Hello all So much for the regular updates...I have been busy on the ankle biter though. December offered some spare time, so in between festivities and a wonderful trip down the coast I drew up templates & cut and glued wood. This produced a complete set of ribs aft of the spar; some needing gus...

I bet you thought I'd given up - Actually, I was abducted by North Vryheid Rebels and held to ransom for an 1834cc VW & a pair of 4" wheels. If anyone can assist with this, please let me know ! They're a good bunch really, including TNOG's Glen. It's been an interesting few months, starting...

Hi All... I just squeaked in by the end of June. The basic woodwork of the stab is now in place & we have a nice, new, almost complete structure. diagona1.jpg The spar was more time-consuming than expected (isn't it always!) with all the reinforcements for Hinges, bracing attach points and webbi...

Hi Guys Thanks for the replies I'm looking forward to seeing the pics. (Dave - I'll mail you directly) Details on all steelwork are sketchy; thankfully there's not too much! My weekends go something like this.....fly the Whisper Saturday morning, work on her for the rest of the day in between a glid...

Hi Guys At last...distractions out of the way - there's a Nipper at my ankles! Man, it's good to work with wood again A couple of days & I'm rewarded with a set of stabiliser ribs. The pic shows my basic jig - at least my mistakes will be matched pairs! Stab ribs.jpg This month's goal is at leas...

Hi Guys I've started fiddling, in preparation for some serious construction. However... A friend damaged his Ka-6 glider over Easter in a ground handling mishap and has asked me to repair it. It's only an aileron & fin / tailskid, so that should keep me busy for a week or 3 Hopefully I can get s...

Hi All At last, plans have arrived ! I'm studying them intently - first impressions; extremely rugged design, fairly complex spar, with 3 sets of approx. 10 laminations per spar cap, reducing spanwise. Planer / thicknesser essential equipment, otherwise normal wood tools should do it. Within a few w...

Hi Glen

This one certainly is !

BTW, there seems to be a delay on my plans, so not much action right now

Cheers
Dave

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Hi Willem As much as I'd like to see your aery, I think Belgium is a bit far, but who knows, the world's not that big! I actually meant Glen in Vryheid - 320km is around the corner. UDT is the orange and purple Nipper - It used to be based in Maritzburg & I think it's beautiful. Previous rebuild...

Hi Guys Thanks for all the responses The aircraft is indeed ZS-UEO - doesn't look too pretty right now ! It crashed into the Helderberg mountains about 1977 & has been waiting for me since then. I collected it from Stellenbosch over the New Year, & brought it up to 'Marititzburg on a trailer...

Hi Guys Newbie here - in South Africa! I have just acquired a wreck (more correctly, a bent fuselage) of a Nipper. I have tried contacting the UK Nipper spares agent, without success. Can anyone help out with plans for the wings & tail? Having rebuilt a Jodel, I have a basic understanding of air...