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Monthly Archives: October 2020
Rear spar, continued
The next day at the hangar we continued working where we left off with the horizontal stabilizer rear spar. Next up was to attach the brackets to the spar, which would be mount points for the elevator…the flight surface that … Continue reading
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Tail build: Day One
Well it’s here… Day One of the build! We start on the Horizontal Stabilzer Rear Spar, or HaSaRdS! Just kidding. The main activity for this phase is to “break” the 2 long rear spar reinforcing bars. They’re pretty thick, and … Continue reading
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Unpacking and Inventory
Today we bought a couple of shelving units and began unpacking all the parts for the empennage. As we inventory we’ll stow stuff on the shelf. Now back home to bring another table for the power tools and the workbench … Continue reading
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The Journey Begins
After being delayed a day, and after waiting patiently at the airport, FedEx finally arrived and delivered the first piece of our puzzle. I’m waiting for wifey to arrive so we can both savor the “unboxing” experience. Now that he … Continue reading
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Keys and Parking Passes
Today I picked up the keys to the hangar, and got a couple parking passes to boot! I’m picking these up early while we wait for the city to approve the lease. This is mainly because the kit is arriving … Continue reading
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The kit has shipped!
Woohoo! It’s coming! The empennage kit will arrive at the airport this Thursday! I haven’t had the time yet to build any workbenches since I’m still waiting on the lease doc to be finalized by the city. I’m hoping I’ll … Continue reading
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Hangar cleaned out and ready
I stopped by the hangar over the weekend to check if it’s been cleaned up and made ready, and sure enough, it is! I’m hoping that the city will sign off on the lease this week so that we can … Continue reading
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EAA Builder’s Log
I’ll be using the EAA’s Builder’s Log to document the build of our RV-7. I was considering writing one myself (and still may do that), but once I found out that the EAA already has one, so I’ll be starting … Continue reading
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Practice kit done!
We’ve finished it! I had promised that before we start on the actual plane that we’d finish at least one of the practice kits, and last night we pulled the final rivet. It isn’t exceedingly pretty, not is it perfect, … Continue reading
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The Trigger has been Pulled!
The order is IN! This morning we clicked the Submit Order button on vansaircraft.com and committed to building the first section of the airplane! This starts a chain of events that are all interlinked. I need to obtain a Builder’s … Continue reading
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