First build day! February 21, 2012February 26, 2012 Ed 1 Comment Empennage, RV10 Build, Vertical Stab As of 7:45PM on Feb 21, 2012, I can be considered an RV-10 builder… not just an empennage kit owner! With an RV kit, you Read more
Vertical Stabilizer Prep February 22, 2012February 29, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Empennage, RV10 Build, Vertical Stab This is the step where you start seeing recognizable airplane parts. Tonight I put together the vertical stabilizer for final drilling. Started off deburring and Read more
Vertical Stab Skin February 23, 2012February 29, 2012 Ed 2 Comments Empennage, RV10 Build, Vertical Stab Tonight we Colleen got her first taste of deburring holes, and the DRDT-2 got it’s first shot at dimpling real airplane parts. Both did a Read more
VS Deburring, dimpling, and counter-sinking… OH MY! February 25, 2012February 29, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Empennage, RV10 Build, Vertical Stab This afternoon was spent doing to final prep work to the VS components before priming and assembly. A whole lotta holes needed to be deburred Read more
VERTICAL STAB COMPLETE!!! March 4, 2012March 7, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Empennage, RV10 Build, Vertical Stab Big day today! The first rivets were set, and the first part completed. Not much to say, but I got a lot of use Read more