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Old 02-21-2020, 04:37 PM
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One other thought.... I read here that some people copy these threads and put them in Word documents. I find this useful. Sometimes, particularly in older threads, the pictures go away. Or, it's simply hard to find them again. I save them by VAF post number and then overall subject.

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Old 02-21-2020, 04:59 PM
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One other thought.... I read here that some people copy these threads and put them in Word documents. I find this useful. Sometimes, particularly in older threads, the pictures go away. Or, it's simply hard to find them again. I save them by VAF post number and then overall subject.

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Appreciate it very much.
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Old 02-21-2020, 05:04 PM
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One other thought.... I read here that some people copy these threads and put them in Word documents. I find this useful. Sometimes, particularly in older threads, the pictures go away. Or, it's simply hard to find them again. I save them by VAF post number and then overall subject.

FWIW,
Mike
I save them by printing to pdf file. Just another method.
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Old 02-21-2020, 05:14 PM
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While I did keep a spiral bound notebook, mostly I noted anything of importance directly on the plans (this works well on the newer (-10, -14) plans). But the main function for the examiner is to have evidence you built it. So what they really like to see are photos - including ones with you in the picture. On the day of my airworthiness inspection, I brought a computer/monitor to the hangar, loaded with photos. The DAR paged thru them for a few minutes. After that, he wasn?t interested in written notes!
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Old 02-21-2020, 08:07 PM
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well, for what it is worth:

I photocopy all of the plans single sided on 11 by 17. I use a binder clip for each section to keep them together when not in use. These are the plans in the shop. It is nice to be able to view multiple pages at the same time. I sign and date each step. When I am done with a page I clip off the top right correct and sign that the page is complete and put it to the back of the section. This allows me to easily find any page in each section that might need to be completed at a later date. Although this is a record of me building, it is more for me to ensure I don't forget something. I also write down that I torqued the nuts and other random things along the way. At times, I will find myself working on 3-4 sections at a time, so having them not in a binder is nice.

The originals are in the house to look/read anytime. All of the templates (in the back of the section) come from the original, since they are the correct size. I also print out any section I can find from the revisions in color and replace them in the "original plans" in the house. Sometimes having them in color is very useful.

As far as a builders log. I have a lot of pictures, but over the past year, I have been using Facebook to post pictures and video clips of the build. I figure FB is not going to start charging.

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Old 02-21-2020, 08:41 PM
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well, for what it is worth:

I photocopy all of the plans single sided on 11 by 17. I use a binder clip for each section to keep them together when not in use. These are the plans in the shop. It is nice to be able to view multiple pages at the same time. I sign and date each step. When I am done with a page I clip off the top right correct and sign that the page is complete and put it to the back of the section. This allows me to easily find any page in each section that might need to be completed at a later date. Although this is a record of me building, it is more for me to ensure I don't forget something. I also write down that I torqued the nuts and other random things along the way. At times, I will find myself working on 3-4 sections at a time, so having them not in a binder is nice.

The originals are in the house to look/read anytime. All of the templates (in the back of the section) come from the original, since they are the correct size. I also print out any section I can find from the revisions in color and replace them in the "original plans" in the house. Sometimes having them in color is very useful.

As far as a builders log. I have a lot of pictures, but over the past year, I have been using Facebook to post pictures and video clips of the build. I figure FB is not going to start charging.

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I'm gonna go with this plan. Thanks for your intel
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