Fly with me in the Blue Angels Cruzer and let's build a Super Duty bush plane!. Ever wonder how these airplanes are built by ordinary people in their home shops? Follow along as I show you the complete build, from crate to first flight, of an awesome Zenith CH-750 Super Duty bush plane!
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At about the 6:30 mark, you mentioned putting the part number for the flush rivets in the description box. I didn't see anything there about them, could you please tell me which rivets you used for those nut plates? I am planning to follow your lead here on my 750 STOL. Thanks Mark!
braided steel lines still have rubber in the center which go bad after 5 years or less. Best is to use stainless steel solid tubing. And use lifetime Teflon hoses in the engine compartment.
I'm curious why you don't mix the chemicals at the fuselage? Thats sure to give you some time... Any Whoo, you guys do really nice detailed work. 10:00 can you imagine if you had to fabricate that pannel by aluminum instead of fiberglass..
You can also do an old time swirl look with a cheep buffer and Scotch Brite pad attached. Start with a Green pad then go to a Red pad. Common stuff at a good hardware store.
Mark, 304,304L & 316 are all Stainless Steels. To drill these properly use Cobalt bits and a slow RPM for the best results. You can either Polish the surface to a mirror finish or Burnish the surface with Scotch Brite pads to get a beautiful Brushed finish. You just need to make sure you use pressure and continuous linier strokes all the same direction. I am a retired Stainless fabricator & welding repair Shop for kitchens and accessories.
As I do little things on my plane. You have set a new bar. Just doing the carpet isn’t enough. Now I am constructing all new trim pieces. I’ll take the flitz to my ignition next. I’ll need a second hangar soon. One flying plane and at least one project plane. Someone has to save these things.
Just a suggestion in place of sand or bead blasting the air frame look into, having it blasted with Walnut shells. It is less destructive then both sand and bead.
I can't weld on a painted tube, so the paint has to be removed before sand blasting. I may strip the paint off the areas that need welded, then weld, then have the whole thing blasted.
God that Super Duty is Beautiful, and as an 82nd Airborne Veteran probably a similar scheme to what I would use. I just started my PPL training in a Cirrus SR20, I’m debating between STOL plane or something like TL stream that has more of a fighter feel. I guess time will steer me towards my mission. Late start in GA for me at 49, but I can finally afford it. Great Channel!
Awesome to see! looking forward to more videos around the Pitts as I am currently rebuilding one here in NZ. I do like the idea of the fuel cap fairings!!!!
G,day Mark from Sydney Australia. Has your paint booth enough mechanical ventilation to remove paint particles from the air? Do you wear a respirator? 🌏🇦🇺
Yes. If I just point the paint gun in the air and pull the trigger, the paint particles immediately turn and head for the exhaust fan. I do still wear a resp but about 2 minutes after I’m done painting a part I can go in the booth without it and barely smell anything. The booth works really well.
when using a white top coat you should use a buff primer , it take less paint to cover the undercoat saving weight on the air-frame and always looks a brighter white
It's easy to inspect for cracks even though it's primed. The fuselage is in great shape. There's just a few issues on the front half and those issues are 100% due to improper build.
This is epic! Any update on this plane? I want to know so much about it. Velocity should offer this as an option. I imagine it’s more efficient and definitely cheaper to overhaul and run.
Wow. That’s amazing. I wish that I saw this about a month ago I am planning on doing that. Not sure if I will remove the bulkhead or try to do it with out removing it
I never liked the idea of switching the fuel on and off over and over at max. RPMs. Huge stresses to NO stresses on the system is never a good idea. Bill P.
I thought you changed your throttle to a center push knob release from the old turning friction lock a while ago. Yet it looks like you are back to the old throttle in this video? Did I miss something? Thanks for posting videos again we missed you!
Awesome video. I wish you would post your tip size and pressures and whether or not you reduced the primer. I am not a professional painter by any means but I love the 3. accu spray system.
Your bonus tip been silently haunting me the last year, and I finally did it. Just got started. Well, working on the shop, and ordered my first kit from Vans.... Thanks for taking up space in my head, this better work out! ;-)
Please do not pull the covering. Just fix the problems and get her back in the air! Those issues are all common problems, and do not justify a teardown. Just my opinion.
I would think you would be able to sell the Pitts for decent money in the condition it is in. There is some real junk out there for way too much money, stuff that has been sitting outside rotting for years. Your plane is nice, starting a rebuild on it would be fun. You will do the right thing for you!
Beautiful!!! Love being able to watch the build and first flight. I love the velocity and yours is brilliant! Best wishes for a lifetime accomplishment and will keep watching as you tweek, tune and further the dream. Outstanding I can only dream as I will never have the resources and budget so I will live it vicariously through yours! Best of luck. Congratulations!!
@@MotoFlightGuy because it's a lot easier to cut it off than to put it back. If it ends up getting recovered thats fantastic but I see S1 projects all the time that were taken apart with good intent and then never made it any further. Especially when the covering was in good nick to begin with ...
@@sailorlee15 it doesn't matter what condition it's in for his. After finding multiple issues with the previous work on the airframe, I'm sure that he wants to completely go over the entire airframe and inspect all of the welds and fabrication work. Chances are that if he found these issues, there may be more hiding. Removing the covering is the only way to do this correctly. Especially on an aerobatic airplane. Unfinished projects aren't specific to S1 pitts. It applies to all experimentals. People underestimate the money, time, and skills required to rebuild one. This guy however knows exactly what he's getting in to and has the videos to prove his skills in building aircraft.
So, are we back in business again🤔 I'm too old to fly or build any project you work on, but, I still enjoy the channel and should be included in what you think is your audience. Maybe your audience is actually bigger than your targeted market. A bigger audience makes for a more viable YT channel. It doesn't matter to me and I'll be here as long as you're producing content. I also intend to be on that first flight of the Super Duty. A while back I suggested you fly over the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, over my house and back to Michigan over the lakes. It would still be a great flight. As to the Pitts, it looks like it could have let go at anytime. Just think how thankful it is to be alive and be able to put it in the skies again. Nice!
