4.7.2007 RV6A Update
Okay, I got the rudder pedals installed, and the brake lines all hooked up:
I plan to blow out the bake lines and then bleed the brakes tommorrow.
I also put on the right wing root fairing:
The wing root fairings are to cover the nasty gap between the wing and the fuselage shown above.
First you drill out the rivets that you are going to replace with nutplates to be able to take the fairing on and off. Next time I build a plane I will try to remember to skip every third rivet on the top of the wing so I can drill the two holes at the same time. Since you want to hit the holes that are already there in the wing you make these marks to help locate the holes.
Then you lay your aluminum down and trace the lines with a straightedge and drill the hole where they meet. If you have done it right your drill will just drop into the hole in the wing. The shot above shows after I have drilled a few holes and then clecoed the fairing to the wing.
You try to get as tight a wrap as possible.
And I still had a bit of a gap on the leading edge. This really is all new to me, as I bought this plane mostly done (thank you Stuart).
We are out of nutplates, so I am a little stuck on finishing that stuff.
More soon,
Hans