RIVETING THE WINGS – BUT FIRST SOME HELP
The best way I know how to prepare for riveting is by calling in the A-Team. My daughters love helping out with the plane, so anytime I can bring them along I do. Here, Eleanor is placing clecos into the aileron and flap gap fairings to prepare for riveting in place. I have the left wing out of the cradle and on a tabletop for wiring and the right wing is still in the cradle. I’ll rivet them in these locations as well.
NOW, ON TO RIVETING THE WINGS
Well, I suppose just riveting the flap and aileron gap fairings, but it is riveting all the same. This series of rivets went fast. I was able to squeeze the vast majority of these rivets. There really isn’t anything terribly exciting here, except that I enjoyed getting back to the task of riveting.
PULLING AND LABELING WIRES
It was an excellent day, and the work kept flowing. I set out to pull a few wires before I closed up shop for the day. I was able to pull all of the wires in the left wing for the ZipTips. I was also able to start labeling each wire as well. I’m using a system whereby I print labels on heat shrink tubing and attach them to each end of each wire. I am also keeping a separate wiring diagram, but this will serve as the failsafe in the case that I ever need to know what is going on inside of the plane.
Overall, this system should serve me well throughout the build. I look forward to seeing all of this come together quickly.