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08-06-2008, 10:30 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Mesquite, TX
Posts: 936
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My First Milestone!
Sometimes building absolutely sucks… especially when its hot outside, you don’t understand something and are afraid of screwing up a part, AND you have a bunch of holes to debur! BUT!!! It is ALL worth it on nights like this!  Tonight I mounted everything together to test fit. Feels good to know the last 4 months of sweating have paid off, and now the end result! I’m completely stoked. I’m ready to get this thing in the air!!! Everything went pretty smoothly except that I had a hard time figuring out how to get the bolts into each rod bearing and hinge to hold everything together… Kinda tight if you don’t have small hands. Aside from the ugly Alodine on the Horizontal Stabilizer, I think it looks good!! All thats left is the electric trim (which I started on tonight), drilling the elevator horns, and fiberglass tips (can’t decide if I want to wait and do it all at once or just go ahead and get the parts off the shelf…) Oh, and SteelMike... hope you're pounding rivets and not reading this post!... Cause if you are, you must be worried that I JUST MIGHT beat you to first flight!!!  Only time will tell....
More pics here: http://www.danielhv.com
Last edited by danielhv : 08-06-2008 at 10:39 PM.
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08-07-2008, 05:20 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 146
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Congrats man and the shop looks good to.
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08-07-2008, 07:24 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: St. George
Posts: 973
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RE:Great.....
Dan's the Man........
I felt the same way. Before ya know it you will be where I am FG/PAINT 
Keep pounding away.
Frank @ 1L8 ...RV7A...paint prep.... |
08-07-2008, 07:30 AM
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been here awhile
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: North Alabama
Posts: 4,300
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Quote:
Originally Posted by danielhv
Sometimes building absolutely sucks? especially when its hot outside, you don?t understand something and are afraid of screwing up a part, AND you have a bunch of holes to debur! BUT!!! It is ALL worth it on nights like this! Tonight I mounted everything together to test fit. Feels good to know the last 4 months of sweating have paid off, and now the end result! I?m completely stoked. I?m ready to get this thing in the air!!! Everything went pretty smoothly except that I had a hard time figuring out how to get the bolts into each rod bearing and hinge to hold everything together? Kinda tight if you don?t have small hands. Aside from the ugly Alodine on the Horizontal Stabilizer, I think it looks good!! All thats left is the electric trim (which I started on tonight), drilling the elevator horns, and fiberglass tips (can?t decide if I want to wait and do it all at once or just go ahead and get the parts off the shelf?) Oh, and SteelMike... hope you're pounding rivets and not reading this post!... Cause if you are, you must be worried that I JUST MIGHT beat you to first flight!!! Only time will tell.... |
Looks very airplaney Dan! Build on.  |
08-07-2008, 11:16 AM
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Chief Obfuscation Officer
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Livermore, CA
Posts: 1,110
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Fantastic! Keep up the great progress!
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08-07-2008, 12:01 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Ottawa, ON
Posts: 650
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RV Grin?
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Originally Posted by danielhv
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Congratulations Daniel! Now you just have to progressivley work towards that RV Grin :-)
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Alfio
RV-9A Ottawa, Canada
First flight Dec. 18, 2008
> 1,000 hrs tach.
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08-07-2008, 12:03 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 397
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Keep up the
good work! Those bolts are tough. A good trick is to bend a couple of 16 penny nails or equivalent 90 degrees, then use those to temporarily hold the rudder/elevator on while you put an actual AN3 bolt in the empty rod end bearing. 90 degree needle nose pliers help here as well.
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Rusty "Rooster" Williams
N357RV RV-7A Tip Up (flying and Painted!) - 1560+ hrs.
Superior XP-360, carbureted, Hartzell 74" Blended Airfoil Prop
Grand Prairie, TX
KGPM
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08-07-2008, 02:20 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Fairbanks, Alaska
Posts: 311
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Great job....Feels good when a "plan" comes together ehh??
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08-07-2008, 09:45 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Somewhere, USA
Posts: 243
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sonofab$#ch! I thought you and I were closer matched... I'll have to step it up. I'll show you on the wings.
Just as soon as I finish my Horizontal Stabilizer!
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08-08-2008, 07:33 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Cypress TX
Posts: 120
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Raptor
Daniel,
Is that a Raptor I see hanging up on the wall? Do you still fly?
RV's looking good, That's the first major milestone reached.
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Cypress, TX (T51)
RV 7A-
O-360-Dual P mags-GRT EFIS-Tru-Trak AutoPilot
Flying as of 9/7/08
Finally painted 2/8/13
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