ROLO-FLAIR TOOL AND SOME BOELUBE I have stated many times that I am a strong believer in having the right tools for the job. This post continues that thread. The tools I am referencing here are the Parker Rolo-Flair tool and a good lubricant I use – Boelube. I was… Read More »I have a flair for flaring
QB FUSELAGE DELIVERY DAY HAS ARRIVED I had to leave Oshkosh early this year, but I wasn’t all that sad about it. I received a call letting me know that my QB fuselage would be delivered this weekend. This is really exciting. This kit represents the end of the major… Read More »Fuselage delivery day!
SIZING THE GRETZ PITOT MAST The Gretz pitot mast (linked here to Stein Air) comes with really good instructions. Follow them to save yourself some heartache down the line. There were just a few subtle items that I should have read twice that would have made my life easier. Oh… Read More »Finished up Gretz mast
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… Read More »Riveting and wiring on the wings
RUNNING THE PITOT LINES I had a bit of paralysis regarding running the pitot lines recently. I spent some time researching and planning every aspect of these lines. Finally, I settled on an exact length I wanted to use, how much extra to leave so I can remove the pitot… Read More »Pitot/AOA lines and planning
FIRST, THE PITOT MAST I have many things to discuss here, but let’s keep it about aviation for now. I went to the hangar (yes, saying this will NEVER get old) to continue work on the wings. My goal was to work on fitting the Gretz pitot mast to the… Read More »Pitot mast and distractions
LET’S START WITH A TRUCK I thought it would take more time and planning, but I was wrong. Moving day is here. Perhaps a bit more thought was merited, but I had a day off and my dad was available to help so we put a square peg in a… Read More »Moving day
WHERE WERE YOU WHEN YOU GOT A HANGAR? It may seem like overkill, but I am pretty psyched. My local airport had 42 people on the waiting list for a hangar when I first signed up 18 months ago. I was expecting this to take much longer, so needless to… Read More »I got a hangar. Mic. Dropped.
DRILLING THE AOA LINE HOLES The QB wings come with one wire run and one tubing run for a pitot tube. These are perfectly sufficient for safe flight and completion of a beautiful RV-10. In addition to these runs, I intend to add one for an AOA system that is… Read More »Pitot/AOA bonanza
THE FLAP AND AILERON GAPS It is time to get focused on finishing up these wings. It is fairly difficult to make excuses when the wings come over 90% built already. I have been spending a fair piece of time continuing to work on design aspects, wire runs, and things… Read More »A gap before the flap gaps