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Builder Name:Buck Wyndham   -  
Project:   Vans - RV-8   -   VIEW REPORTS
Total Hours:3914.15
Start/Last Date:Jan 08, 2002 - No Finish Date
Engine:AeroSport Power IO-375-M1S
Propeller:Whirlwind 330-3B/72H-73 3-blade CS
Panel:G3X, G5, GTN650, GTR20, GTX45R, GMA245, GMC507
 
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May 15, 2007     Flight controls - (2.2 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Today was one of those days when you just have to sigh. I got involved in the process of building, and forgot to think. The result was that I ended up fabricating a beautiful F-849 Forward Control Column Hanger, only to find that one was already built and installed in the fuselage -- one of the benefits of the Quickbuild kit. It was hidden in front of the spar, and I just didn't see it. So I wasted an hour and a half building a part that I'll have to donate to needy children (or maybe a needy RV-8 builder somewhere.)

After recovering from that embarrassment, I installed the WD-807 control column into the fuselage, and clamped the F-837 rear hanger into place. I decided not to drill it yet -- I need to figure out if I will drill it through the underlying floorboards, or trim the floorboards around the fixture so I can remove them easily later, just like I'm going to do with the flap mounting blocks.

Installed a Cherry Max "platenut" rivet in a hard-to-reach nutplate along the edge of the floor.


 


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