September 18, 2020 I'm finding it harder and harder to find things to do on the plane, so I decided to make the leap and start working on the canopy. First step is to fit the roll bar, which means making up some spacers. These are very similar, but slightly different from each other. I... Continue Reading →
September 14-17, 2020 This is a completely optional add-on that most people can just skip. There have been some accident reports that mention a melted floor during engine fires in the past. Since we're planning on using this plane for Sportsman aerobatic competitions, we felt it was a solid modification to increase safety. RV-10 users... Continue Reading →
September 13, 2020 Had to order the right Loctite for the brake lines, but now that it came in, its time to cut the plastic lines and get them sorted. I debated upgrading to steel lines everywhere and I just couldn't justify it. The plastic line is rated to 500 psi, and being a tail... Continue Reading →
September 5-6, 2020 First off, I want to thank Blake at Flyboy Accessories and DJM throttle quadrants for helping me out with a custom set of quadrants for this build. We happened to catch DJM right as he was sending a batch of throttle / prop quadrants to the silk screener. He was nice enough... Continue Reading →
September 3-4, 2020 Moved on from the wings since they're almost done now and moved on to some of the fuselage / firewall work. I drill the hole for brake reservoir and mounted it. The bolts called out in the plans were too short and I had to order some longer ones. I also ordered... Continue Reading →
August 31, September 2 - 2020 After finishing all the rigging on the right wing, it was time to reinstall the access panel and reseal the tank. Luckily I ordered two tubes of proseal the first time around, so I had one more sitting in the fridge. I also installed all the nutplates for both... Continue Reading →
August 27, 30, 31 - 2020 Since the right wing was now installed, it was time to do all the rigging work on that side. This was a basic repeat from the left side so there's not much new information here. Since we didn't seat the flap hard against the bottom fuselage skin on the... Continue Reading →
August 24-26, 2020 Spent 30 minutes going over everything in the left wing and making sure we didn't have any additional work to be done before taking it off the plane. We then spent some time putting the right wing on and cleaning up the garage. There was a lot of metal shaving everywhere and... Continue Reading →
August 20, 21, 23 - 2020 Disaster struck the garage today. While rolling the wing out of the garage one slipped off the stand and hit the ground hard. You can use a hardware store bolt through the center mounts and they'll act as a retainer to stop this from happening. Turns out we forgot... Continue Reading →
August 18-20, 2020 I spent a few days redoing the right wing conduit. Previous posts highlighted that I had accidently installed the conduit near the upper skin instead of the lower skin. This interfered with the aileron push rod and had to be corrected. Since we already riveted on the lower wing skin, it was... Continue Reading →
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