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Latest Status:
September 21, 2008: I wasn't having much
success with the airbox, so I shifted my schwerpunkt (focal point) to
working on the "things remaining list". Mostly it was
things firewall forward: mounting the baffles and oil cooler for good,
wiring up the alternator circuit, running the brake lines, and
wiring up the magneto and Lightspeed ignition wires. I also
installed the seatbelts. Lynnette and I took the wings out to the
hangar. I spent one weekend driving up to Oswego, NY
to do some transition training in a RV-7 with Mike Seager.
September 12, 2008: The wings are prepped
for painting. I've resumed work on the airbox. I made a list
of everything that is left to be done on the project and am starting to
work down that. I updated my Building
Stats
section -- check it out.
September 8,
2008 : Things are moving
very fast on the project. I'm having a hard time keeping up
with it in the web log. The ailerons, flaps and empennage are
painted and in the hangar at Essex Skypark. I'm in the midst of
prepping the wings for painting. At home, after countless iterations
of fill and sand, the canopy fairing is pretty much done and ready for
priming. I finally got going on the airbox and am making some
progress there. Last weekend, Mike R. took me up in his RV-7A.
It was so much fun flying it. I can't wait to fly my own. I
really liked the side-by-side.
I apologize for injecting some politics into my
aviation log, but hey, it's my site! I put together a page on Sarah Palin's convention
speech
. Spoiler
-- I liked it.
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- September 21, 2008 - Brake lines; Lightspeed wiring
- September 20, 2008 - Wire alternator circuit
- September 19, 2008 - Move wings to airport
- September 18, 2008 - Mount oil cooler
- September 17, 2008 - Mount baffles
- September 14, 2008 - Transition training in Oswego, NY
- September 10, 2008 - More airbox
- September 9, 2008 - Prep the wings for painting
- September 7, 2008 - Airbox
- September 6, 2008 - Finish painting tail feathers
- September 5, 2008 - Prime/Paint Ailerons/Flaps/Empennage
- September 4, 2008 - Sarah "Barracuda" Palin
- September 1, 2008 - Prep Elevators/HS
- August 31, 2008
- Flying in a RV-7A
- August 30, 2008 - Prep Ailerons, Flaps and Rudder
- August 29, 2008 - Move Wings and Empennage to Paint Booth
- August 28, 2008 - More Glassing Canopy Fairing & Oil Filler
door
- August 27, 2008 - Filling and sanding Canopy Fairing
- August 26, 2008 - More Glassing Canopy Fairing & Oil Filler
door
- August 25, 2008 - Glassing Canopy Fairing
- August 24, 2008 - More Canopy Fairing & Oil Filler door
- August 23, 2008 - Start on the Canopy Fairing
- August 22, 2008 - Oil Filler Door
- August 20, 2008 - Rivet the Vertical Stab tip
- August 19, 2008 - Polishing the Elevator
- August 18, 2008 - Polishing the Horizontal Stab
- August 17, 2008
- Prepping the Emp Tips, Polishing the Vertical Stab
- August 16, 2008 - Soaring & Family Picnic
- August
13, 2008 - Polishing Flaps/Ailerons
- August 3, 2008 - Final Polishing the right Wing
- August 3, 2008 - Soaring
- August
2, 2008
- Compounding the right Wing
- July
31, 2008 - Polishing the Fuselage
- July
28, 2008 - Bruce's Cub and Baby Ace Projects
- July
27, 2008 - Magneto Ignition wire
- July
26, 2008 - Start building the Airbox
- July
19, 2008 - Aerospace Museum of California in Sacramento
- July
15, 2008 - Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
- July
14, 2008 - Planes of Fame Air Museum at Chino, CA
- July
9, 2008 - Soaring at Minden, Nevada
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- June
22, 2008 - Heat Muff
- June
21, 2008 - Manifold Pressure, Ground Strap, Ignition
- June
19, 2008 - Fuel & Oil Hoses, Oil Temp Sensor
- June
18, 2008 - EGT Sensors
- June
16, 2008 - CHT Sensors
- June
15, 2008 - Citabria over Antietam
- June
14, 2008 - Rivet Air Seals
- June
13, 2008 - RTV Air Seals
- June
9, 2008 - Rivet Baffles together
- June
7, 2008 - AOPA Open House in Frederick, MD
- June
5, 2008 - Bottom Cowl Seals
- June
2, 2008 - Epoxy Air Duct
- May
31, 2008 - Rivet Spinner nutplates
- May
29, 2008 - Match-drill Spinner holes
- May
28, 2008 - Spinner, Oil Filler Door
- May
27, 2008 - Spinner
- May
26, 2008 - Air Ducts, Air Seals, Oil Filler Door
- May
25, 2008 - Drill Air Seals to Baffles
- May
24, 2008 - Makeing templates for Air Seals
- May
22, 2008 - Top Edge Baffle Trimming
- May
21, 2008 - Still More Trimming Baffles
- May
20, 2008 - More Trimming Baffles
- May
19, 2008 - Trimming Baffles
- May
18, 2008 - Riveting Baffles
- May
14, 2008 - Front/Side/Floor Baffle work
- May
11, 2008 - Front Baffles
- May
10, 2008 - Side/Floor Baffle Gussets
- May
9, 2008 - Floor Baffle Bracket
- May
8, 2008 - More Floor/Side Baffles
- May
6, 2008
- Floor/Side Baffles
- May 3,
2008
- Will the Floor Baffles ever end?
- May
2, 2008 - Still more Floor Baffles
- May 1,
2008
- More Floor Baffles
- April
30, 2008 - Floor Baffles
- April
29, 2008 - Back to the Baffles
- April
27, 2008 - Rivet Side Mount Strips & Recepticles
- April
26, 2008 - Drilled Side Mount Strips
- April
24, 2008 - Rivet Mount Strip & Recepticles
- April
23, 2008 - Camloc Grommet/Studs
- April
22, 2008 - Drilled Camloc recepticle holes
- April
21, 2008 - Spinner prop cutout
- April
20, 2008 - Let the Baffling Begin
- April
19, 2008
- Drilled Side Camloc backing strips
- April
17, 2008 - Fishing the Bay
- April
16, 2008 - Will the bottom cowl ever end?
- April
15, 2008 - Still more bottom cowl
- April
13, 2008 - Even more bottom cowl
- April
12, 2008 - More bottom cowl
- April
11, 2008 - Start the bottom cowl
- April
9, 2008 - Exhaust pipe hangars
- April
6, 2008 - Fit the top cowl
- April
5, 2008 - Mount Prop
- April
4, 2008 - More Spinner BacikPlate
- April
2, 2008 - Spinner BacikPlate
- April
1, 2008 - Cherry Blossoms
- March 30,
2008 -
Install Aft Canopy
- March 29,
2008 - Install Prop Governor
- March 28,
2008 - Install Exhaust System
- March 27,
2008 -
Install Alternator
- March 25,
2008 - Install Carburator
- March 22,
2008 - The Big Move & Engine Mounting
- March 21,
2008 -
Prep for the Big Move
- March 17,
2008 - Panel Labels
- March 16,
2008 -
Engine Prep
- March 12,
2008 - Rivet Air Vent Brackets
- March 9,
2008 - Rivet Firewall Recess
- March 8,
2008 - Install AN Shunt, Recess area
- March 7,
2008 - HS Tip, Firewall Recess
- March 6,
2008 - HS Tip, Fuel Selector Valve Cover
- March 5,
2008 - Emp Fairing, HS Tip, Center Cabin Cover
- March 4,
2008 - Emp Fairing work
- March 2,
2008 - Nav/Strobe light covers
- February 28,
2008 -
Nav/Strobe light mounting
- February 26,
2008 -
Left Wing Inboard area
- February 25,
2008 -
Left Wingtip Nutplates
- February 24,
2008 -
Left Wingtip Rib
- February 23,
2008 -
Left Wing and wingtip
- February 17,
2008 -
More Right Wing
- February 16,
2008 -
Right Wingtip
- February 14,
2008 -
Move Right Wing
- February 12,
2008 -
Center Cabin Cover
- February 10,
2008 - Emp
Tips
- February 9,
2008 - Ramp
baffle prep, Rage gold filler on Tips
- February 8,
2008 - Prime
and cleco #3 and #4 baffles
- February 7,
2008 - Oil
Cooler hole in #4 aft baffle
- February 6,
2008 - #3
Cylinder Baffle section
- February 4,
2008 - More
Baffle work
- February 3,
2008 -
Empennage Fairings
- February 2,
2008 -
Control Cables/Horizontal Cowl Support strips
- January 31,
2008 - #4 Cylinder Baffle
- January 30,
2008 - Finish the Firewall Eyeballs/Control Cables
- January 29,
2008 - Start the Baffle Kit
- January 27,
2008 - Lower Emp Fairing
- January 26,
2008 - Big Day
- January 24,
2008 - More Emp fairing
- January 23,
2008 - Trim/Drill Emp fairing
- January 22,
2008 - Start Empennage fairing
- January 21,
2008 - Aft Skins done!
- January 20,
2008 - Rivet forward top skin
- January 19,
2008 - More cowl support strips
- January 18,
2008 - Firewall eyeball for prop control cable
- January 16,
2008 - Fashioning cowl support strips for camlocs
- January 14,
2008 - More riveting and Gear/Wheels
- January 13,
2008 - More riveting and Gear/Wheels
- January 12,
2008 - Rivet Aft Top Skin
- January 11, 2008 - HS &
Elevator Tips
- January 7,
2008 - Upgrade Dynon Firmware
- January 5,
2008 - Rivet Rudder and Elevator Stops
- January 4,
2008 - Miscellaneous Stuff
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January 3, 2008 - Elevator Hook-up
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January 2, 2008 - Elevator Trim and Rudder bottom tip
- Previous Years - RV-7 Builders Log 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007
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I found my digital photos from Oshkosh 2003
-- check them out.
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