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Thoughts on cold weather operation, minimum oil temps, etc.

Thoughts on cold weather operation, minimum oil temps, etc…

Sticky, smelly and everywhere

I started the process of sealing the fuel tanks on the end ribs yesterday. I am dealing with a learning curve here since I have never done this – but all in all it went fairly well. I started by clearing the bench and laying out all the tools I needed and the parts I…

Fuel Tank Update

I have been working on prepping the fuel tanks this week. Getting the skins fitted to the ribs and updrilled went very well once I figured out how to keep the skin from shifting. Bob Woolley and I followed Tony’s lead and fabricated a cross member to keep the skin pushed down and lined up…

Canopy skirt gives the Panther even more dimension

Yesterday afternoon Dan started on the canopy skirt. First things first – cover everything the resin will touch with tape. So after about 4 rolls of wide masking tape along with poster board the Panther looks like a little funny. Then Dan started laying out the fiberglass and cut a bunch of 8 inch wide…

Meet Dick Fisher — Panther LS Tri-Gear Beta Builder

One of the many fly-ins Dan attended with his Cleanex, and one of his favorite, was the Sonex fly-in held in Crossville, TN. The 2009 fly-in was where Dan and Dick first met. Dick’s love of flight started in a Piper Cub on skis in 1966 in Meadville, PA. His lessons began in 1970 in…

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