Hi all,
You’ll notice that there hasn’t been an update for a couple of weeks…. its not that we have been ignoring things, more that there’s no real visual progress at the minute. We’ve had a couple of weeks of irritating fault finding.
We’ve had a problem with the No 4 engine’s propeller refusing to respond to its controls which has been a real pain in the rear (why it couldn’t wait just a few weeks longer.. 😡 ) with the control linkages, CSU, and propeller itself all coming under suspiscion at various times. We are starting to see a little progress on this, and its hoped by the 22nd Sept when WR963 is scheduled to run for the Shackleton Association it will be behaving again.
We still of course have the fornt prop to mount on No 2. This is waiting on a couple of bits of engineering work being done off site. Predictably this engine had to be the one missing a few bits; and though they were kindly found and donated by forum member Anon, we’ve had to get a tool made to refit them.
The taxy run… well we were aiming to try to taxy before the end of September. We’ve persuaded WR963 quite a way on, what with the tailwheel replacement amongst other things, but the clock is ticking.
If we overshoot September a little, we’ll find a way to invite you all to see WR963 taxy as soon as she’s ready. We aren’t about to quit yet though – we’re going to keep at it to see if we can make it happen some time inside the next three weeks.
Regards,
Rich
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