02-19-2026, 07:11 PM
well back home and have had a quiet day or two to continue looking at my machine, day dreaming, planning, plotting.
i'm greatful my job when i'm away from home has ALOT of downtime so i can study the prints and manuals and observe the builder mistakes so i can correct them to the best of my ability... once a hole is drilled it is harder to correct than drill it right the first time though... but doesnt mean i can leave it be.
so heres a bunch of pictures of the issues i have found! yay!
![[Image: IMG-1027.jpg]](https://i.ibb.co/Y71GByPr/IMG-1027.jpg)
![[Image: IMG-1013.png]](https://i.ibb.co/6Q5DXKc/IMG-1013.png)
stringers are supposed to be straight right? while there are no hard creases i'm still not happy with the waviness of the tail boom structure...
![[Image: IMG-1326.jpg]](https://i.ibb.co/KcdyKLrN/IMG-1326.jpg)
![[Image: IMG-1328.jpg]](https://i.ibb.co/Wvs1JrQQ/IMG-1328.jpg)
the frame is sitting on the cross tubes themselves and not spaced to only be on the bolts like the manual says, also the tailboom braces were not clearanced, i intend to Weld the brackets on the cross tubes, drill the new holes with the proper clearance and frame angles.
![[Image: IMG-1327.jpg]](https://i.ibb.co/jktkQs2p/IMG-1327.jpg)
there are these spacers on the seatback so the seatback is not resting all the way back on the frame? these are 1/2"-3/4" long. at 6' i could use all the leg room i possibly could get! i've already been commited to epoxying in all the original nut plate holes and completely redoing all body panel alignment... not an easy task filling in all holes and fairing out a clean surface...
overall i am enjoying this deep dive into this machine as i believe it's important to have a full grasp of everyinch of this machine and in order to trust a truly Amature built helicopter i believe this is important for ANYONE buying a used Rotorway not built by a reputable builder... TRUST BUT VERIFY!
i'm greatful my job when i'm away from home has ALOT of downtime so i can study the prints and manuals and observe the builder mistakes so i can correct them to the best of my ability... once a hole is drilled it is harder to correct than drill it right the first time though... but doesnt mean i can leave it be.
so heres a bunch of pictures of the issues i have found! yay!
stringers are supposed to be straight right? while there are no hard creases i'm still not happy with the waviness of the tail boom structure...
the frame is sitting on the cross tubes themselves and not spaced to only be on the bolts like the manual says, also the tailboom braces were not clearanced, i intend to Weld the brackets on the cross tubes, drill the new holes with the proper clearance and frame angles.
there are these spacers on the seatback so the seatback is not resting all the way back on the frame? these are 1/2"-3/4" long. at 6' i could use all the leg room i possibly could get! i've already been commited to epoxying in all the original nut plate holes and completely redoing all body panel alignment... not an easy task filling in all holes and fairing out a clean surface...
overall i am enjoying this deep dive into this machine as i believe it's important to have a full grasp of everyinch of this machine and in order to trust a truly Amature built helicopter i believe this is important for ANYONE buying a used Rotorway not built by a reputable builder... TRUST BUT VERIFY!