First thing was the additional VA-141 3/8 NPT flanges came in today. Unfortunately one of them did not have threads all the way through like it is supposed to. I called Van’s to see if they are going to ship a replacement or if it is okay to tap it Read more
Eric came by today and looked at my wing progress and the tanks. The only thing I need to fix is make sure I don’t have any strings or possibility of sealant coming loose. I knew I needed to clean it up but he pointed out a few that I Read more
I went by the EAA tool crib today and got a flare tool so I could finish the vent lines and get the final half of the inboard ribs installed. Luckily that went off without a hitch and the tanks are now ready to be inspected! I called my wonderful Read more
I got a little bit of time today to finish the J stiffener and I got both of the forward mount brackets done too. I now need to let that sit and work on getting the fuel vent lines installed. I’ll get to try out my latest tool for bending Read more
Took a bit to figure out how best to tackle this but I got it done. The longest part was going back and capping over the rivets and getting the underside of the J stiffener sealed up. I think the next one I do I am going to put a Read more
I got the rest of the 6 ribs installed today. It took me about 45 minutes each between cleaning, mixing, riveting, etc. Glad this is over with and I can move on to the other things like the J channel and bracket installs tomorrow.
I didn’t get alot of time today as I was busy with work, school (grading), or church stuff. But I did get four ribs installed. Good progress and trying to keep it as neat and tidy as possible.
I got the shims in while we were at Lake Texoma. I got those trimmed and installed. I then got the first two full ribs installed in each tank. I’ve been watching some people on how they keep their installs so clean and they talk about keeping a clean workstation Read more
Well I did end up having a little bit of time today before Kate got home to do some work. I got the forward inboard ribs installed because they would be fairly easy with the squeezer and not having to have sealant over the entire rib flange. I double checked Read more
Another day that I didn’t get much time to work on the plane as we are prepping to go to my mom’s this weekend and I also needed to do some automotive maintenance on my wife’s car as well as the boys. But I got all of the stiffeners installed Read more