Hostetler Cessna 185 Build Log

[OliverW]

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Hi all. With my little bits of building time I have received i started on my hostetler cessna. I have both sides ready to be joined and will hopefully be doing that on Thursday

 

[The Hangar]

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Oh, we know all about that. Have you ever looked back at some of your old threads? I can’t wait to see this in person once you’re finished!

 

[OliverW]

Oh, we know all about that. Have you ever looked back at some of your old threads? I can’t wait to see this in person once you’re finished!

Haha that's why I put up the warning lol. Hoping to maiden it at monsterfest though!

 

[OliverW]

I'm planning on joining the fuselage sides either tomorrow or thursday night. I'm stoked to get more done on it. And then on saturday I'll be picking up a aeroworks 30cc yak airframe!

 

[The Hangar]

Haha that's why I put up the warning lol. Hoping to maiden it at monsterfest though!

I can't wait to see that, it'll be awesome!

 

[OliverW]

Got a some work done on the other fuse side. I just need to cut out a couple 1/4" balsa parts that national balsa forgot and I'll be back in business. Then I'll flip the side over and cut the bass wood pieces, and then we should be able to turn her 3 dimensional

 

[ThatsALotOfPlanes]

Cool project! Are you going to go the STOL route or keep it stock?

 

[OliverW]

Cool project! Are you going to go the STOL route or keep it stock?

Keeping it stock I think. Definitely will still be stol capable. I'm modeling it off a local one and will hopefully do a photoshoot once completed. I was hoping to join the fuse sides yesterday but I spent the day assembling my 30cc yak

 

[OliverW]

I've been busy working on my yak, but got some parts cut out that national balsa didn't send. On Wednesday when I go back go my dad's house hopefully I can get the fuselage 3 dimensional

 

[OliverW]

Doesn't look like much, frankly looks ugly, but not for long! Going to install the formers tomorrow

 

[ThatsALotOfPlanes]

Looks good! What type of glue do you use?

 

[OliverW]

Looks good! What type of glue do you use?

Thanks! I use CA, titebond, and epoxy. I used CA for all the sticks, and epoxy to attach it to the motor mount

 

[OliverW]

I guess I will have more time to work on this one now. Had a wiring short in my yak... everything had worked prior to the short and nothing had changed. All of a sudden it sprayed sparks and killed $350 worth of electronics. Never doing big electric stuff again lol

 

[whackflyer]

I guess I will have more time to work on this one now. Had a wiring short in my yak... everything had worked prior to the short and nothing had changed. All of a sudden it sprayed sparks and killed $350 worth of electronics. Never doing big electric stuff again lol

Dude that's not good... is that called a #squirrelfail

 

[OliverW]

Dude that's not good... is that called a #squirrelfail

You're going to go to #squirreljail for saying that

 

[whackflyer]

You're going to go to #squirreljail for saying that

My dad will send my bond check by #squirrelmail

 

[OliverW]

My dad will send my bond check by #squirrelmail

Let's hope it either gets sent by #squirrelsnailmail or gets lost

 

[OliverW]

Got all the cross braces in on the fuse

 

[OliverW]

Ended up having to remove all the cross braces. I was working off the top view, which is scaled down a bit, and I didn't realize it. So now I'm just working off the fuse cross sections instead

 

[BlockerAviation]

Ended up having to remove all the cross braces. I was working off the top view, which is scaled down a bit, and I didn't realize it. So now I'm just working off the fuse cross sections instead

Can't say I haven't done something similar. When I was building my great planes extra, there wasn't a scale drawing of the fuse, needless to say, I almost built a 40 size version of a 60 size extra!