I-ESON Great Lakes 2T1A Sport Trainer
 
Great Lakes 2T1A-VR I-ESON
"the Outatime Flyer"


Cirrus powered Great Lakes
   
Building the "outatime flyer" Diary - Year 2007

This section follows the restoration process step by step.
Previous years diary at bottom of the page.

Baggage compartment's door

Exploring the Metalshaping world...with poor results

Building the new baggage compartment

The first sheet metal working; doing it the italian way: "Hammer & bag"

Working on the Engine cowling reinforcements and nose ring.

Forming fuel lines brackets for cabane struts, formed from aliminum strips 0.50

Instrument panel reinforcement

Installing instruments

Primer 1/8 fuel lines.

Side panels reinforcement

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Positioning the center section.


Cockpit panels and fuel lines
Fuel lines fittings

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Creating the shoulder harness passage through the bulkhead

2008 diary
2006 diary
2005 diary

 
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