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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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Apr 06, 2008     Rudder pedals; flap limit switches - (2.5 hours)       Category: Fuselage
I installed the rudder pedal assembly to the floor, and drilled the holes for the rudder pedal cable clevis bolts through the firewall. I also screwed the A-600 brake reservoirs to the master cylinders to check their clearance from the firewall with the pedals forward. As other builders have noted, I will have to avoid using the most forward hole in the slider bar when I position the pedals.

Next, I began installing the flap limit microswitches to the fuselage bulkhead, and the switch actuator tab to the flap arm. For now, I attached everything in place with tape, just to get an idea of the proper placement of all the components. I had to trim off about 1/2" of the angle that the microswitches are attached to. This will give it more clearance from the sidewall piece that covers the flap actuator.

Finally, I de-riveted the rudder pedal slider-latch assembly that I built last week. I didn't like the way the part "leaned" a bit, so I'll re-prime all the parts and and re-rivet them. I think the part leaned because a). I used a Dash-12 rivet instead of a Dash-11, and b). I didn't clamp all the parts together tight enough. Lesson learned.


 


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