Van's RV-9A in Aurora

The Big Picture

The Big Picture
Flying! 8/28/2011

Sunday, October 18, 2009

4 hrs, 112 rivets
Absolutely perfect building weather. Blue, CAVU skies, warm enough for shorts, but cool enough to not sweat. If it was like this all the time, we'd be overrun with people.

Rivet bellcrank.
Finish dimpling armrests. Had neglected to dimple the holes that cleco to the 970 skins.
Prime armrests and 904K spar caps.
Finish riveting most of aft fuselage.
Finish riveting 905 bulkhead to 970 skin.
Squeeze 970 to longeron rivets
Rivet armrests, cleco into assembly.