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09-06-2011, 09:48 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Austin, TX
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Originally Posted by Mike S
Chris, welcome to VAF 
Fiberglass parts include gear leg fairings, wheel pant fairings, spinner, wing and stab tips, stab intersection fairings.
Doors are probably the worst, cabin top almost as bad. Rest of it is not a biggie, IMHO. |
OK that is great to know. Looks like trim out and fitment work with smoothing and final surface prep...not too bad but time consuming work.
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Christopher - Austin, TX
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09-18-2011, 07:14 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Clarion, Pennsylvania
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What did you do with your summer?
I built a RV-10. Doors. Began the door section on July 18 and worked pretty steady on them since, with some time out for the merriment of fitting windows and finishing the cabin cover. Many clouds of fiberglass dust later, today I completed final fitting (I hope). They actually fit fairly well, nice even but tight gap all around. Some minor deviations from cabin surface elevation, but nothing that some fiberglass work can't fix. Latches work smoothly and without undue force. Proper engagement with the door seals. Only an RV-10 builder can appreciate the emotion associated with this particular milestone.....
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RV-10 N784JC
Last edited by aturner : 09-18-2011 at 07:22 PM.
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09-18-2011, 07:21 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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Great progress
As a 10 builder I know just how much work went into those doors.
A lot of on and off and a little grinding here and a little there but in the end you can make them fit very well as you have apparently done.
Keep it up.
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Ernst Freitag
RV-8 finished (sold)
RV-10 Flyer 600 plus hours
Running on E10 mogas
Don't believe everything you know. 
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09-18-2011, 09:17 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: St. Louis, MO
Posts: 1,785
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Great accomplishment! Only one who has walked there can understand all the work and pain!
Bill
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Bill Peyton
RV-10 - 1125 hrs
N37CP
First Flight Oct 2012
Aviation Partners, LLC
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09-18-2011, 10:00 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: USA
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Looking great!
Andy,
It is all down hill from here with a few bumps to get over...Wheel pants, spinner, cowling, baffles and filter air box. Of course a few big checks to write, then it will be time for some good trips with the family.
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09-25-2011, 05:28 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 1,516
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Moving Day
Getting closer to what it is all about.
On to final assembly!
On to final assembly
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Ernst Freitag
RV-8 finished (sold)
RV-10 Flyer 600 plus hours
Running on E10 mogas
Don't believe everything you know.
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09-25-2011, 06:14 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Dayton Airpark, NV A34
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Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!
WOW!!!!
Ernst, buddy you have been busy
Looking really good.
And you painted it in your garage???
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Mike Starkey
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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09-25-2011, 07:28 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Denver, CO
Posts: 1,964
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Nice Paint!
Wow! I am impressed with your paint job, especially if you did that yourself. Congratulations and good luck with assembly and test flying.
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09-25-2011, 08:37 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: St. Louis, MO
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Great looking paint. Did you do it yourself? Man, am I inspired to get movin on.
Bill
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Bill Peyton
RV-10 - 1125 hrs
N37CP
First Flight Oct 2012
Aviation Partners, LLC
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09-26-2011, 08:42 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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Thank you!
Yes, the paint was done in my enclosed carport.
It is Loehle aero coating.
I truly underestimated the scope of the paint job but I would do it again.
I'll post details of the paint job later when the airplane is all done and assembled.
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Ernst Freitag
RV-8 finished (sold)
RV-10 Flyer 600 plus hours
Running on E10 mogas
Don't believe everything you know.
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