My installation of the FlyBoy's wooden gear leg stiffeners. Only 1 flight and 4 landings but I really like them, much less springy and more of a conventional solid feel for landing and taxi.
First off having the airplane stay level for multiple days is a must, my airplane has never been more stable when jacked up and level, I really liked these boat jackstands:
https://www.scaffoldmart.com/marinemart/boxed-boat-stands/motor-boat-stands/motorboat-stand-24-35-
A dual plane Laser Level is also a must, plumb bobbed for the fuse center fore and aft and mirrored the laser overtop. I used an old door under the tail to project the laser level line on and drilled holes through to hold the strings. Super easy to repeat this consistently day after day.
The stiffeners from flyboys really fit well out of the box, It would've taken me several hours and sessions to make them. Not to mention my table saw was holding the tail of my airplane up. No trimming needed, I bonded them to the gearlegs as directed and made sure they were in line with the stringlines.
Since I was adding the stiffeners to a flying airplane with existing leg and intersection fairings I needed to make sure everything still fit with the stiffeners. After bonding the stiffeners to the gear legs I sanded them down flush to the gear leg and then a smidge more aft of the gear leg.
Then a couple layers of glass tape at offset angles.
I rough sanded the glass after curing to knock down the edges.
First off having the airplane stay level for multiple days is a must, my airplane has never been more stable when jacked up and level, I really liked these boat jackstands:
https://www.scaffoldmart.com/marinemart/boxed-boat-stands/motor-boat-stands/motorboat-stand-24-35-
A dual plane Laser Level is also a must, plumb bobbed for the fuse center fore and aft and mirrored the laser overtop. I used an old door under the tail to project the laser level line on and drilled holes through to hold the strings. Super easy to repeat this consistently day after day.
The stiffeners from flyboys really fit well out of the box, It would've taken me several hours and sessions to make them. Not to mention my table saw was holding the tail of my airplane up. No trimming needed, I bonded them to the gearlegs as directed and made sure they were in line with the stringlines.
Since I was adding the stiffeners to a flying airplane with existing leg and intersection fairings I needed to make sure everything still fit with the stiffeners. After bonding the stiffeners to the gear legs I sanded them down flush to the gear leg and then a smidge more aft of the gear leg.
Then a couple layers of glass tape at offset angles.
I rough sanded the glass after curing to knock down the edges.