Tag: engines

Part 5: Now the mechanical bits!

Cotter pins, safety wire, lock washers, and thread lockers.

Here’s what you need to know to get the smoothest results.

Author Bob Fritz got the bad news that he would likely not pass his FAA medical and was faced with a choice: Finish the RV he was working on and resign himself to flying with a partner, or try to find a suitable Light Sport Aircraft that he could build and fly solo. In this first installment in the series, he details his search for the right design and reveals the decision he ultimately made.