Only a few more hours of work to get the rudder finished up as far as I can before priming. I am still holding to my decision to not dimple until after the parts are primed so we will continue to see how that holds up after the first prime… Read More »Rudder – Part 4
More match drilling of the skins today. I also just had a strong sense of deja vu here… As if I’ll be using the phrase “more match drilling….” more than a handful of times in the coming months. I’m sure I’m just imagining things. Another item on the docket today… Read More »Rudder – Part 3
I like the plan of moving on to the rudder so far – I think it has been a good call. In fact, it has been an excellent move because the replacement primer was supposed to arrive yesterday and UPS sent me a notice today saying that it was damaged… Read More »Rudder Part 2
I’m still awaiting the arrival of my next batch of primer since the first one didn’t go so well during shipping. Rather than sit around waiting to prime parts, I figured I would get around to creating even more parts to prime! On to the rudder it is. The first… Read More »Rudder Part 1 – and Pancake Breakfast
I took my dad down to Columbus, IN today for a nice breakfast for his birthday. Actually, we flew up to Sheridan first and landed on a grass strip so he could see how cool that was, then headed down to Columbus. Never mind that the extra miles helped make… Read More »Dad’s Birthday
Well, let’s start with the disappointing news first. I’m pretty sure the primer (Akzo 463) should be INSIDE the can upon delivery… Yup – confirmed. It should be. I’m not missing any new concepts there. One additional note – this stuff is toxic. It literally smells like cancer. I cannot… Read More »Vertical Stabilizer – Part 3
Not surprisingly, it took a great deal of discipline to go upstairs and unpack my things prior to going out into the garage to work on the plane. But I did and I suppose I’m glad I did. Not the point. On to the plane! It was pretty successful I… Read More »Vertical Stabilizer – Part 2
No progress on the plane for a few days here, but I did take the time to do a lot of research into what other people have done during their builds to help with the overall feel and flow of the project. After watching countless videos and reading forums until… Read More »Travel for work June 2-6
After all of the excitement of unpacking yesterday, it is nice to move on to what will become the new normal for the next few years – the actual build. Yesterday I was able to start the first few parts of the vertical stabilizer by cutting some aluminum spar caps… Read More »Vertical Stabilizer – Part 1
The empennage kit has arrived! Van’s Aircraft (the company that manufactures the RV-10 kit that I am building) uses Old Dominion to deliver the large crate full of supplies. The first stage is called the empennage, or the back portion of the airplane that includes the vertical stabilizer, rudder, horizontal… Read More »It begins!