks awesome Rob! That is going to be a sweet setup when you are finished. Are you using the 3m Super Trim Adhesive like they suggest at Selkirk? And if so, are you applying it to both the rubber and the airframe? We did that with our door panel and it worked great, but we had to mask off a stuff to spray the glue on the door. How are you doing that in tight places like the wing root and in front of the door by the panel?

Yes I've been using the 3M supertrim adhesive that Selkirk reccomends. I apply it to both the foam and the airframe and it seems to bond very well. They reccomend using 3M 1300 for the ceiling areas, apparently its illegal to sell in California so I couldnt get a hold of any. For the ceiling I applied some 3M 3M 08001 which I had on hand for the door seals, I ran it down the rivit lines and zigzagged it across the panels, then I sprayed some supertrim adhesive to both the ceiling and the foam. The spray is pretty easy to predict where its going but in tight areas I just held up a piece of cardstock that I had left over from making templates to block any overspray.

Another way to apply the spray glue to the airframe without overspray is to apply a nice heavy coat to the insulation piece, then put it in place and tamp down thoroughly. Then, pull it off right away leaving glue on both surfaces with no overspray.


Very nice work Rob, looks awesome with the new(old) paint/polish scheme!! Your moving right along!!

Are you keeping the panel shock mounted?

rob you are doing a hell of a lot of work in a short amount of time and it looks great. do we thank big renna for turning you guys loose or do we send the posse after him? i cant wait to see your finished product and gregs also. tg

as jealous as i am of you and gregs project, or should i say, what you guys will end up with....i know it aint going to be me. i dont have enough time to flyem' let alone put all the time in you guys are putting in. its a great thing you guys are doing.
just like a couple of college football coaches told me. they said they would have me on the team except i was short on just two small aspects.
talent and ability.

River rat wrote:Are you keeping the panel shock mounted?

Yes, I'm keeping the shock mounts.