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Just SuperSTOL XL N414PJ

BLog By:  patmiller
Start Date:  Nov 02, 2022
Finish Date:  Still Working!
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Will document the construction of a new Just SuperSTOL XL
Floor plates in place, starting to set the vertical stab
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Feb 05, 2024
Got the rest of the rivnuts in.   For the tight spots, I just turn a screw carefully in the rivnut whilst holding it to get it to bind properly. Set the tail (checked with the rudder in place).   I drilled a pilot hole, but my 3/16" bit is way to dull, so I'll finish after a trip to Aircra ...read more
Fitting more pieces
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Jan 17, 2024
Grabbing some time here or there to fit more of the baggage floor and rear wall.   I had done a pretty close guess for the size and trimmed on a shear at the school, but still needed to shave a bit off.   These Harbor Freight shears work really well for pulling little curls off the end of ...read more
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Finally getting pieces installed
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Jan 10, 2024
I'm putting in the floor pan -- I misdrilled the supplied part, so I got a piece of . 050 and recut it on the sheer at school. I choose to use rivnuts instead of the self-tapping screws because I wanted to more reliably install/remove the floor plates. With the rivnuts in place, I used a strap dupli ...read more
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Getting started
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Nov 02, 2022
It's been about a year since I ordered the kit in the midst of the pandemic. . . .   Only about 6 months left to wait.   I checked in with the company and at least the delivery date hasn't slipped. I had been building a Vans RV-14A, but sold that kit a bit over a year ago.   I was wor ...read more