Tonight I started working on the pilots side door to get the consistent 1/4″ gap for the McMaster seals.
Gapping the left door
More right door seal prep
A continuation of last night. Slowly working my way around the door trying to get the consistent 1/4″ gap. One issue I ran into is
Right door work
Tonight, I continued to work down the door to get the fit to the cabin top closer. Having the door hinged in place made this
Hinges in place
Tonight was just like the other noght, except on the right door. I finished getting the upper portion of the door shaved down to fit
Half hinged?
The goal for today was to get the hinges installed on the pilot door. To accomplish that, I first needed to make sure the upper
Another quick trim
Just like yesterday, I just had a little time to put into the plane today. Also just like yesterday, I did some of the rough
Door trimming
I just had a little time to work on the plane today, so I decided to pull the pilots side door off the cabin top
Starting on the doors
The doors on the RV10 have a reputation of being one of the more difficult, frustrating, and time consuming portions of the build process. Historically,
Finish kit arrives
I picked up my finish kit tonight! This kit includes things like the doors, engine cowling, front seats, landing gear, engine mount, and a bunch
3rd Seat filled!
At 7:27 PM on January 1st, someone called “dibs” on the third seat in the plane. Let me introduce Edward Jackson (EJ) Kranz! He was