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Month: June 2018

RV-7 Empennage 

06/05/2018 Horizontal Stabilizer-Drilled Relief Holes and Bent Front Spar (2 Hours)

June 6, 2018July 7, 2018 admin

I was a little nervous at the beginning of today’s session, because I haven’t practiced drilling relief hole or bending

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06/04/2018 Horizontal Stabilizer- Marked Bend Lines and Drill positions on Front Spar (3 Hours)

June 5, 2018June 11, 2018 admin

The front spar requires more work than the rear spar, because as Van’s points out in their instructions that the

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06/01/2018 Horizontal Stabilizer-Primed Elevator Hinge Bearing and First Mistake(1 hour)

June 2, 2018June 6, 2018 admin

Today I primed the hinge bearing VA-146 and a little rough area of the hinge bracket. After spraying primer on

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05/31/2018 Horizontal Stabilizer – Elevator Bracket and Bearing (1 Hour)

June 1, 2018July 6, 2018 admin

Match drilled all elevator brackets and bearings. The center hinge bearing was a little awkward to access once it is

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  • 06/21/2019 Elevators – Finished Riveting Skeleton
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  • 06/19/2019 Elevators – Riveting Skeleton (1.5 hours)
  • 06/18/2019 Elevators – Dimpled Skins (1.5 hours)

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