This aircraft has been flown since 1990 and currently has 853 hours on the tach time. I have the airplane apart for its first conditional inspection under my ownership. My very thorough IA noticed that there are shims and rivets missing under this horizontal stabilizer spar, and it doesn't bolt to the longeron as shown in the attached photos and plans. There are no cracks and he says it's "not working" which is good, but it's not to plans. I'm not sure what plans were used to build this aircraft or if there have been changes to the plans. The earliest copy I have is 1988, and I don't know if there were plans from an earlier time that might have been used. Vans says the older plans should be the same.
This airplane has been through numerous conditionals and inspectors and this has never been written up in the logbook. My IA suggests that I build a RV7 horizontal. I guess technically it won't be "to plans" either.
This airplane has been through numerous conditionals and inspectors and this has never been written up in the logbook. My IA suggests that I build a RV7 horizontal. I guess technically it won't be "to plans" either.
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