Author Archives: pclifton

Brief summary: Time to order more parts.  I started today by pulling the VS-704 and -705 ribs off the v-stab spar, flattening the bent flanges, and then inspecting them.  There were indeed some holes that were a bit oversize.  Just … Continue reading →

Wow, I really went two weeks without working on this thing.  I had an excuse for last weekend-I was out of town-but the rest of it, well, I’ve got nothing.  I think part of the problem was that the sense … Continue reading →

Short version: the first major assembly of my RV is DONE! First task of the day was to get the front spar blind riveted to the HS-707 and -708 ribs.  Easy enough, then it was on to riveting the front … Continue reading →

Well, that hoped-for long evening in the garage didn’t really happen.  I was still able to get a bit done, but I was limited by my need for (and therefore availability of) a helping hand. I started with riveting the … Continue reading →

Went right back to work on the port stab today.  Over my lunch break, I made a run over to Harbor Freight Aviation Supply to see if they had a blind riveter with a smaller head.  Turns out they did. … Continue reading →

So here I am, freshly back from my first-ever (and certainly not last) trip up to Oshkosh, and it’s definitely time to get back to work.  A short confession before we get started here: some of the work described herein … Continue reading →

Unfortunately, my cobuilder was a bit under the weather today, which put a bit of a damper on stuff I wanted to get done.  Still, I got all the remaining skeleton assembly and skin prep work done, so now it’s … Continue reading →

Late start in the shop tonight- Josie and I went out to dinner and didn’t get home until 7:30 or so.  Once we got home, I turned on the A/C in the garage, let things cool off for a bit, … Continue reading →

Yup, with the sole exception of dimpling the skins and finishing the edges, there’s nothing left but riveting. I was able to get an early start today; I had some medical stuff to take care of in the afternoon, and … Continue reading →

Well, overall this was a surprisingly unproductive weekend, at least as far as the plane was concerned.  I pretty much procrastinated myself out of my available work time on Saturday.  Today Josie was doing a NASCAR driving thing at Atlanta … Continue reading →