After a bit of googling, I found the Federal Standard Code for the grey paint used on knobs. Humbrol #129 looks pretty good! First coat on, a couple
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Researching, Building and Flying the TA-4k Skyhawk Simulator
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Gear and Hook Panel Progress
Spent a bit of time on my Gear and Hook panels today. Lots of sanding, filing and painting. The cool part is my idea for the gear safety
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Hook/Gear Lever Panels Fabrication Part 1
Tonight I fabricated the brackets to attach the hook and gear lever mechanisms. Fitted the rotary switches, and a sample hook lever (which is too long, and the
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And now for the hook
Continued on my CAD design tonight, adding the Hook panel to the completed Gear panel. I hope to print the parts over the weekend, and have this, and
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Gear Lever Panel
Another big night of CAD design. The TA-4k Gear Lever Panel this time, with a combination of CNC milled, engraved and 3D printed parts, in Aluminium, ABS and
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Return to Ohakea in the TA-4
Tonight was time to return the Skyhawk to Ohakea. The weather was pretty bleak at Whenuapai, and there was a lot of other traffic departing, so it took
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Simulator “Maintenance” page
I’ve added a simple maintenance page, a sort of online “To Do” list, which I will be using to record things that I need to do to the
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Old *old* Projects
Stumbled over my old project website, which I last updated in 2003! Funny looking back at some of the early work on Skyhawk sim #1! Old Projects website
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More 3D Modelling
Wrapping up my hook lever design, with final dimensions and shapes tidied up…. One day when the 3d printer is quiet I’ll *finally* print this 🙂