Resources
General
- EAA: Experimental Aircraft Association - Advocacy and support for builders. Excellent webinars and publications
- FAA AC43.13: Acceptable Methods, Techniques, and Practices - Aircraft Inspection and Repair. - This is the more-or-less definitive explanation and guide to acceptable and airworthy construction and repair techniques. Extensive details on rigging, AN/MS hardware etc. I have a print copy which is handy but PDF reference is freely available.
Sling
- Factory overview
- FAA 51% Quickbuild acceptance and checklist. The TSi doesn't seem to have been formally reviewed yet, something to check before purchasing the kit.
- Sling Pilots Forum
Metalworking
Riveting
- Rivet drill and countersink sizing
- Best Practices - Blind Rivets (KitPlanes)
- Filling blind rivet heads
Static wick and bonding strap hardware.
I'm fitting static wicks and the consequently required bonding straps to the rudder and ailerons to reduce the risk of VHF COM radio interference in precipitation.
These are mounted to nutplates as described by Mouser and the Damazios, and then can be easily unscrewed and replaced.
My BOM is as follows:
- AN366F-1032A Anchor nuts x 8
- MS21080-3 one lug elastic insert anchor nuts x 3
- MS35207-263 screws x 25
- MS35338-43 lockwashers x 10
- AN960-10L steel washers x 10
- AN960PD-10L aluminium washers x 10
- Copper braid x 4 ft
- TE 33457 terminals x 30
- ESD-1 Static wicks