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04-26-2019, 05:19 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 14
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Another Newby
Hello All.
Another newby joins the ranks of RV8 building.
My shed is small, but hopefully big and functional enough. The tools are on their way and the empennage kit is here.
Wish me luck...
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04-26-2019, 05:57 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Flower Mound, TX
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Hi Ben.
Mike will be along shortly to give you the unofficial OFFICIAL VAF welcome, but I?ll jump ahead and welcome you to a fantastic forum. Keep us posted on the build.
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52F NW Regional/Aero Valley Airport, Roanoke TX (home of DR's Van Cave)
"KELLI GIRL" N260KM RV-7A tipper
Catch her on YouTube's "Because I Fly!" channel
Exemption waived.
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04-26-2019, 08:05 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Dayton Airpark, NV A34
Posts: 15,420
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Quote:
Originally Posted by benjam
Hello All.
Another newby joins the ranks of RV8 building.
My shed is small, but hopefully big and functional enough. The tools are on their way and the empennage kit is here.
Wish me luck...
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Ben, welcome aboard mate 
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VAF 909
Rv-10, N210LM.
Flying as of 12/4/2010
Phase 1 done, 2/4/2011 
Sold after 240+ wonderful hours of flight.
"Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it."
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04-26-2019, 09:17 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Kalispell, MT
Posts: 40
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I'm a very short distance ahead of you...it's awesome. I'd STRONGLY suggest doing the practice kits first. My tool box looks like it went through an explosion at a hammer factory. Glad I learned on that and not my tail section. My airfoil kit looks much better...almost passable as an airplane part.
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Geek out... 
RV-8: Empennage underway
N406RR reserved
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04-26-2019, 09:57 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Tampa, FL
Posts: 153
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Good luck!!
Any enjoy the journey. Lots of support and expertise to draw on here.
Peter
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04-27-2019, 03:15 AM
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Join Date: May 2015
Location: Frankston, Victoria, Australia
Posts: 125
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+1 for the practice kits
I would also recommend the practice kits, not just for practicing putting them together, but also for practicing drilling out rivets. Removing rivets is another one of those great skills you get to learn.
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Flying friends RV7A
Built RV7 empennage.
Building wings done - minus glass and lights.
Building Fuselage
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04-27-2019, 07:59 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 14
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Thanks for the welcome and advice. I am keen to get started, but it takes a looong time for gear to arrive in Oz from the US.
Any day now though...
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Haven't even finished the toolbox project yet, but at least the subs are current!
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04-27-2019, 08:35 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2017
Location: Southern Maryland
Posts: 134
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I didn't build the tool box, but he aileron practice kit that I built at an EAA workshop was pulled off the shelf a few times during my empennage build to practice new techniques before attempting them on any major sub assemblies.
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RV-7:
Empennage complete!
Wings in progress
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04-28-2019, 06:19 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Posts: 44
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Hi Ben,
Happy to help get you started, if you need any help?
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04-29-2019, 02:33 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posts: 14
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Hi Rob,
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Hi Ben,
Happy to help get you started, if you need any help?
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In the famous words from Top Gun: "Son, I hope your ego isn't writing cheques that your body can't cash!"
I'm in Albany Creek. Where are you?
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Haven't even finished the toolbox project yet, but at least the subs are current!
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