{"id":1128,"date":"2020-01-11T17:57:33","date_gmt":"2020-01-11T17:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vansrv14.uk\/index.php\/2020\/01\/11\/aft-fuselage-attachment-30-04-to-30-08\/"},"modified":"2020-01-11T19:30:41","modified_gmt":"2020-01-11T19:30:41","slug":"aft-fuselage-attachment-30-04-to-30-08","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.vansrv14.uk\/index.php\/2020\/01\/11\/aft-fuselage-attachment-30-04-to-30-08\/","title":{"rendered":"Aft Fuselage Attachment 30-04 to 30-08"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Things that get in the way of building an RV14:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Time<\/li>\n<li>Money<\/li>\n<li>Family<\/li>\n<li>Work<\/li>\n<li>Flying your other mistress<\/li>\n<li>Dislocating your shoulder&#8230;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Just when I had a bit more time I managed to slip down a riverbank into the river whilst walking the dog at New Year. Cue visit to the ED to have my shoulder put back where it should be followed by at least 4 weeks with my shoulder immobilised. I can&#8217;t fly and I can&#8217;t build. However&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>The RV community is a tight knit bunch and after a few &#8220;I think I&#8217;ll sell this&#8221; conversations, Ian (RV6A builder, owner and all round good egg) came to the rescue. So today &#8220;we&#8221; cracked on with riveting the two halves together. I passed rivets and tools while Ian just got on with it and did wonders for my mental health!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vansrv14.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img_0945-scaled.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1125\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vansrv14.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img_0945-scaled.jpg 1920w, http:\/\/www.vansrv14.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img_0945-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.vansrv14.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img_0945-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.vansrv14.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img_0945-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.vansrv14.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img_0945-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I had already prepped and fitted the harness lugs and we have now closed up the top half of the join. The fuselage is too high for some of the internal rivets so once I have two serviceable arms, I will construct a fuselage dolly so that we can reach inside.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vansrv14.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img_0946-scaled.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1126\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vansrv14.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img_0946-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/www.vansrv14.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img_0946-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vansrv14.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img_0946-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.vansrv14.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img_0946-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.vansrv14.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img_0946-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.vansrv14.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img_0946-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vansrv14.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img_0947-scaled.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1127\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.vansrv14.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img_0947-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/www.vansrv14.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img_0947-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.vansrv14.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img_0947-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.vansrv14.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img_0947-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.vansrv14.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img_0947-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.vansrv14.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/img_0947-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Next step will be the lower side skin rivets and the bottom skins. This may be a few weeks away, physiotherapy permitting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Things that get in the way of building an RV14: Time Money Family Work Flying your other mistress Dislocating your shoulder&#8230;. 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