That is a little scary. I have seen other vids lately of new builds with nuts that backed off as well. I believe one was an exhaust fitting like yours and the other was a fastener off of a valve cover. I like seeing these things in detail. It gets the neurons moving and makes you think about what you are looking at. At some point, I think that maintenance / inspection videos that do not pull punches are more important training than stick and rudder stuff. There are hundreds of videos on the web on how to flare and airplane, but almost none on how to spot a hairline crack that has progressed up to a fastener. Not that I was qualified to see something, but when I was very young and renting airplanes, I used a mirror to get sunlight into interior spaces. Nowadays with LED flashlights, the advantage won't be the same, but I was using 1940s tech flashlights with weak incandescent bulbs and carbon D cell batteries. Thanks for the update!!
I'm really sorry to hear that so many problems were found with your Pitts in the annual inspection. On the other hand, you were very lucky that nothing happened to you on the flight! In your last video you talked about a Kitfox with a relatively simple cockpit. Why not in the Pitts would fit well with a biplane.
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!
Is the Pitts Throttle-bodied injection? No fuel rail for direct injection? Fuel return lines to the header tank?Interesting upgrade. No mixture or carb ice to worry about. Should be fun.
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!
@@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.
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.
