When you get to that point where you can’t take another item off, it’s time to start putting things back on. 

The rudder pedals and control column are back from powdercoating and installed. I had the pedals powdercoated with a slip resistant coating so my feet wouldn’t slip off so easily. 

rudder pedal bars

Bearings cleaned and greased.

sandpaper like powdercoating on the pedals

rudder pedals and bars installed

control column installed

Control column and rudder bars

cleaned and greased bearing installed

prior to bearing installation

Connecting the instrument static ports together. The connections take a special 37 degree flaring tool and a tube bender that doesn’t flatten the tube as you make the bend.

After connecting the static lines.

before shot.

Back from the paint shop. 

Pilot and co-pilot seats media blasted.  The phot shows the left one blasted and the right one not.