The weather really cooperated this weekend. Marie and I spent most of Saturday and part of today at the hangar.

We started off by checking control surface deflections and then checked cable tensions. Made some small adjustments and then we safetied the turnbuckles.

Today we began to install the headliner. We didn’t finish it quite yet.

I also changed out the aluminum tubing for the pitot and static lines with rubber hoses.

Photos to follow below.

Did some hangar cleaning today as things were starting to get cluttered.

Performed a weight and balance on the Stinson this morning. Here are the preliminary figures:

Will weigh it this weekend. I still need to put on the wheel pants and associated items, headliner, prop, and drain usable fuel. But I’m ready otherwise. Scales are out and set up.

A bit of rain, but the cool temps allowed a lot to get done today. Finishing up the bottom cowling installation. This isn’t the original cowling as that item was scraped up a bit after grandpa’s ‘walk down the grass strip’ at the farm back in the 60’s. Hence, no holes line up with the replacement cowling.

I am also getting set up to do a weight and balance.