Total OneX Build Time: 1163.0 hours
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Composite Plane Construction
Woke up at 4am and flew to Las Vegas. Beautiful night skyline as I came in for landing into McCarran. The composite construction workshop is great; really educational. We’re learning about the fibers, core, filler, and resin material used to build modern aircraft. So many possibilities. Composites allow for more... -
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Break Down and Ramp Up
Sonex straightened out most of the missing and extra parts I cataloged yesterday. With all the parts accounted for, I broke down the boxes, chopped up the crate for firewood, and packed all the recyclebles in a box. Not as small a task as you might think. Since I didn’t... -
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Taking Inventory
The OneX is a “tail dragger”. Most GA airplanes these days have a tricycle gear configuration where there’s a wheel under the nosea along with gears on each wing. Tail dragers have the third wheel on the tail instead of the nose. It’s old-school. And the FAA says pilots need... -
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Kit Arrives!
Roughly 800 lbs divided into 8 boxes arrives in a big truck. No forklift or liftgate so I got to move it all off the truck and into the garage. grunt So many pieces and parts; hundreds, thousands if you count individual rivets. I unboxed pretty much everything and tried...