Show us a picture of your RV-10 progress.

[Mike S]

BE SURE to address the firewall rivets before you get too far along with the engine installation.

There are a few 3 or 4 on each side that are almost impossible to squeeze with the motor mount in place, and just about as hard to shoot/buck.

I waited too long to address these rivets, and wish I had not done so, I ended up tearing the side skin with the rivet gun, while trying to set the rivet at the top motor mount on one side of the plane.

There is a stiffener inside the skin, runs horizontal along the skin joint------this stiffener ends a bit short of the firewall, and when you place the rivet gun on these rivets, it can catch the skin between the end of the stiffener, and the face of the rivet set, this will cause the skin to be damaged ------ just about like being in a shear -----if you have insufficient force on the bucking bar.

Take a good look at the area, you should be able to see what I am trying to describe.

[RudiGreyling]

Thanks Mike, I saw those rivets and did them (2-3) close to each bolt mounting.

[Space Cadet]

95% complete, 95% to go... Passed my 3 year and 2000 man-hrs milestones last month. Here's some recent pics:

Ordered avionics yesterday, panel will be done mid-Dec, I'll post some pics then too. I can see the light!

Dwight

[ppilotmike]

Again, congratulations Dwight! I can't wait to see your airframe, and of course, the panel as it "evolves." Thanks for the motivation!

[MTBehnke]

Got my wife's blessing to start on a -10. Faxed the tail kit order to Van's on 10/26. On 10/29, while cleaning the garage to get ready to start building, I managed to tear my right bicep tendon from where it attaches to the bone in my lower arm. Had surgery on 11/4 to fix it and the kit was delivered the very next day.

I'll be in an arm brace for 6-8 weeks with some PT likely to continue past that so I don't know how soon it will be before I really get started. Plus I assume it will be equally as long before I can fly my -9A as well. Oh well. At least I get out of shoveling snow this winter.

[Mike S]

Sorry to hear about the injury, dont rush the recovery--just take it easy.

You can make the down time productive by reading and re-reading the plans, and doing an inventory check.

One thing that you could do is re-package the stuff that is in all the little brown bags, and label it with something that makes sense-----like the page number and part where the contents will be used.

Good luck, enjoy the project. And, get well.

[Janekom]

We have done the big move to the airfield on Saturday.
See below.

[RV10inOz]

Jan

Good to see someone driving on the correct side of the road

Plane is looking great too! not long now!

[pierre smith]

Originally Posted by RV10inOz

Jan

Good to see someone driving on the correct side of the road

Plane is looking great too! not long now!

You beat me to it..."wrong" side of the road.

Congratulations are definitely in order! BTW, who is Jan? The one with hair, or the one without? LOL

Best,

[Janekom]

BTW, who is Jan? The one with hair, or the one without? LOL

Pierre - I am the one with the pink marble behind the right ear
Seriously - I am on the right with hair left