Van's RV-9A in Aurora

The Big Picture

The Big Picture
Flying! 8/28/2011

Thursday, May 28, 2009

3.7 hrs, 4 rivets
Finally riveted the aileron stops on to the inboard aileron brackets. Those will be the last wing rivets for a while, until I start working on the tips.



Started running Van's conduit into the right wing. Got about a third of it done, and I have serious blisters on my right hand. Tip: Start from the outboard end, or even better, start in the middle and work both ends out. It amounts the same work But starting from the inboard end, the entire conduit has to be run through the wing walk area. And it's not easy to work in there.



The tricky part is measuring how much to leave loose on the inboard end. I haven't figured that out yet. It's more than a foot, but less than ten.

Started storing the fuselage bagged parts. Got all the rivets stored. Had to buy new Stanley storage boxes (from Amazon). Target had stopped carrying them, and I couldn't find them anywhere else out of 6 likely stores in Austin.

The left fuel tank still leaks. The fuel cap was leaking, and I think that's taken care of , but there's still something else. It's slow enough that the tank is sensitive to pressure and temperature.