Here´s what I did:

I bought a couple of expensive 90 deg. static port inserts and ground them down, so they were actually just a 90 deg. metal channel, ending in a hose fitting. I could have saved a lot of time and $ if I had just bought two AN842 elbows, but I was not that clever back then.

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/pages/ha/an_hose/an842.php

Here you see the positions marked on the inside of the fuselage. I removed the core material around the positions and, probably, covered with 2 BID.

Then I drilled a 1 mm. or so hole, inserted a loose oiled drill bit from the outside, hung the ground down static port (AN842 elbow) on the drill bit, secured it with a dab of instant glue and finally

locked it in place with flox and, maybe, one BID, leaving the hose fitting free, of course.

I had carefully planned my fish bone interior to match the static ports, so that they, and the static line, would be covered by one of the "bones".

The matrix for the "bones" is fabricated on the fuselage and is made of 2 or 3 BID on release tape. The "bone" that houses the static line is covered with 1/4"

white foam on the front, nicely rounded and covered with 1 BID. The rest of the "bones" are covered with 1/4" soft foam padding and everything is wrapped in

blue alcantara. I then carved a channel for the static line from the backside. The static line runs down into the cable channel below (see first photo), that consists of

the coreless area with a 2 BID cover over it.

This is what it looks like when finished. First a layer of 1/4" soft foam is glued to the fuselage. Grey alcantara glued on top of that.

Channels carefully cut where the blue matrix is to be fixed to the fuselage. Velcro part 1, maybe 5/8" strips, glued to fuselage in those channels,

velcro part 2 glued to blue matrix.

Same procedure for the headliner. You can see the static line on the LH fuselage side (RH side of the photo if viewed from Australia).

I did the side panels for the seating area slightly different, mainly because of the rudder cables and stub wing opening.

I first fabricated a flat 2 BID panel on the table. I then cut it to shape and double curved it, which was a bit of a pain. I had to make several cuts

from the outside towards the middle of the panel, fix it to the fuselage with hot glue and cover the cuts with 2 bid, in order to produce a shape that

fit the fuselage nicely. I then covered the panels with soft foam and grey alcantara and then velcro-installed the blue "bone" matrix, that I had pre-made directly on the panels.

This way I have two loose panels (yes, installed with velcro) that also close the stub wing opening.

The foot wells and nose gear well are just covered with some helicopter padding that is cut to shape and folded over and sewn at the edges.

IMPORTANT:

"Bone" matrixes and window frames must be fabricated on release tape in the exact spot they will be installed!!! It is NOT possible to just make

a flat piece of 2 BID, cut it to shape and install it with velcro. All surfaces are double curved.

All in all, I think it is a nice result. It is rather time consuming, though, but it is good fun, lightweight and inexpensive. No sewing required, this is a job you can do, and do nicely,

without involving professionals.

Regards

Tim Jorgensen

Denmark

360MKIIOBFB / 100%, waiting another week or so for the flight permit.

Posted for "Jim Nordin" <panelmaker [at] earthlink.net

>:

> Hey Rob,
>
> Well, what I did is first buy the static ports
> <http://www.aircraftspruce.com/menus/in/staticports.html>  offered by
> Aircraft Spruce or build your own then install as the plans call for.
>
> Then I took a 1” OD (or so) rounded end wooden dowel about 3” long, put it
> inside a balloon (for release) and glassed half of it. That is I glassed the
> full length and let the wet glass droop down the sides/ends. After set, cut
> it so it looks like a boat. Epoxy that over the hole where the bottom of the
> “boat” is just below the static port hole. Make the boat at about a 45º
> angle as the picture shows. After cure, make a hole at the bottom of the
> “boat” the size of your nyloflow and push the nyloflow up into the boat as
> far as it will go. Glass it in.
> OK … now you have a self draining port that is not quite flush (1/2” or so)
> with the inside wall of the fuselage. Run the nyloflow however you want.
> Make sense?
> Jim
>
>
>
>  _____  
>
>From: Lancair Mailing List [lml [at] lancaironline.net (mailto:)

] On Behalf Of
> Stevens Family
> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2014 6:09 AM
> To: Lancair Mailing List
> Subject: [LML] L360 static ports
>
>
>
> A question for those who have gone before me. I am just getting to the stage
> of planning my static system. I plan on putting in two static ports, one on
> either side of the fuselage, as suggested in the  manual. The recommended
> position is about half way along the sides of the baggage area. They suggest
> using a Nylon Nylo-seal 268N fitting bonded into the honeycomb of the side
> panel. This would protrude what looks to be about an inch into the baggage
> area. The Nylo-seal tubing then attaches to the fitting, which will result
> in the whole connection protruding at least 2” into the baggage area.
>
>
>
> Whilst I am sure this will work well as far as the static system is
> concerned, it seems to me that it will only be a matter of time before an
> errant piece of baggage being placed into the baggage area will land on the
> protruding tubing and damage and/or break the nylo-seal fitting.
>
>
>
> What have others done about this? I thought of using a Nylo-seal 269N elbow
> fitting, but it is not clear (at least to me!) from the specifications that
> this will work.
>
>
>
> I am interested in what others have done.
>
>
>
> Thanks for help.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Rob Stevens
>
> Perth, Western Australia.
>
>
>

Posted for "Bill Bradburry" <bbradburry [at] verizon.net

>:

Rob,

Two of these static ports came with my Legacy kit.

http://shop.lancair.com/inventoryD.asp?item_no=4937&CatId={BA344909-613F-4C45-A718-0DB8D27FF50F}

They require a quarter inch hole in the fuselage and they are just proud of flush with the exterior and maybe a half inch into the interior of the baggage area.  I floxed them in.  I thought that I might have to do something to the exterior to affect the accuracy, but a four direction speed test shows that my airspeed is within one knot of the gps.

Bill

From: Lancair Mailing List [lml [at] lancaironline.net (mailto:)

] On Behalf Of Stevens Family
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2014 6:09 AM
To: Lancair Mailing List
Subject: [LML] L360 static ports

A question for those who have gone before me. I am just getting to the stage of planning my static system. I plan on putting in two static ports, one on either side of the fuselage, as suggested in the  manual. The recommended position is about half way along the sides of the baggage area. They suggest  using a Nylon Nylo-seal 268N fitting bonded into the honeycomb of the side panel. This would protrude what looks to be about an inch into the baggage area. The Nylo-seal tubing then attaches to the fitting, which will result in the whole connection protruding at least 2” into the baggage area.

Whilst I am sure this will work well as far as the static system is concerned, it seems to me that it will only be a matter of time before an errant piece of baggage being placed into the baggage area will land on the protruding tubing and damage and/or break the nylo-seal fitting.

What have others done about this? I thought of using a Nylo-seal 269N elbow fitting, but it is not clear (at least to me!) from the specifications that this will work.

I am interested in what others have done.

Thanks for help.

Regards,

Rob Stevens

Perth, Western Australia.