RV-7 Builders Log

December 31, 2006 - Elevator Push-Rod
December 30, 2006 - Mounting the Vertical Stab to the Fuse
December 25, 2006 - Christmas Presents.
December 18, 2006 - Drill Elevator Horns to HS Hinge Bearing
December 17, 2006 - Finish drilling HS to Fuse
December 16, 2006 - Drill HS to Fuse
December 13, 2006 - More Bottom Skin riveting
December 12, 2006 - Drill Elevator Honrs
December 11, 2006 - Attach Elevators to Horizontal Stab
December 9, 2006 - Attach Elevators to Horizontal Stab
December 7, 2006 - Rivet bottom skin 2 of 4
December 6, 2006 - Seatbelt anchor bracket
December 5, 2006 - Rivet the Canopy Frame
December 2, 2006 - Drilling Canopy Frame
November 30, 2006 - Oregon Aero Seats, Canopy Frame
November 25, 2006 - Drilling Canopy Frame, Riveting Bottom Skin
November 24, 2006 - Side Weldment adjustments
November 23, 2006 - Thanksgiving Day
November 22, 2006 - Canopy Frame
November 21, 2006 - Aft Canopy Channels
November 19, 2006 - Start Riveting Bottom Skin
November 15, 2006 - Edge-Smooth Crotch-Strap brackets
November 12, 2006 - Still More Forward Canopy Fame
November 10, 2006 - More Forward Canopy Fame
November 9, 2006 - Forward Canopy Fame
November 8, 2006 - Big order from Vans
November 6, 2006 - More fuel tank leak testing.
November 5, 2006 - Forward Canopy Frame
November 3, 2006 - Prosealing the fuel tank access plates
November 1, 2006 - Fuel Tank Leak Testing
October 31, 2006 - Miscellaneous
October 29, 2006 - Prosealing the fuel tank access plates
October 28, 2006 - Canopy Latch Mechanism
October 27, 2006 - Canopy Latch Mechanism
October 25, 2006 - Canopy Side Latch
October 23 2006 - Canopy Side Latch
October 22, 2006 - Canopy Release/Priming
October 18, 2006 - Rudder Cable Fairings
October 16, 2006 - Seats
October 11, 2006 - Forward Upper Fuselage Prep
October 10, 2006 - Electrical System Stuff Arrives
October 8, 2006 - Forward Upper Fuselage/Start Canopy
October 7, 2006 - Forward Upper Fuselage
October 6, 2006 - Forward Upper Fuselage
October 3, 2006 - SubPanel Reinforcers
October 1, 2006 - Stuff in Wing
September 27, 2006 - More forward upper fuselage
September 24, 2006 - Worked on forward upper fuselage
September 23, 2006 - Helped mount an engine
September 19, 2006 - Fuel Tank Service Bulletin
September 10, 2006 - Finished Cabin Frame, started forward upper fuselage
September 2, 2006 - Pictorial Pilot Install
August 31, 2006 - Cabin Frame support bracket
August 29, 2006 - Right cabin frame mounting bracket
August 28, 2006 - Left cabin frame mounting bracket
August 26, 2006 - Priming & Riveting Cabin Frame
August 25, 2006 - Prepping Cabin Frame
August 24, 2006 - Countersinking Cabin Frame
August 23, 2006 - Drilling Cabin Frame
August 19, 2006 - More Cabin Frame
August 18, 2006 - Cabin Frame
August 10, 2006 - Nutplates
August 9, 2006 - Lower Forward Fuselage
August 1, 2006 - Front Panels
July 31, 2006 - Seat Back Braces
July 30, 2006 - Forward Seat Floor
May 29, 2006 - Putting the fuselage together for a photo-op.
May 21, 2006 - Flap actuator assembly
May 19, 2006 - Flap motor
May 18, 2006 - Rivet right aft seat floor
May 16, 2006 - Rivet left aft seat floor
May 14, 2006 - Flap mechanism
May 13, 2006 - Flap mechanism
May 12, 2006 - Flap mechanism
May 9, 2006 - Flap mechanism
May 8, 2006 - Forward Cover
May 5, 2006 - Forward Cover
May 1, 2006 - Seat Tunnel & Forward Covers
April 16, 2006 - Seat Floor Tunnel Cover
April 14, 2006 - Seat Floors
April 13, 2006 - Baggage Bulkheads
April 12, 2006 - Still more Upper Baggage Bulkhead
April 11, 2006 - More Upper Baggage Bulkhead
April 10, 2006 - Upper Baggage Bulkhead
April 8, 2006 - Lower Baggage Bulkhead
April 7, 2006 - Rivet Baggage Area Floors
April 6, 2006 - Rivet Baggage Area Side Panels
April 4, 2006 - Rudder Cables
April 1, 2006 - Rivet Seats
March 31, 2006 - Prep and Prime Seats
March 29, 2006 - Seat Braces
March 28, 2006 - Drill Right Seat
March 25, 2006 - Drill Left Seat
March 24, 2006 - Seat Backs
March 22, 2006 - Baggage Floor Door
March 21, 2006 - Rivet Aft Seat Floor hinges
March 19, 2006 - Aft Seat Floor
March 9, 2006 - Baggage Area
March 8, 2006 - Organizing Finish Kit Hardware
March 7, 2006 - Baggage Area
March 5, 2006 - Inventorying Finish Kit/Baggage Area
March 4, 2006 - Finish Kit is in the House!
February 28, 2006 - Deburring and dimpling Aft Upper Fuse
February 26, 2006 - Aft Upper Fuselage Skin
February 25, 2006 - Rear Upper Fuselage Skin
February 24, 2006 - Rivet Canopy Decks
February 23, 2006 - Rivet left F-705 bracket & F-757 gusset
February 22, 2006 - Rivet right F-705 bracket & F-757 gusset
February 21, 2006 - Rivet Fwd Fuse Gussets
February 19, 2006 - Shoulder harness anchors, bulkhead gussets, wood stand for fuse
February 18, 2006 - F-695 Fwd Fuse Gussets
February 15, 2006 - Drilled Fwd Canopy Deck
February 14, 2006 - Drilled F-757 Gusset
February 12, 2006 - Trimmed Aft Canopy Deck
February 11, 2006 - Riveted aft deck
February 9, 2006 - Aft deck spacers
February 8, 2006 - Drilling aft deck
February 7, 2006 - Adjust saw horses
February 6, 2006 - The Canoe Is Flipped!
February 4, 2006 - More Misc Prep Work
February 2, 2006 - Misc Prep Work
January 28, 2006 - Rivet Forward Fuse
January 27, 2006 - Squeezing Rivets
January 24, 2006 - Bolting and Riveting Fuse
January 23, 2006 - Riveting Fuse
January 22, 2006 - Pre-Riveting Forward Fuse
January 21, 2006 - F-704 Bulkhead bolting
January 15, 2006 - Priming complete.
January 14, 2006 - Clean the parts and some final prep
January 11, 2006 - Countersinking, Dimpling with the C-Frame
January 8, 2006 - More Countersinking Longerons
January 7, 2006 - Countersinking Longerons
January 5, 2006 - Skin Prep
January 1, 2006 - Disassemble the fuselage

2005

December 31, 2005 - Lower Fuselage
December 30, 2005 - Rudder and Brake Pedals
December 29, 2005 - Rudder Pedals
December 27, 2005 - Brake Pedals
December 26, 2005 - Forward Fuselage
December 25, 2005 - New Tools from Santa
December 24, 2005 - F-902 Bulkhead
December 23, 2005 - Forward Fuselage.
December 22, 2005 - Forward Fuselage Lower Longerons.
December 19, 2005 - Forward Fuselage Stiffeners.
December 17, 2005 - Auxiliary Longerons.
December 14, 2005 - The Firewall is drilled!!
December 12, 2005 - Preparing to drill the Firewall.
December 11, 2005 - Lots of drilling.
December 10, 2005 - Forward fuselage, drilling longerons.
December 9, 2005 - Forward fuselage.
December 8, 2005 - Center and Aft Fuse are Joined!
December 7, 2005 - Preparing to join the Center and Aft Fuse
December 5, 2005 - Longerons complete!
December 4, 2005 - Bending the longerons
December 3, 2005 - Center fuselage seat and baggage rib covers
December 2, 2005 - Finish riveting the center fuselage skin
November 30, 2005 - Riveting the center fuselage skin
November 26, 2005 - More riveting the center fuselage
November 25, 2005 - Riveting the center fuselage
November 22, 2005 - More center fuselage prep
November 20, 2005 - More center fuselage prep
November 19, 2005 - Center fuselage prep
November 10, 2005 - Start prepping center fuselage
November 9, 2005 - Finish riveting the aft fuse
November 3, 2005 - Riveting the aft fuse together
October 30, 2005 - Aft Fuse - Riveting the Tailcone
October 16, 2005 - Center Fuselage
October 15, 2005 - Center Fuselage
October 14, 2005 - Center Fuselage
October 12, 2005 - Center Fuselage
October 11, 2005 - Center Fuselage bottom skin clecoed.
October 10, 2005 - Center Fuselage bulkhead & ribs clecoed.
October 9, 2005 - Center Fuselage ribs
September 23, 2005 - Center Fuselage - Spacers
September 21, 2005 - Aft Fuselage - Dimpling
September 17, 2005 - Aft Fuselage - Devinyling, Deburring and Bracket
September 13, 2005 - Aft Fuselage - Drilling holes
September 12, 2005 - Aft Fuselage - J-Stringers
September 7, 2005 - Tailcone Trifecta
September 2, 2005 - Tailcone Part Deux.
August 29, 2005 - Clecoed together Aft fuselage!
August 28, 2005 - J-Stringers
August 26, 2005 - Tailcone
August 24, 2005 - Cleaned and rearranged shop, started aft fuselage.
August 23, 2005 - Bulkheads complete!
August 22, 2005 - Riveted Bulkheads
August 21, 2005 - F-712 Bulkhead, Priming
August 20, 2005 - F-711 Bulkhead
August 16, 2005 - F-707/708/709/710 Bulkheads
August 15, 2005 - F-706 Bulkhead
August 11, 2005 - F-705 Bulkhead Complete!
August 10, 2005 - F-705 Bulkhead
August 9, 2005 - F-705 Bulkhead
August 8, 2005 - F-705 Bulkhead
July 30, 2005 - F-705 Bulkhead
July 25, 2005 - F-705 Bulkhead
July 24, 2005 - F-705 Bulkhead
July 19, 2005 - F705 Bulkhead
July 2, 2005 - F704 Bulkhead
July 1, 2005 - F704 Bulkhead
June 30, 2005 - F704 Bulkhead
June 29, 2005 - F704 Bulkhead
June 28, 2005 - F704 Bulkhead
June 17, 2005 - Start the F-704 bulkhead
June 16, 2005 - Rivet the firewall. Firewall complete!
June 14, 2005 - Prime the firewall
June 12, 2005 - Deburring, dimpling, and countersinking the firewall
June 11, 2005 - Match-drilling the firewall
June 6, 2005 - Clecoing stiffeners and doublers to the firewall.
June 4, 2005 - Firewall
June 3, 2005 - Firewall.
June 1, 2005 - Inventorying and organizing the Fuselage Kit.
May 27, 2005 - Fuselage Kit has arrived!
May 9, 2005 - Working on the Kitfox
Fiberglass Tips
- May 8, 2005 - Right Wingtip
- May 5, 2005 - Emp Tips
- April 29, 2005 - Emp Tips
- April 25, 2005 - Emp Tips
- April 24, 2005 - Emp Tips
Right Wing
- March 31, 2005 - Flap Brace/Hinge
- March 26, 2005 - Align Aileron
- March 25, 2005 - Rudder & Elevator Bearing Rods
- March 23, 2005 - Hang Aileron
- March 20, 2005 - Riveted on the aileron hinge brackets.
- March 19, 2005 - The right wing is off the jig and in the stand.
- March 13, 2005 - Attach Fuel Tank to Spar, hang top skins
- March 9, 2005 - Rivet Leading Edge to main spar.
- March 8, 2005 - Wing Prep: deburring, dimpling, countersinking
- March 7, 2005 - Landing Light complete.
- March 5, 2005 - Landing Light
- March 2, 2005 - Rivet Leading Edge together
- February 27, 2005 - Leading Edge prep
- February 24, 2005 - Tiedown Bracket, Leading Edge prep
- February 23, 2005 - Fuel Tank Prep
- February 22, 2005 - Fuel Tank Fitting
- February 19, 2005 - Leading Edge.
- February 17, 2005 - Drilled bottom skins.
- February 15, 2005 - Drilled top skins.
- February 12, 2005 - Updated Wing jig.
- February 6, 2005 - Primed ribs.
- February 4, 2005 - Cleco spars and ribs together.
Right Aileron
- February 1, 2005 - Aileron complete.
- January 30, 2005 - More Aileron.
- January 29, 2005 - Aileron spar.
- January 23, 2005 - Started Aileron. Riveted stiffeners to skin.
Right Flap
- January 31, 2005 - Flap complete.
- January 27, 2005 - More Flap.
- January 22, 2005 - More Flap.
- January 21, 2005 - Started Flap.
Left Flap
- December 27, 2004 - Flap complete.
- December 19 2004 - Still more Flap
- December 12, 2004 - More Flap
- December 7, 2004 - Started Flap
Left Aileron
- April 1, 2005 - Left Elevator leading edge
- December 14, 2004 - Aileron complete.
- November 29, 2004 - Aileron - prep skins
- November 27, 2004 - Aileron - prep spar
Left Wing
- January 16, 2005 - Attach Flap
- January 12, 2005 - Attach Bellcrank and Aileron
- January 10, 2005 - Long Aileron Control Rods
- January 9, 2005 - Riveting the Flap Brace and Aileron Gap Fairing
- January 8, 2005 - Riveting the Aileron Brackets
- January 3, 2005 - Matchdrilling the Flap Brace and Aileron Gap Fairing
- January 1, 2005 - Building the Wing Stand.
- December 31, 2004 - Short Aileron Control Rods
- November 22, 2004 - Top skins riveted to Wing
- October 31, 2004 - Riveted leading edge
- October 23, 2004 - Final Wing Prep
- October 22, 2004 - Landing Light, Leading Edge
- October 16, 2004 - Landing Light continued
- October 15, 2004 - Landing Light
- October 13, 2004 - Wing Prep
- October 5, 2004 - Wing Prep
- October 1, 2004 - Wing Skin Prep
- September 23, 2004 - Deburring Skins
- September 21, 2004 - Deburring and Dimpling Ribs
- September 11, 2004 - Beach
- September 8, 2004 - Leading Edge
- September 4, 2004 - Hung the wing bottom skins
- September 3, 2004 - Hung the wing top skins
- September 2, 2004 - Building the wing jig
- August 21, 2004 - Rivet the left wing structure
- August 15, 2004 - Cleco the left wing together.
- August 14, 2004 - Finished prepping wing ribs!
- July 20, 2004 - Start prepping ribs
- July 18, 2004 - Rivet Rear Spar
- July 12, 2004 - More Rear Spar prep
- July 10, 2004 - Rear Spar prep
- July 5, 2004 - Tiedown brackets
- June 28, 2004 - Will these nutplates ever end?
- June 26, 2004 - Still more countersinking and riveting nutplates
- June 23, 2004 - More countersinking and riveting nutplates
- June 16, 2004 - Countersinking the Wing Main Spar for nutplates.
- May 24, 2004 - The Wing Kit is in the house!

Left Elevator
- June 20, 2004 - More trim tab work.
- June 6, 2004 - Started building elevator trim tab
- June 5, 2004 - Rivet elevator skin to spars/ribs
- May 23, 2004 - Cleco ribs, spar and skin together
- May 20, 2004 - Preparing skin and stiffeners
Right Elevator
- May 12, 2004 - Riveting the right Elevator.
- May 9, 2004 - Preparing the right Elevator components
- May 8, 2004 - Clecoing the right Elevator together.
- May 1, 2004 - Backriveting stiffeners to Right Elevator.
- April 15, 2004 - Match drill right Elevator stiffeners
- April 11, 2004 - Started on Elevator

Rudder
- May 3, 2004 - Rudder Leading Edge; Rudder complete.
- May 2, 2004 - Rudder Trailing Edge
- April 27, 2004 - Riveting Rudder
- April 26, 2004 - Miscellaneous Rudder
- April 23, 2004 - Rudder top and bottom ribs.
- April 9, 2004 - Rudder trailing edge and riveting spar reinforcers
- April 8, 2004 - Counterbalance rib and counterweight
- April 4, 2004 - Deburring and dimpling the skin edges
- April 3, 2004 - Clecoing the Rudder together
- March 23, 2004 - Back-Riveting the stiffeners/skin
- March 21, 2004 - Rudder Spar and Horn
- March 18, 2004 - Deburring skins
- March 15, 2004 - Making stiffeners

Vertical Stabilizer
- March 13, 2004 - Drilling and riveting the VS.
- February 15, 2004 - Spars, Ribs and Skins clecoed together
Horizontal Stabilizer
- February 27, 2004 - Riveting. HS complete.
- February 26, 2004 - Skins, deburring and dimpling
- February 25, 2004 - Forward Spar, riveting
- February 24, 2004 - Rear Spar, riveting
- February 23, 2004 - Rear Spar, riveting
- February 20, 2004 - Priming
- February 17, 2004 - Left HS, drill spar/ribs
- February 14, 2004 - Right HS, cleco together
- February 12, 2004 - Left HS, cleco together
- February 3, 2004 - Foward Spar
- February 2, 2004 - Forward Spar Reinforcers
- January 30, 2004 - The Beginning. Rear Spar Reinforcers
Initial Preparation

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