Rudder Rework & Snow
I spent a good 2 hours getting the new rudder skin deburred, dimpled and riveting the stiffeners on. I am kind of at a stand still now as I’m waiting for parts to come in which might be a bit Read more
I spent a good 2 hours getting the new rudder skin deburred, dimpled and riveting the stiffeners on. I am kind of at a stand still now as I’m waiting for parts to come in which might be a bit Read more
February 1, 2021 Page 8-5: Step 1 & 2 This took alot of time doing these steps. Alot of deburring due to the lightening holes in the spar and a ton of drilling due to the length of these spar Read more
January 31, 2021 Page 8-3: Step 3, Page 8-4: Step 1 While I’m waiting on some rivets to show up as well as a torque wrench for the low end torque ranges to show up, I decided to soldier on. Read more
January 30th, 2021 Page 8-2: Steps 5-6, Page 8-3: Steps 1-2 I had time to speak with one of our local EAA Technical Advisors, Stephen Muehlberg. He gave me a ton of awesome tips and advice on how to continue Read more
I was a little hesitant on getting the riveting done on the front spar between the upper and middle in-spar ribs. That was a tight area and I didn’t want to bend anything. Luckily I was worried for no reason. Read more
I wanted to get the rudder ready to assemble while I wait for the tank sealant to show up to finish it up. I got all of the rest of the parts attached to the rudder skins and I went Read more
I got the bottom section of the rudder as well as the reinforcement ribs along the inside of the rudder skin done. Not too bad, but I did learn a little bit on the backriveting. Even with a rivet that Read more
After a hiatus with COVID and holidays, I finally got the skin rivets started. I got a few going but I ended up having my first bad rivet not too long down the road. I pressed too hard from the Read more
I am almost back 100% I am finally feeling normal again and my oxygen levels are almost back to what they were pre-COVID/pneumonia. While I was perusing Facebook, I saw someone post some additional photos of some paint schemes that Read more