Wings
Left Wing Riveting Started
Brendon and I got a few hours tonight to work on the plane. Got the middle portion of the outboard skin done.
Wings
Right Wing Top Skin Complete
Brendon and I had a good amount of time today to finish the right wing. Good to have that done and out of the way to finish the left side. I also got the nut plates put on this morning while he was at band.
Wings
Right Wing Rivets Almost Done
Brendon and I finally got a good 3 hours of time to get the rivets on the ribs, rear spar, and skin done. All we have to do tomorrow is rivet the main spar and then rivet the nut plates on the onboard edge.
Wings
Left Wing Rivet Prep and Solo Riveting
I decided to go ahead and prep the left wing as much as I could for riveting. I got most of it ready. I then decided to do some of the riveting on the right wing that I could solo.
Wings
More Prepping and Riveting Alone
Brendon was busy with more band stuff tonight so I prepped the rest of the rivets in the skin so we could just keep going on riveting. I also got all of the rivets set that I could on the top row.
Wings
Initial Rivets for Top Skin
I got the wings 100% level across the board so they were not twisted. I then tried to do what the instructions said to do with back riveting but it was just not working very well. I have an offset back rivet set but it just does not transfer the Read more…
Wings
Top Skins Primed
I finished the inventory for the finish and QB fuse kit yesterday. I got it all squared away and stored and I took some of the hardware to bring it home and sort it with the rest of the hardware I have. I got a few hours today to get Read more…
Research
Finishing Kit Inventoried
I took a few hours after work last night and went to the storage unit to inventory the kit. I did short cut the process some for some of the hardware bags by just looking to see that I had relatively the count the had on the list and then Read more…
Travel
Fuselage QB & Finishing Kit Pickup – RV-10 Flight
I got a call during spring break that the fuse QB and finishing kit were ready to be picked up. This was 5-6 months ahead of schedule but definitely welcome news since September and October are usually marching band months for our family. I got time off scheduled for work, Read more…
Wings
Top Skin Dimpling Complete
I got some time tonight before church to dimple the last of the left wing skins. Now I just need to prime the parts and I’ll be ready to get started on riveting them this weekend.