OG's new airplane paint job

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Well, that would be helpful to him in years to come...

Well, being of a military background, you never can go wrong with The Naming of Parts.


Today we have naming of parts. Yesterday,
We had daily cleaning. And tomorrow morning,
We shall have what to do after firing. But today,
Today we have naming of parts. Japonica
Glistens like coral in all the neighboring gardens,
And today we have naming of parts.

This is the lower sling swivel. And this
Is the upper sling swivel, whose use you will see,
When you are given your slings. And this is the piling swivel,
Which in your case you have not got. The branches
Hold in the gardens their silent, eloquent gestures,
Which in our case we have not got.

This is the safety-catch, which is always released
With an easy flick of the thumb. And please do not let me
See anyone using his finger. You can do it quite easy
If you have any strength in your thumb. The blossoms
Are fragile and motionless, never letting anyone see
Any of them using their finger.

And this you can see is the bolt. The purpose of this
Is to open the breech, as you see. We can slide it
Rapidly backwards and forwards: we call this
Easing the spring. And rapidly backwards and forwards
The early bees are assaulting and fumbling the flowers:
They call it easing the Spring.

They call it easing the Spring: it is perfectly easy
If you have any strength in your thumb: like the bolt,
And the breech, the cocking-piece, and the point of balance,
Which in our case we have not got; and the almond blossom
Silent in all of the gardens and the bees going backwards and forwards,
For today we have the naming of parts.

No mention of the diesel engine?

Must be something the Army does to men's minds ...


Talented man, that Henry Reed !

Thanks CB, that was educational. And OG for bringing the poem up.

Well done OG.

Thanks Archie.

For those who didn’t already know about my aircraft repaint.

http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/4463250/painting-airplanes#Post4463250

I had to chuckle at the line under the “propeller” text!

Or as we seasoned pilots say “the spinny thing”.

O frabjous day ! Callooh ! Callay ! He chortled in his joy !



She's done and passed inspections and first test flight.



http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/4463250/7/painting-airplanes

That's great ..congratulations

Congrats OG.


Wheels

No congratulations due to me. All I did was find the right shop, selection of paint scheme, and write the check. They did the real work.

But thanks for the approval of my paint scheme. I’m glad I got some input here at SimHq on the detail on how to do the wheel pants. They came out real good.


I hope you all found the process interesting.

Really top shelf job OG,,You found the r!ght folks to do it..Looks Great !!

While she looks like a gem now, for those wondering - it wasn't exactly a rag-a-muffin before.

Yep, and I suspect ten years from now she won't look all that much worse for wear than she does right now.


Wheels

Thanks Dart and Wheels.




I take good care of her. The original 1969 paint was still OK, but needing attention. 50 years on the paint isn’t bad longevity. I regularly clean her, occasionally wax her, and most importantly keep her in a hangar. Much of the reason was I just didn’t like the color of its original. Had that “70’s” look. I will continue to baby the new paint job.

I should post a couple pics of the interior. It too is sweet. Custom panel and leather seats. Most importantly, I keep her mechanically as good as cosmetically.

Love the thread!
Yes, thought it looked pretty before. it's beautiful now.
Kudos to the shop too.

Loved it!

Two pictures taken from a friends 172. We were coming back from Sebring at low level checking out a new fly-in community that just opened. Taken with passengers iPhone.









I like how the tips look. Better than just a solid color tip. Shame about blacking out the N-number. It is so nicely done.







I am very pleased with the paint job. I am always getting compliments on it. At FBOs I often hear someone say that you have to go out and see that Cardinal that just came in.

And here are my two electric bikes. They load right in without having to remove the rear seat. Well within the weight and balance limits. Only 60 pounds total. Easy to get in and out. Wife and I rode them from an airport to the nearby lake and back (total 11 miles) and still had a half charge on them. But toward they end you could feel them losing some of the power.
Makes it nice to just land and then be off without having to arrange and pay for transportation.

Nice pics OG. The paint job came out real nice.

Why the right rudder in the 2cd pic?

Love the new paint job! Looks good in the air

Speaking of hangars and keeping aircraft clean, I'm about to come to blows with the airport guys that like to drive their lawn mowers next to my hangar door (they've gotten better at not doing it) and the two guys on the other side of the T hangar that occasionally think that using a leaf blower or air compressor to "sweep out" their hangar is a grand idea.

Nothing like wiping the aircraft down and coming back the next day to find an eighth of an inch of dirt all over it.

They deny doing it, but others say otherwise.