RV7A inspected today. No Cracks found.
350 hrs with some acro.
Looking at the job step by step, I might be tempted to build up a new HS in my spare time rather then mess with that many critically important rivets with not so good access to them.
Something that I have not seen mentioned in this thread is what this does to the re-sale value of our aircraft. If I am looking for a used RV7 and the service bulletin has been complied with, I am not sure how I would feel about it. It would certainly mean and very careful inspection of the area would be required to see how well the job was accomplished.
On the other hand, if I found an RV that had the HS replaced with a new one that included the doublers in the build, I would like that alot better!
Maybe someone will jump in and start building new HSs with the mods included. Better yet, Van's could offer them from the quick builders for those that want to comply with the SB in that manner. If the parts costs about $800, I wonder what a newly completed HS would go for?
Randall