Van's RV-9A in Aurora

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Flying! 8/28/2011

Friday, September 18, 2009

2.0 hrs, 64 rivets
Took the day off work to spend some time on the kit and go flying!
Primed floor stiffeners, 902 bulkheads, 6118 rudder pedal brace.
Deburred 9101 parts.
Riveted brake pedals together. Used the pneumatic squeezer on these -4 rivets. The new squeezer is growing on me. I've been struggling with elbow and wrist injuries for a while. I'm blaming the bike instead of the squeezer, but I don't think the hand squeezer is helping. Oddly enough, the pneumatic squeezer is bugging my shoulder because of the odd motion required by the thumb to push the safety up.
Used the hand squeezer to rivet nutplates to the newly primed 902 bulkheads.

Had to stop for a work related call, ride the bike, and then get ready for flying. In the afternoon, flew with riveting buddy Ed Rupp to Smithville. Landings were acceptable, didn't mess up on the radio too bad. Goofed up the traffic pattern after the first landing, but there was no one there to irritate with sloppy flying. Austin approach was hopping. All the jets were coming in for the Texas Tech game.