Hey all,
I finally made the commitment and ordered an RV-12 tailcone and empannage kit, it should arrive fairly soon. I live in S.W. Michigan, just outside of South Bend, IN.
My workshop is the upstairs of my garage, which is built into a hillside. You drive in on one side and walk-in the upstairs on the other end, also at ground level. The upstairs workshop is setup pretty nicely, heated, A/C, stereo, etc and is definitely the better place to be than the garage, but I have concerns about what pieces of the project are going to fit thru the door!
I currently have a 36" door, will the completed tailcone fit through it? The wings I'm not worried about, but for the fuselage I'm hoping going to a 46" door might be enough. If not, I may put in a sliding glass door and use that for both moving the components in and out and well, it would just be nice to have the additional daylight. Double doors are also an option.
I was lucky enough to find that I have a coworker that used to make a living as an A&P who has lent me most of the tools I need, if not more than I need and has offered assistance if needed. He said the hard part will be getting him to leave! The rest tools are on the way.
I'm quite anxious to start!
I finally made the commitment and ordered an RV-12 tailcone and empannage kit, it should arrive fairly soon. I live in S.W. Michigan, just outside of South Bend, IN.
My workshop is the upstairs of my garage, which is built into a hillside. You drive in on one side and walk-in the upstairs on the other end, also at ground level. The upstairs workshop is setup pretty nicely, heated, A/C, stereo, etc and is definitely the better place to be than the garage, but I have concerns about what pieces of the project are going to fit thru the door!
I currently have a 36" door, will the completed tailcone fit through it? The wings I'm not worried about, but for the fuselage I'm hoping going to a 46" door might be enough. If not, I may put in a sliding glass door and use that for both moving the components in and out and well, it would just be nice to have the additional daylight. Double doors are also an option.
I was lucky enough to find that I have a coworker that used to make a living as an A&P who has lent me most of the tools I need, if not more than I need and has offered assistance if needed. He said the hard part will be getting him to leave! The rest tools are on the way.
I'm quite anxious to start!