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Old 12-23-2013, 08:45 AM
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Bruce,

See if you can rent something with low wings like a Piper Warrior or such. It will help with the sight picture and get you ready for your transition training. I too need to get my flight review done and current and when I did some transition training early in my build found the 9A likes to float in ground effect and hard for me to land being use to the 172. You have twice the hours that I have so you may have better technique.
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Old 12-24-2013, 07:42 PM
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Great thread. I too just finished my flight review after being away from flying for 13 years. Amazing how fast it comes back to me. Joined Plus One Flyers club in San Diego as they have a boatload of planes at 4 San Diego area airports.

Even though most of my prior flying was in 172s, I chose to concentrate all my flying in Piper Archers as I thought they would be more applicable to flying RVs.
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Old 01-06-2014, 10:45 AM
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I was able to get some quality time in over the weekend at the hangar and finished up mounting the tail to the fuselage.



The elevators are connected, but I still have to fabricate the rudder pedal links. All of the tips are on for good and I took off all of the blue plastic, which came off easily. I tested the rear position/strobe light and it works. I also did a bit of sanding down on the internal rudder stops to get a bit more swing angle.

Mounting the wings is up next!
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Old 01-06-2014, 11:34 AM
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It's getting pretty exciting at this point eh? Very cool!
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Old 01-12-2014, 06:44 PM
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Another big day. The wings are bolted on for good. Overall the process went smoothly. My socket rachet got a work out. I could only move it one click at a time in the space between the seat rib and side skin. Getting the nuts on the lower bolts was challenging. I used some dry ice to chill the bolts and they slid in with just some light hammering with my nylon hammer.



I had help and assistance from Bill Lull and Bill Cary (BillC). Thanks guys!

I'm definitely going to be sore tomorrow.
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Old 01-13-2014, 07:33 AM
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WOW!! What a big day. Congrats!
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Old 01-13-2014, 08:49 AM
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Hey, that looks like an airplane. That's a big milestone! Congrats.
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Old 01-26-2014, 10:06 AM
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More work today on getting the wings fully attached. Wing tip electronics are all wired up. I added the control surfaces and got them attached.

Ailerons on.


Flaps getting attached.


I finished up by pulling off most of the blue plastic. I only left the little bit where the wing walk area is. I wiped down every surface with some acetone to take off the residual adhesive and ink markings. It is looking very shiny now!
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Old 01-27-2014, 04:30 PM
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amazing building one part at a time then BOOM it's an airplane!
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Old 01-27-2014, 04:38 PM
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Soon all of these will be good memories Bruce. Looks very artsy in the shop
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