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Old 10-25-2015, 10:12 AM
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Challenge accepted. Just finished the tabs on the elevator skin. It was more awkward; the additional sheet metal made it harder to position the tab area where I wanted it, but I made it work. Again. It probably helps that I work really slowly...
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Old 10-25-2015, 02:07 PM
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Thanks all for the encouragement. I'm sure I'll have many more botched moments to add to my existing pile, and I'll learn from them all. After all, that's why we're legally allowed to do this... for the purpose of education. But my reason for posting all this is because it's a comfort to hear from others that some of my work is decent. We all need to hear that sometimes.
It's more than just "decent"...that looks like some really fine craftsmanship. Well done (I made two, but due to a small angular difference between the elevator tabs and the trim tabs that looked weird).
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Old 10-25-2015, 03:32 PM
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The punchline? I dropped the left elevator today. Unclamped the part after riveting... and the unsupported counterweight did the rest. Minor damage; probably salvageable... I'm going to have it inspected before I go any further on it. So much for craftsmanship...
(this post would have been much longer... but I understand they frown on cursing here)
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Old 10-26-2015, 08:41 AM
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A flap skin, both tank skins, currently rebuilding the whole H stab due to a defective pneumatic drill while complying with SB 14 I almost have more scrap sheet aluminum than airplane....It's a process. Have fun!! BTW if its not a show plane just build on...
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Old 10-26-2015, 04:39 PM
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I was definitely living the whole "pride goeth before a fall" thing yesterday... because admittedly, I was filled with a lot of pride, which led to this thread... and the lead led to the fall... literally. I've conferred with a couple builders, including my EAA counselor, and the part is definitely acceptable, if not virginal. Not a showplane... my plane... and I've had to live with my own mistakes my whole life. Why should yesterday be any different. I went ahead and finished off the metal work on both elevators; happy with my leading edges; much better than the rudder was. So I'm back on the horse, and we're getting along. I'll post an update on my project thread soon... butfirstbutfirstbutfirstbutfirstbutfirst.... you know how it is. BTW, Mark Malone, You have my sympathy, brother.
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