I think they were 60ml.

@@RyanFlysPDX Thanks, I’m getting ready to start assembling my tanks.

@jaymcelmurry4436 I had fun with mine. Intimidating, but it was a fun part of the build I thought.

Stein Air. Still evaluating on whether they were worth the cost. I’ll cover them a bit in my debrief on avionics tools, materials, and the costs.

@@RyanFlysPDX I was wondering if you just printed the outlines from the g3x manual and stuck them on some Masonite etc. you basically just need the outline and the mounting holes.

Ok, so I’ve tried Asana, Monday, and ClickUp. I landed on ClickUp because it has some key functionality others don’t, like robust sub-tasks and dependencies where others were limited. I’ve used Monday for about 2 years, Asana for a trial membership, and am sold on ClickUp for the last 3+ months. Thoroughly vetted to say the least. I tell you all this in order to describe my vetting on stool and stool-adjacent products, which is the complete opposite. I tend to just hit “add to cart” without even the faintest cursory check on build, material, functionality, or even height. Chomp now loves hanging out with me in the plane. Mostly because I bring kibble.

@@RyanFlysPDX makes sense, all of it 🤗😆😜.

It’s a ways, but it’ll make for a fun cross country when the plane is ready. I’m bummed I won’t be able to take part, but we’re inching closer!

What an adventure that must have been man. Freakin amazing. Thanks for the motivation and feedback. Truly appreciated.

That’s awesome to hear! Thanks for following along!!

I think that's the ticket. Seems like a lot of additional work. Turns out to be quite the opposite.

Once I get this system on--and assuming there's no smoke--I'll go a pretty good post-mortem for those interested. What I bought, what I shouldn't have, etc.

Yeah, it’s an expense for sure, and I have enough of those right now!! I’ll definitely be at a Sun N’ Fun at some point. Not sure when though.

@@RyanFlysPDX Almost pulled the trigger on Sun 'N Fun 2024, but waited too-long to book hotels. I waited until the official show schedule was published, and then the hotel prices within a half-hour drive shot up 200-300% per night. Sun 'N Fun 2025 is dated for April 1-6.

Thank you! The project (plus channel) are basically a second part-time-plus at this point. Except instead of making money on the side I’m borderline bankrupting myself. 😅 Very excited on the progress lately!

Dude. C'mon. If you can walk there you have no excuse. 😉 Are you close enough, and on the right end, to see any sort of conga line or increased air traffic from the event?

@@RyanFlysPDX I mean you could technically walk there, too… I live in west Milwaukee so I see quite a few planes coming from the south and east who fly the Chicago lakeshore route and then head over towards the Ripon/lakes start of the arrival but I don’t see the conga line.

And this video only sits at #4 of my past 10. I like to gently rib them by tagging them on instagram and feature the tag #stillnotanambassador. 😉 And especially when I keep the content flowing! Maybe it’s time I check in with them again. It’s all good though. They’ll get some free press because I do genuinely prefer their products and am glad they’re featured in my plane.

@@RyanFlysPDX ha ha! Just a matter of time my friend… 👍

Thanks so much! Appreciate the feedback. She’s coming along nicely!!

Love to hear it! Yeah, it’s a big project for sure. Still about 50% of the way to go, I’d estimate.

The skins are Alclad, and provide pretty good corrosion resistance. Some folks won’t prime them at all. (Inside/outside.) For me, it’ll offer plenty of protection until the plane is painted.

We now why the build takes so long… Thanks for the comment, love to have you along for the ride!

Riveting is a bit of a nuanced skill. It takes technique, and at this point in the build I was still working on that. I believe my air pressure was a bit high, and it was allowing the gun to get away from me. If that gun gets crooked on you, you wind up with a dent in the timespan of a fraction of a second.

Yes, the inside of the skin is primed along with all of the structure.

I used to wrench on cars and thought certain things were “off limits.” Meaning, some stuff was just done by the factory and a home job will always look like a home job. Now I’m realizing some of these things aren’t off limits. An intricate, custom built pinned connection is totally within reach. Makes me want to build another car after the plane. Sometimes. Thanks for the kinds words and glad you enjoy the videos!

Absolutely! I left my wing bottoms open specifically for pitot, AP access, and lighting. I’ll be bench-testing both items, and then installing later prior to sealing up the wings. Glad to hear I’m keeping you moving on your 7. Leading edges and tanks were a fun bit of progress.

A lot of head scratching can be avoided by having an outfit with hundreds of projects worth of experience handle this portion. Stein Air builds a fantastic panel. For me, I couldn’t possibly give this up. It’s more like I built the airframe so I could take this on!

Thank you so much! Yes, videos take a bit of time but I love putting them together (for the most part). Glad my progress can help answer some questions!

Forget all that. Stools have proven to be three times as dangerous as flying at this point.

@@RyanFlysPDX 🤭😜 if one includes you in the statistics that is.. Respect for your wiring efforts. Super nice to see how you structure the proces and quantity control. I also continue to enjoy your humor 😆. Cheers!

Thanks for watching my build experience! Happy to have you on board!!

I think I might make a small video on the decisions I've made to date a why. But to answer the question here: Originally I loved the VP-X. I still think it's a great system. I usually lean into cutting edge technology, and adding 'tinkerability.' When my phone gets an update, I'm always digging in to the nuts and bolts. Then I heard about some people grounded from VP-X failures. I believe these were early adopters, and the system has nearly zero reports of similar issues, but it made an imprint on me. The ubiquity of traditional circuit breakers, and even more so: fuses, seemed like a great way to not be stranded at a small airport. While continuing to design with an open mind, I was reading about the benefits of fuses. One thing stood out: they were clean. I loved VP-X because it cleared the panel of breakers--so did fuses! That seemed nice, but really only moved the needle a little. I started hearing other opinions about the reality of resetting breakers in-flight. As many put it: You're giving an electrical fire a second chance. Continued research really made me feel like fuses were the simplest option, with simple often being superior in aviation safety.

@@RyanFlysPDX I can see your logic. I had seen the initial VP-X issues as well. Haven’t really heard much about it since. I definitely see your logic on fuses removing temptation for in flight resets. I like the clean panel benefit as well. Plane is looking great.

Thanks! And I want to be clear for those looking on: from my understanding VP-X has been exceptionally reliable post-version 2 launch. I definitely don’t want to spread any thoughts that it’s an unreliable system.

Far more than I can afford twice!! More than I can responsibly afford once…

Looking good. Continue success.

Oh it still overwhelms me when I look at it... However, because I really took the time to understand it, I have a much better grasp of what's happening in there. If this were mailed to me prebuilt, I'd have a much looser grasp on the system as a whole. I think tackling this part of the project has provided a great amount of knowledge I wouldn't have had otherwise! Thank you for the kind words.

I've been astounded at the remarkability of the human ear throughout this build. I won't even realize I dropped something but I'll hear a 'click' and be like: That was a AD470-3 bouncing off cardboard and hitting the cement. Now: Our identification is certainly better than our echolocation, as you've pointed out. Because I'll spend three days looking for that rivet I was sure dropped just at my feet only to find it, as you've noted, 20 feet from my location.

Awesome! Great to hear!!

I'm extremely fortunate to be able to take this on! Such a wild thing to be doing, but so rewarding and fun!

It’s been days (weeks?) of untangling that spaghetti.

Oh that’s great! Hope the 8 is going well!!

It’s be one thing if you had some space to work, but your always caught working upside down and backwards on one foot’s tippy toes.

It really is! Soon, I’ll have another “clunk” as I look to wire in the starter.

Thanks much!!

Thank you for the great feedback. I’m happy you and so many others get value out of the videos! It’s fantastic to hear! I love the vents. Worth the money. I went with the smaller ones to avoid having to use the adapter and only hope I don’t regret that. I might wind up with a pencil beam of cool air aimed directly at one eyeball…

It was not a slam. You do things. Then you discover a better way to do it. These things take time and maybe even multiple times. This is how you learn and develop your skill set. No one is born knowing all this. You’re doing great!

@jeff11030 no, absolutely agree! I think I’ll wind up building a second plane just because I’ll finally know what I’m doing!

Fantastic! I may try to sprinkle some more in here and there!

It’s super chill. Just get the wires to where they need to go, they’ll do the rest of the work. I think I owe some of the ease of the last few weeks to thorough planning I did, but it’s all relatively straightforward to me so far.

Ha! It was a little bit, but with power running to empty fuse panels there wasn’t much at stake. In a few weeks here when I have all the avionics plugged in it’ll be a different story. I’ll have to wear old shorts on that day…

Thank you!! It’s coming out great.

And yet the most fun! For me at least. But yeah, these bundles of wires are intimidating!

I have seen these! I’ve heard some reports that the LEDs are pretty unpredictable, but it seems like better than nothing! I was in the plane yesterday, and I can dip my head down pretty good and get full view of the panel-without seat cushions though. I could see how an LED out would be an instant indication of an issue. I think I’ll pick some up. (Oof-my fuse budget with Spruce was large, thinking I was paying for the convenience…)

Go with aircraft grade not automobile especially for anything electrical

Thank you!!

Unfortunately I won’t be able to make it. Have to keep resources aligned on the project for now. It may be that the first time I go to Airventure is in the 7, which might not be a terrible thing.

That would be pretty exciting! Looking forward to meeting you and seeing her fly in!