Citabria Update – June 16, 2016
The new aerobatic harnesses are installed … and the front seat harness is adjusted.
The new aerobatic harnesses are installed … and the front seat harness is adjusted.
New aerobatic harnesses for the Citabria – they are not quite plug and play ! Some assembly still required … I took advantage of the nice weather this evening to wash the Citabria’s fiberglass components.
Exterior side of the fiberglass repair to the Citabria nacelle was sanded smooth. 2/3 white Ranthane HS Polyuréthane and 1/3 Catalyst were mixed together and the paint was applied to the repaired surface area.
A previous owner had done a repair to a hole in the fiberglass nacelle. Looks like they used some sort of putty rather than a repair with fiberglass. Recently the hole propagated to the outside surface so a more permanent repair is needed. I removed the cracked paint on the outside surface and did some …
The COZY fuel sight gauges with LED back light arrived today ! These gauges were made by Vance Atkinson. I purchased them from someone in the US who is no longer building.