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Hey good people of America! Greetings from Sunny South Africa. I am looking to buy a 2005 Coyote II. It has never been re-covered and I am somewhat concerned about the lifespan of the Ceconite covering. It still looks very good and shows no apparent damage as it has been in the same family all its life, and kept in a hanger. I will post a short video of the plane that I took on Sunday 1 Feb 25 . I am busy with my flight training and looking for a small plane to build some hours on before onboarding my family in something bigger. I appreciate any inputs on my question and on this plane in general. Best Dihan WhatsApp Video 2025-02-02 at 08.13.43_5c5e5770.mp4

I would like to start building in sub sections. Can this be done? If so which section would I start with? Thanks

I have a S21 tailwheel kit and i'm using a carburetor O320 ,I don't plan on using the header tank and cosidering installing a low point sump drain, I plan on the low point drain to be in the location were the heather tank would be installed ,a small manifold that will have a bottom quick drain exiting the bottom skin, the manifold would have ports for right and left fuel lines , fuel line forward to stock fuel valve location, ( I had a Citabria with a low point drain and was a preflight check item) the S21 is my third build with the latest one being a scrached built Bearhawk Patrol, I plan on running this by qualified A&P mechanics as when modifying a proven fuel system one must insure that it has a good out come, this is not something that I will just throw together it must be a installation that is thought out design and installed correctly.----- Now I shared this as a topic that I wanted to share for other to evalueate, Tom in Omaha.