Builder's Log

Taking Another Stab at It

Now that I have my backordered parts, namely the rudder brackets, I can take another stab at the Vertical Stabilizer.

I shifted part of my work afternoon today so that I could go and pick up a package I’d been

Today was spent finishing the small tailcone bulkhead F-1010 for final assembly. First, I remade the F-1010A (Horizontal Stabilizer Attachment

Started the day by finishing deburring of the last tailcone skin, the F-1074 tailcone forward top skin. This involved the

Not too exciting, but a lot of time-consuming work done. Twelve J-channel stiffeners had to be deburred along the edges,

It’s always inspiring to see a completed RV-10 to help keep your eyes on the prize. It’s especially inspiring when

So, an unfortunate consequence of the original part that I remade a couple of days ago (Up Elevator Stop) is

Remade a part today. The F-1012D Up Elevator Stop. Why? Well, there are two very similar parts to make from

It was a fairly warm day at the hangar today, but super windy, so I had to close the hangar

Just a couple of hours in the shop today. Riveted together the pieces of the large bulkheads that I could.