Since I’m stuck with some downtime waiting on a replacement rear spar doubler, I decided to use the time to do a fun little side project. The tool kit from Cleaveland came with a practice project – a phone holder.
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I made a Boo-Boo :-(
It didn’t take long, but I made my significant boo-boo. Page 6-10 step 6 has you machine countersink a bunch of #30 holes to accept 1/8″ flush rivets. Well I wasn’t paying close enough attention and made two mistakes in
Read moreVertical Stabilizer Rear Spar – And Helpers
I continued work on the Vertical Stabilizer rear spar the past couple days, match drilling the Rear Spar Caps and rear spar and getting a bunch of parts deburred. The plans have you drill every fourth hole and cleco as
Read moreTools
I’ve got tools! WOO HOO! Almost all of the tools arrived today. First off, I have to say, Cleaveland Aircraft Tool is awesome! They’re a small company and you can tell. The level of customer service I received from Annette
Read moreFirst cuts and… excitement
So today is my birthday. It is also the day I asked my wife to marry me. And of course, in the interest of even further overloading the date – today is the day I started actually building my airplane.
Read moreInventory
Well, this is the first real “work” that I’m counting as hours toward the build process. The first step with any kit from Van’s is to inventory the contents of the shipment and make sure everything is in the box
Read moreRoad trip!!!
The Drive Today was the day! My empennage kit is ready, I got a day off, a U-Haul trailer, and my buddy Lee to ride passenger. We headed down to Aurora State Airport (KUAO) to pick up the kit from
Read moreI’m building an airplane?!
Intro So who am I? I think if you ask 100 pilots when their interest in aviation started, all 100 would tell you it’s been there since childhood. I’m no different. It started with just thinking airplanes were “neat”. Then
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