RV-7 Empennage
08/18/2018 Horizontal Stabilizer – Riveting Front Spar (3 Hours)
Worked on the front spar today. Getting a little better at squeezing rivets while the flange blocks my view on
Read more08/16/2018 Horizontal Stabilizer – Finished Riveting Rear Spar (1.5 Hours)
Second day of squeezing rivets. Still unbelievably slow, but I finished riveting the rear spar. Believe or not, today’s biggest
Read more08/15/2018 Horizontal Stabilizer – Riveting Back Spar (2.5 Hours)
I got to work on the project today because of smoke coming from mountain fires forcing me to reschedule the
Read more08/13/2018 Horizontal Stabilizer – Going Backwards and Learning From Mistakes
I haven’t made much progress in the past 10 days again due to flight instruction and family duties. When I
Read more08/03/2018 Horizontal Stabilizer – Primed All Skeleton Parts (3 Hours)
Before priming today, I actually spent some time yesterday washing all the parts with water and later with mineral spirit.
Read more08/01/2018 Horizontal Stabilizer – Finished Sanding (2 Hours)
I finished sanding all parts of the horizontal stabilizer skeleton today. I started to get a better feeling of the
Read more07/31/2018 Horizontal Stabilizer – Sanding Before Priming (5 Hours)
After a two week break from building due to flight instructing and a flying trip to Oshkosh, I got back
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