Just like last time

Now that all of the main work on MYRO has been completed I seem to be running into annoying little problems one after the other, just the same as last time, that will end up delaying everything. The weather has really changed since last week-end and early this afternoon there were a couple of tremendous gusts of wind (probably just like the one that caused the accident…) that came out of nowhere and really rattled the conservatory roof. As rain is forecast for this evening, I thought I’d better make a quick visit to Ken’s, re-fit the starter motor and check out MYRO’s battery before tying it down and putting its rear fuselage outdoor cover on. I can’t fit the wing covers because without the ailerons being on they will be too big and might cause damage by flapping in the wind.

The bad news is that MYRO’s battery is fine (funny to be saying that a good battery is bad news isn’t it 😐 ) and that I will definitely have to get under the panel and check the starter wiring. I ordered some panel clips this evening to replace the existing ones that have been in and out now so many times that they are getting very tired and I just hope they are the right size. The idea will be to drop the panel front down if I can to give more access which should make the job a bit easier.

Then I decided to see if I could fit the steering arms. I found previously that one of the rose joints in the longer of the ex-MYME arms was a bit corroded in – there always has to be one, it’s always the same old story. I couldn’t get it out before so I loosely fitted it on MYRO and thought it might give me a better grip. It did all right – so good that the thread on the rose joint snapped leaving the broken stub still in the stem of the arm. Well, that made my mind up for me. I’m sick of keep messing about with old bits like this so this evening I bought the materials to fabricate my own high quality stainless steel steering arms. I didn’t even bother calling P & M because based on recent experience, I doubt they’d have any in stock and would end up fabricating some themselves at huge cost. I’ll just put mine through inspection and say now’t and I’m sure they will be OK 😉

So I left Ken’s miffed as usual, as has been the case every time recently. I’m getting very frustrated and annoyed with these almost trivial things that are now causing such delays. I fitted the outdoor covers and tied MYRO down even though it is in a fairly sheltered position which was a good thing by the sound of the wind outside now as I type this in the evening. I took a few pictures as I left and I just took a look at them. Yes, you’ve guessed it, they’re all out of focus for some reason – maybe my little Pentax camera is going on the blink as well now 😕

Here are a couple anyway after I’d sharpened them as much as I could with Photoshop.