Almost ready to take it all apart and seal all the wood and start covering

@@DTMinimax It's a shame that you will have to cover it. :-) That will hide all of that beautiful wood working that you've done. But you'll know it's there. :) Oh, think I used 7 or 8 quarts of Polyurethane to seal all. And I remember it was expensive. Probably could have used more, as there was considerable fuselage damage 13 years later. Yes, Florida heat and humidity.

Thanks Wally…are you watching from the beginning?

Thank you so much!

Wow! That’s a lot of watching!

Thanks so much! Glad you continue to enjoy the videos

The digital plans are very inexpensive, you should grab a set from Team Minimax

Thanks Chris! It is so fun to see it start to come together like this. Almost ready to cover!

Great observation - the tires are the suspension system. :-) Usually are inflated to around 10 psi. Yes, that's low, but will allow for great touch downs. Makes you work for nice 2 and 3 point landings, :-)

@@mmichaeldonavon awesome I thought that may have been the case but was curious all the same, I've never seen a Minimax before and have refused to look them up until I see this build completed. 10 Psi on wheels that small shouldn't be an issue. I used to run my street car tyres at 14 Psi when drag racing here Down Under with no issues (funny insert, maybe that worked because we're upside-down here so there's less gravity?) 🤣🤣 Thanks for the great reply cheers 🍻

Also as a bloke that's used to flying gliders one alway's plans for a smooth landing ha ha

That’s for sure Leo…you get one shot at it. I love flying gliders. Parker has his glider license and got to fly a 1-26 quite a bit.

@@DTMinimax Dennis. All of these skills - I'm envious. Never had a ride in a sailplane - my son has, and he said it was super nice. See you later.

The first wing took us 7 hours and this one took 2.5 hours…it went a lot quicker

For sure Joseph. He was finishing his Masters in Daytona Beach and I never imagined we would get to live this close together and build together.

Cessna and other certificated aircraft manufacturers run bolts "backwards" if the situation/engineering warrant.

Yea I was going to say, sometimes from a maintenance standpoint, sometimes the general rule has to be broken. As an example, on my front straps that attach the wing to the carry through, I wish I would have broken the rule and put those bolts in back to front. The won’t come out now because of the curvature of the leading edge sheeting. I would have to cut them if they ever had to come out.

You have it right. The cross member that it mounts to has a 2 degree bevel on it to match the wing incidence.

@@DTMinimax Wow, the old 82 year old brain still kicks in periodically. Thanks, Dennis.

That’s an interesting request. I’m curious, is it the time investment that has you preferring shorter videos…I’m just trying to learn as much about my viewers as I can

@@DTMinimax instead of 20-30 maybe 10-15 minutes

@@DTMinimax this is just my preference I don’t think I speak for anyone but those who agree with me

@@sethenewman4309 Thank you for the feedback, I do honestly appreciate it

Funny

Boy, that is the hope. I’m wanting the same, to have the confidence to stretch out.

Parker is enjoying helping me out and thinks he needs one too.

I sure hope so Sunanda for the investment made

@@DTMinimax Dennis, you'll be off "like a big bird." :-)

Hey Robert! Here’s my email: Dennis.tyson@rocketmail.com