Superstol Flying Tail Pics

[CanadianSheepHunter]

I installed Shear bolts from Spruce on my tailwheel attach point. I think I read on forum somewhere that the SS has never been spin tested ?

[CanadianSheepHunter]

Here’s a tip for those that work alone like me...if there’s a will there’s a way...Nico Press 1/8” tail cables by yourself use a couple small size vise grips(not too tight), Mark the exact Center of the Nico Press sleeve with a very fine point sharpie, use a 3/32” drill bit to get the correct gap between the Nico Press thimble and sleeve(could use a numbered drill bit a wee bit bigger than 3/32”...but I just figured this out tonight). Put your Nico Press tool in a vise and Center your black mark on Nico sleeve on the tool...wa la...not bad at all if your alone.

[CanadianSheepHunter]

Wish I had thought of the drill bit as a spacer sooner

[CanadianSheepHunter]

Works great

[CanadianSheepHunter]

The heat gun tip attachment works great too, I still rotate the cable while shrinking the sleeve though

[CanadianSheepHunter]

Did this one with a #38 numbered drill bit to space the thimble from Nico Press on the 1/8” tail cables

[CanadianSheepHunter]

Something good to know I learned years ago at a Sun N Fun seminar...the Bell helicopter Symbol on a turnbuckle or Clevis means it’s not a cheap knock off...in that seminar they said there was some cheap turnbuckles that were junk nock offs and apparently there was turnbuckles that failed that never had the Bell symbol

[CanadianSheepHunter]

All cables done up...except going to redo the front upper right one as I didn’t space the Nico Press correctly on it.

[CanadianSheepHunter]

All cables made up. The appendix for the Stainless Flying wires says to use 1 washer under each flying tab and remove those washers after all cables are made. In this pic the washers have not been removed and I got things nice and snug by myself without a helper.

[CanadianSheepHunter]

All cables done up, washers not removed yet, and going to redo one cable when I get more 1/8” Nico Press sleeves...they don’t send 1 extra so if you screw up you won’t have any extra Nico sleeves.

[CanadianSheepHunter]

Takes patience to do a nice job on cables.

[CanadianSheepHunter]

I redid one cable tonight and used a #36 drill bit instead of #38 as a spacer, #36 is definitely a better space for the Nico Press gap to thimble before first press.