In my last post I was managing a dislocated shoulder and thought that was a bit of a nuisance – little did I know what was already happening thousands of miles from rural Scotland. Anyway,…

Things that get in the way of building an RV14: Time Money Family Work Flying your other mistress Dislocating your shoulder…. Just when I had a bit more time I managed to slip down a…

This feels like quite a milestone even though there is still a long way to go. First we needed to complete the SB which proved easier than I was imagining. We decided to put the…

I knew that eventually I would find a use for this tool and it was today: The good old Handee Clamp! To get the rollover bar brackets on you have to insert two AN4 bolts…

With fellow builder Steve snapping at my heels having completed a set of wings, tanks etc. in the same time that I have got this far, we pushed on with getting closer to the great…

Having spent the summer sorting out the RV3A its time to get building again. Time to attach the web stiffeners which is an easy riveting job with the squeezer. It would have been even easier…

I have jumped forward as I need to do some priming of parts for the wing root fairings that I missed when I tried to do all the parts in one go – typical. 29-19…

Finally after what has taken a lot longer than it should have (new job, new aircraft, lack of assistance) the fuselage sides are complete and I’m moving on to the Root Fairing Attachment Angles. Hopefully…