Vertical Stabiliser- complete
The inspector called and he gave me the nod to fix the rear spar to the VS. Skins riveted and the rear spar attached to the ribs. I couldn’t use the squeezer in about half…
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Vertical Stabiliser 06-05
Rear spar riveted. Use the c-frame with the extension to set the AN470s as the squeezer would not fit over the flange. Saw this on another builder’s site and it gave consistent shop heads. The…
Priming – first go
It had to happen and after much consternation I got going with priming the VS parts. I have absolutely zero spraying experience so this was a voyage into the unknown. I had purchased an Iwata AZ3…
Vertical Stabiliser 06-05
As per most of the build there is a lot of taking built items to bits again. This needs to be done to deburr all the match and final drill holes. Once the VS was…
Vertical stabiliser 06-01 to 06-04
Time to start referring to the plan numbers. Workshop was signed off yesterday and I pressed on with the VS. I did plenty of research last night and it seems that the trickiest part to…