First step to finishing the nose rib assembly is to open the holes for an A4 rivet. And then there is the deburring, always with the deburring. I still find a twist of a drill bit the most effective method.…
Month: October 2011
Day 66: Nose Ribs and Slat Supports (1hr 15m)
Last we left, I had a bunch of l-angles cut, drilled and snipped so that I could bend them around the edge of the l-angles to make a nice curved strip. It took a bit to get the hang of…
Copper State Fly In, Casa Grande AZ
Over the weekend of October 22nd, Teri and I spent a day at the Copper State Fly In in Casa Grande, Arizona. We had a pretty good day walking the flight line, talking to vendors, taking in a workshop and…
Day 65: Wings! (30m)
No, I did not complete the wings in 30 minutes, but I have drawn first blood, as it were, on the wings kit (though now I think about it I did cut myself in the process). I had taken the…
Day 64: New Nose Skin Number 2 (1 hr)
A couple of work trips to London and San Francisco plus temps in the 110s meant new motivation to work on the plane for a while. But I am anxious to get the wings out of the box so I…