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The saga begins…

February 14, 2012February 26, 2012 Ed 3 Comments Empennage, RV10 Build

On Jan 30th, I placed an order for the first part of an RV10, the empennage. The empennage kit consists of almost everything to the

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Unboxing

February 14, 2012February 29, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Empennage, RV10 Build
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After a fierce 2 day battle with the flu, I was able to get into the garage and see what the FedEx man had brought

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Sorting itsy bitsy parts

February 15, 2012February 26, 2012 Ed 1 Comment Empennage, RV10 Build
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After staying up late sorting sheet metal, tonight we dug into sorting lots of small parts… like rivets and bolts.   Colleen helped inventory, Sawyer

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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

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Vertical Stabilizer Prep

February 22, 2012February 29, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Empennage, RV10 Build, Vertical Stab
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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

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Vertical Stab Skin

February 23, 2012February 29, 2012 Ed 2 Comments Empennage, RV10 Build, Vertical Stab
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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

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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

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Primers decisions and building a spray booth

February 26, 2012April 25, 2012 Ed 1 Comment RV10 Build
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No actual work was completed on the airplane all weekend, but I got a lot of things done that needed doing! Having finished everything I

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Beginning Rudder Construction

February 27, 2012March 6, 2012 Ed 1 Comment Empennage, Rudder, RV10 Build
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Since I can’t proceed with the VS final assemble until I the primer arrives, I put the VS parts away and began on the rudder.

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Rudder Construction – cont.

February 28, 2012February 29, 2012 Ed 2 Comments Empennage, Rudder, RV10 Build
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After the initial prep of most of the rudder parts yesterday, today was the initial assembly. This involved building the stiffiners, working the rudder horn,

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New pneunatic cleco gun: I like it!

February 29, 2012February 29, 2012 Ed 1 Comment RV10 Build

I work on computers all day, and have been for years. I’m 32, and I’m already having some problems with my wrists. After using cleco

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Rudder: More deburring, a little counter-sinking, and a little slip up

March 1, 2012March 2, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Empennage, Rudder, RV10 Build
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Colleen was nice enough to come out to the airplane factory and help me do some deburring tonight. Just like all the other parts before,

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Rudder: Last bit of prep

March 2, 2012March 2, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Empennage, Rudder, RV10 Build
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Today was the first day my father was able to come out and help get us closer to having a flying plane! It isn’t the

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Vertical Stab and Rudder Priming!

March 3, 2012March 7, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Empennage, RV10 Build
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Today was the first primer day. First, Colleen helped me scuff everything up with Scotchbrite pads. After that everything got a good wipe down with

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VERTICAL STAB COMPLETE!!!

March 4, 2012March 7, 2012 Ed 0 Comment Empennage, RV10 Build, Vertical Stab
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Big day today! The first rivets were set, and the first part completed.   Not much to say, but I got a lot of use

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