Episode 43 - Hands Down the Best Rans S21 Build Tips We've Received To Date! 

Excellent wealth of knowledge right there. Thanks for sharing.

thanks for capturing the tips from the experience builder and get under to get the back of panel shots. Avionics and wiring is like a Bermuda Triangle for the first time builder. Love to hear more from the experience builder's tips.

My two "Dream Aircraft" there! Dan seems like a cool fella to hang out with for the afternoon!

So cool seeing stuff close to home and seeing/hearing Poplawski... he painted my friends Bonanza & Baron... glad to hear he's still doing it. Love the S-21, sharp build!!

❤ nice 👍

Wow! The Dr. sure knows how to build some nice aircraft. Great attention to detail and super clean builds. Thanks for sharing. Good luck with your -21 !

Thanks for posting!!! Great info for us 'newbie' S-21 builders.

Gorgeous! Great video with a lot of good info!

Would love to see more tips and conversation from Dan. Good idea on nut plating the cowling. Getting the cowling off the 172 by myself was always a pain. Those cam locks were always hanging up!

Good stuff. Enjoyed several times.

Great seeing and hearing Dr. Chris again He was my physician back in the mid 80's. Glad to know he's still flying!

Great info, thanks!

Thanks for sharing! I'm going to steal some of these ideas and retrofit them on my S-6S.

Both planes the same color reminds me of my dad who has a house in Tucson and North Carolina with the same cars parked out front, same decor, etc. When my wife tells me I'm turning into my dad I grin when she adds "and that's a good thing".

Great post. He has come out with a new aluminum door handle kit. Just got mine and it is way nicer then the plastic

apart from putting all your avionics s/ns etc on a sheet to carry in the aircraft, I plan on doing what I did with my O-1G Birddog and C195, I also put all the digitised manuals, hand books, all publications on a USB stick and keep in the plane, (wrapped inside a small flip top candy tin) being ex military you can imagine how many publications associated with the O-1 !) . Although most are available online sometimes you got no service. Great Vids, keep up the good work

Gorgeous s21. I love the yellow & blue. His call letters are DC

Good stuff

I like using vaseline/petroleum jelly as a pro seal release agent. I would use steel screws until you have everything fit it up and then use your stainless for final install, the stainless tends to gall after just a couple times of use, LPS 1 helps for install, Pretty planes!

Glad to see you found and did the same thing i did. I replaced all those cheap Southco's with screws. A hundred times better.

I wonder what the access panels are for on the tailcone? Access to the vertical stab bolts??

Don’s in Grand Prairie. Where are y’all located? I’m not too far from ennis and i am about to put in an order for a rans s21. I’m in Lewisville

I flew with Don a few months ago in this aircraft. I'm sold and want to build one myself.

Is that an RV-4 or RV-8 in the background?

Pilots talk too much, how about fly the darn aircraft and meow after.😊