06/05/2018 Horizontal Stabilizer-Drilled Relief Holes and Bent Front Spar (2 Hours)
I was a little nervous at the beginning of today’s session, because I haven’t practiced drilling relief hole or bending
Read moreI was a little nervous at the beginning of today’s session, because I haven’t practiced drilling relief hole or bending
Read moreThe front spar requires more work than the rear spar, because as Van’s points out in their instructions that the
Read moreToday I primed the hinge bearing VA-146 and a little rough area of the hinge bracket. After spraying primer on
Read moreMatch drilled all elevator brackets and bearings. The center hinge bearing was a little awkward to access once it is
Read moreToday I match drilled the holes to size #30 on the rear spars and reinforcement bars. After that I drilled
Read moreI started building today. The first task is fitting two reinforcement bars into the rear spars of the horizontal stabilizer.
Read moreToday I’ve finally completed inventorying the entire empennage kit by going through the hardware bag, which consist of mostly rivets,
Read moreSpent another half hour today inventorying the items inside Sub Kit 1 & 2 & 8. Now I’ve inventoried every
Read moreI spent half an hour today inventorying the items inside Sub Kit 4 & 5. I think I actually spent
Read moreSpent one hour unpacking the empennage kit tonight. I left the big bag of hardware and all the sub kit
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