We installed the canopy on our C-3. It gives it a whole different feeling when flying the trainer.
Check out our new video “Recovering a Link Trainer with Fabric” (Under “Videos” heading in right column ).
A whole different feeling —
Tag: Blue Box
Today’s Blue Box Driver restoration shop
Wanted to wait to take a picture of our shop until it was neat and clean. I finally realized that was never going to happen.
Where did the holes go?
We had help installing the wings from Rick’s grandsons, Ian and Tanner. It was hard to find the original location of the aileron hinge screw holes since they were buried under the new fabric. Diligent pork-stick probing did the job. Next time we’ll mark the holes when installing fabric. Both wings on; one aileron moves.
Done doping
We finally finished doping our C-3 trainer. Wings and control surfaces are ready for the fuselage.
Leroy got out his old drafting tools to place the star perfectly parallel to the fuselage.
Under the big top
This looks like a circus, but is just the cheapest Amazon spray paint booth over top our C-3 blue box. We only punched one hole in the tent and perhaps shortened a couple poles setting it up, but it seems to work just fine. Got a spray coat of sealer on today, and a coat of UV protector – that’s the shiny grey stuff. Next week we apply a couple coats of white butyrate dope.
