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Empennage attach

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I spend some time re-organizing the garage to prioritize the empennage attach steps.

Aviation family history

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I came across my grandfather’s E6-B from the 60s while studying for my Instrument Rating.

Back AFTer it

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Back in the workshop after Oshkosh to rivet more tailcone skins and put the aft deck in place on the tailcone.

Oshkosh 2018

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My trip to Oshkosh 2018 to meet up with other RV-10 builders and enjoy the world’s greatest fly-in hosted by EAA.

The interior side of the static port attached to the tailcone.

New static port

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A DYNAMIC STORY ABOUT MY STATIC PORT See what I did there? Another terrible pun. Yes. Moving on. In my research and reading ahead in the instructions, I have come across what Van’s would like me to use for a static air source. While I know full well that anyone… Read More »New static port

Crawling down the empennage to reach the rivets - great teamwork!

Tailcone Team

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SHORT ARMS = TAILCONE TEAM I have been able to manage a large number of rivets on the tailcone so far. I have been able to combine any number of reaching and stretching techniques employed. But the reality is that this particular section requires an extra pair of hands. Bring… Read More »Tailcone Team

Riveting the aft deck

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SETTING UP THE AFT DECK Once I had most of the pieces riveted in place for the tailcone, it was time to cleco the aft deck in place. For the most part it went quite smoothly. I am really happy that I spent the extra time working on the alignment… Read More »Riveting the aft deck

Finishing up the bottom skins

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RIVETING THE BOTTOM SKINS We continue to inch closer and closer to finishing up the empennage. One rivet at a time. I think each rivet also makes the finish line seem farther away too. Such is life. But I have a phenomenal riveting partner that makes the time fly by.… Read More »Finishing up the bottom skins