Curious what expensive mistakes others have made during construction of the airframe? For me it was my most recent edge distance mistake while drilling the engine mount brackets to the longerons which required new longerons as well as the mount brackets. The parts themselves were not that expensive, but the freight was absolutely rediculous.
I can tell you that the second time you bend the longerons it goes a lot faster, just tastes really bad going down.
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Dynon Avionics
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RV9-A
Last edited by Don Jones : 11-16-2009 at 05:13 PM.
The plane is not done yet could be more expensive mistakes. So far it was those stamped aluminum angles we use by flap brackets forgot the part #. I reordered the angles because I cut them three times and they were still short.
Now I am at electrical stage and moving very sloooow trying to learn as much as possible before connecting something. That's totally different measure of expensiveness .
Now I am at electrical stage and moving very sloooow trying to learn as much as possible before connecting something. That's totally different measure of expensiveness .
Yes, hook it up wrong and all the expensive magic smoke leaks out.
TODR
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CTSW N621CT - SOLD but not forgotten
Home Bases LBX, BZN
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N526RV RV7A Tip Up, IO360 180 W/Hartzel BA prop.
Flying ~950 hours since Aug 2010
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?The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.?
Screwed up a HS spar on the -10. About $60 for the part, over $200 for shipping. I had to redo the HS skins thanks to a windy day and the parts were about $80 but the shipping was under $40. Go figure. No truly expensive mistakes on the -6A but I am being much pickier on the -10.
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RV-6A N156PK - Flying too much to paint
RV-10 14MX(reserved) - Fuselage on gear http://www.mykitlog.com/flion/
EAA Technical Counselor #5357
dinged up the rear spar on my -4 while tightening the straps on the skins. i over did it and the wood block used (per plans) dug into the spar. i think i spent 35 for the spar and 150 for shipping. i guess many of the parts we destroy can still be used but at night when your in bed tossing and turning.... well you get the point.
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as well as the mount brackets. The parts themselves were not that expensive, but the freight was absolutely rediculous.
, just tastes really bad going down.
could be more expensive mistakes. So far it was those stamped aluminum angles we use by flap brackets forgot the part #. I reordered the angles because I cut them three times and they were still short.
I had to redo the HS skins thanks to a windy day and the parts were about $80 but the shipping was under $40. Go figure. No truly expensive mistakes on the -6A but I am being much pickier on the -10.
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