Hello Kingsley in Oz,
Yes the door seals are fitted.
Tony was/is a bit of a perfectionist, many aspects of the aircraft were built,
re-built and re-built again as Tony improved on what he had already done over
and over - the fabulous build log attests to this. I think this is why it took
him so long to the extent that, he reached an age where natural ageing affects
one's medical ability to fly and he decided not to fight it, stopped flying
and stopped building.
I purchased the aircraft after it had been in a long period of dry storage.
Since
then, I have had to do a lot of work upgrading as new information and new
instruments
became available that should be utilised, plus all the mandatory upgrades
and replacement of metal parts that just seem to corrode even in a dry
garage.
I think that Tony's repositioning of the gas strut has actually made it into the
standard build these days - the effect is NOT to push the door out when closed.
Together with the THIRD locking pin, makes it close nicely with a little pull.
There is also a HANDLE in exactly the right place (to the rear) so that if
the door is closed routinely, the rear pin cannot close outside of the aircraft.
One of the attractions of buying this aircraft was Tony's initial work - it is
either excellent or he has paid for excellent work to be done (e.g. he got it
professionally repainted after multiple attempts to paint it himself with a
sub-standard
product). The work I am doing is taking so long because I am also working
to a high standard. If if does not look right, then it is not happening.
If your door does not close properly, I am sure the mod is necessary and a good
idea.
When my aircraft is rolled out on a sunny day for the first engine start at some
point and the door gets heated-up, it is possible that I may face the same
problem.
If that happens, I will fix it properly, I have no wish for a self-inflicted
incident either.
Following this discussion, I am going to see if I can MAKE the door close
wrongly
by deliberate mishandling and get back to you if there is new news - I do not
want a future door incident to spoil my day either !
Regards
Trevor
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