Building wing jacks
I thought yesterday was going to be a cruddy weather day, but it ended up being OK. I flew up to Arlington and had lunch. My first time landing the RV somewhere other than Renton. I put on 2 more hours getting up there and back plus lots of horsing around.
Today the weather was not so cooperative. The sun was out in full force for brief periods, but the storms kept rolling in one after another.
I worked on building some wing jacks as shown in a recent RVator. They’re very simple and cheap–bottle jacks on top of a stack of 2×4’s and 2×6’s. I made the stack 16″ wide, so I could get 3 layers out of each 8 footer. I ground some bolts to a dull point to use in the wing tie downs as jack points. Ran out of nails, but I almost got them finished.
I also made some of the light and cheap wheel chocks out of PVC piping. Could have used those yesterday at Arlington.
Also painted the spinner the standard gray primer for now.
I started looking over the instructions and plans for the leg and wheel fairings, but soon got very sleepy. I think all the flying over the last several days caught up with me. I ended up taking a nap with the dog in the back of the car.