March 31, 2007

As well as the GX-60 installation, I decided it was time to get the oil door started. I’m so sick of pulling the top cowling for every preflight now to check the oil and unplug the cylinder heater. I’ve seen lots of people out there use the Van’s fibreglass door, and they end up reinforcing the hell out of it coz it’s just too flimsy, it just bulges when you take flight. Not pretty. I decided to ‘roll my own’ (pun intended). It’s not even compound curvature, so if you are fortunate enough to have a set of rollers, it’s very easy to make a door out of 0.063" sheet that matches the cowling perfectly. Here I’ve fitted the latch and hinges too. I stole the hinge idea from Dan C, thanks Dan!