Van's RV-9A in Aurora

The Big Picture

The Big Picture
Flying! 8/28/2011

Monday, June 22, 2009

More aft bulkhead prep.
Straighten aft bulkheads
Match drill 711C bars and 711D angle to 711 bulkheads.
Cut 712C tiedown and drill holes.
Debur bars and angles.



Drove up to Georgetown after work to visit Seth Hancock, the area engine guy. He has a metal workers paradise, a shop building stuffed with machine tools. He has one engine ready to go, setup nicely for a 9. Another engine came out of the RV-4 that inspired my project. It could be put back into service for much less than a new engine. And another option would be to build a new engine. None of the options is cheap, and now I have to work out the finances. It's a bit early for an engine, but there are beginning to be decisions that require knowledge of what engine is going in.