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Builder Name:Ernie Lietzan   -  
Project:   Vans - RV-10   -   VIEW REPORTS
Total Hours:2642.45
Total Flight Time:
Start/Last Date:Jan 02, 2019 - No Finish Date
 
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Mar 18, 2024     Break-in flights - (15 hours)       Category: Engine
Flight Aware is very helpful for this part

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Feb 20, 2024     Flight #3 - (3.5 hours) Category: Engine
Eric and I put another hour on the engine. Clintonville to FDL past OSK and home in an hour!
 
Feb 19, 2024     More Engine Break-in - (4 hours)       Category: Engine
Eric A flew another hour around the field. No leaks from previous adjustments of Prop Gov and Left PMag. Fuel line is secure but spider inlet leaks. Probably the cause of the previous blue spot on upper cowl.

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Jan 21, 2024     Simulator time - (1 hour) Category: Research
Got 1 hour in the front seat of the EA-18G simulator with Paulie "Walleye" in the back seat coaching. He only had to punch us out (deploy the ejection seat) once.
 
Dec 20, 2023     New fuel line - (3 hours) Category: Engine
Replaced fuel line from boost pump to firewall. No leaks!
 
Dec 15, 2023     First Flight - (2 hours) Category: Engine
Eric A took 819EJ up for the first time. One hour over KATW with minor squawks. Elev. trim switched backwards. Simple fix in VPX-Pro. Fuel leak at the firewall fitting when boost pump is on, pressurizing the line. Not a simple fix.
 
Dec 14, 2023     Defrost fans - (3 hours) Category: Instrument Panel
Installed new defrost fans. They are loud!
 
Dec 08, 2023     Passed Inspection - (2 hours)       Category: Inspection
Tim Spreen from the FAA inspected and signed off on 819EJ. Got my Airworthiness and Repairman's certificates.

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Dec 07, 2023     Block Heater - (3 hours) Category: Engine
Reiff heat strips installed.
 
Dec 06, 2023     Taxi Lights - (10 hours) Category: Lighting
Spent the last few weeks prepping for inspection coming up on 12/8. Added Flyleds Taxi lights to wing roots, Reiff heater to oil sump.
 
Oct 20, 2023     Empennage fairing - (2 hours) Category: Tail Feathers
Added material to the gaps between the front of the HS and the fairing. Added material to hinge pin cover on P-side.
 
Oct 18, 2023     Clean up - (2 hours) Category: Workshop
Cleaned up shop, moved workbenches.
 
Oct 14, 2023     Taxi test - (2 hours)       Category: Controls
First taxi test and magnetometer calibration




 
Oct 12, 2023     Trim Nose Gear Fairing - (2 hours) Category: Landing Gear
Trimmed nose gear leg fairing where it meets up with wheel fairing. Landings will cause gear to flex and it needs clearance.
 
Oct 10, 2023     Passenger panels installed - (2 hours) Category: Interior
Trimmed rear vent tunnels and installed rear interior panels.
 
Oct 09, 2023     Weeping rivet - (3 hours)       Category: Fuel System
This was supposed to be interior work but I noticed a blue halo around one of the rivets on top of the wing near the fuel sender. VERY slow leak that didn't show up with bubbles or gas in the tank. Just guessing that all my climbing in and out from the front of the wing stressed the connection enough to break a too thin seal.
Placed and glued up the rear vent tunnels into the rear interior panels.
Spike and I removed the cowling and I tightened up the exhaust supports. We set the last missing rivet next to the wing root.

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Oct 08, 2023     Patch cowl inner surface - (2 hours) Category: Engine
Filled cut in inner cowl surface, covered with 6 layers of glas and peel ply. Fitted and cut rear vent tunnels
 
Oct 07, 2023     Punch out - (6 hours) Category: Engine
Eric Trace and I attached root fairings, checked connections, nuts/bolts. Eric updated G3Xs did Weight and Balance. It's a little on the heavy side which we fully expected with a full leather interior. Tried to calibrate the magnetometer but there was a nasty whine on startup (first start with the cowl on) Turns out I didn't trim one of the baffles enough and it sliced into the inner surface of the cowl.
 
Oct 05, 2023     Cowling Installed - (5 hours)       Category: Engine
Spike and I wrestled the cowling into place. Inlet fabric seals are a little large and require much persuasion. Nose gear leg fairing pushed rear bracket out of line so bottom cowl cutout (schnozzle) wouldn't fit. Modified gear leg fairing and now all parts are happy.
Pulled seats out in preparation for rigging the ailerons on Sat. Much harder than installing them. Put center console back in place

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Oct 04, 2023     Fairings off - (3 hours) Category: Wings
Removed wing root fairings in prep for rigging the ailerons this weekend. Installed access panels with SS Torx screws. Metal duct tape on gaps between baffles and engine case. Tried to make a fiberglas cover for the engine mount holes. Disaster.
 
Oct 03, 2023     Re route tail strobe - (6 hours) Category: Tail Feathers
Wing tips are held on by 42 SS screws. SS is not nearly as tough as carbon steel. 42nd screw snapped off in the nutplate. Removed screws from wing tip, drilled out nutplate, attached new nutplate, re-attached wing tip. Re-routing tail strobe means detaching rudder, drill 7/8ths hole in bottom fairing to enable 7/16th hole through solid bottom rudder rib through which to fish re-routed strobe wire and into which to place a snap bushing. Forgot covers for first set of environmental splices. Second set pulled off when squeezed through heat shrink. Finally used crimped butt splices. Reattached Rudder.
 
Oct 02, 2023     FAB drain hose - (5 hours) Category: Engine
Opened holes in bottom of FAB, glassed 3/4" pex cut in half to form tube attachment.
 
Oct 01, 2023     First engine run - (15 hours)       Category: Engine
While Trace and Eric did the real prep, I re-installed kill switch which had come loose during wire bundling, added 10 quarts of oil to crankcase and watched Eric time the mags. Adjusted control cables, took all slack out of TQ to allow full travel of throttle and mixture. Eric removed the spark plugs and gapped them. Reinstalled after cleaning off pickling oil. Spike and I Installed Pilot seat so Eric could do the first start. Trace and I were on fire extinguisher duty.

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Sep 30, 2023     Prep for first start - (12 hours) Category: Engine
Eric, Trace and I prepped for first start. Eric and Trace installed prop, Oil quick drain, safety wire on alternator,
 
Sep 29, 2023     Root fairings - (3 hours) Category: Wings
Attached rest of wing root fairings. Attached access panel with aileron trim motor. Lengthened pitot tube hose. Installed P side front interior panel.
 
Sep 29, 2023     Routing rear headset jacks - (3 hours)       Category: Avionics
Tied down rear jack bundles in center console. Attached L bottom wing root fairing. Spike and I installed Co-P seat. Tightened bolt in Co-P stick. Covered firewall holes.

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Sep 28, 2023     Fairing Install - (5 hours) Category: Empennage
Installed empennage fairing. Third to last SS screw broke off in a very stubborn nutplate. Could not budge broken end of screw. Removed fairing to get better grip. No joy. Drilled out nutplate. Riveted new one. Re-installed fairing.
Same thing happened yesterday in the wingtip fairing nutplate. Drilled it out and replaced it.... with an 8-32 nutplate. Drilled it out and put the correct one in.
Installed Co-P stick.
Tidied up behind panel.
Finally got the fuel pump to accept my card. Put a gallonish in each tank. No drips so far.
 
Sep 27, 2023     Interior install - (5 hours) Category: Interior Finish
Installed P-side lap belts because I finally got the correct bolts. Finished installing fasteners in front seat panels. installed front carpets and tunnel cover. Luxuriated in back seats for several minutes.
 
Sep 26, 2023     Baggage Bulkhead and Rear Seats - (5 hours)       Category: Interior Finish
Adjusted P-side panel to fit. Installed interior side panels. Installed baggage bulkhead corrugations and overhead cosole rear cover. Installed rear carpets and seats. Oiled air filter and installed. Installed cotter keys in flaps.

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Sep 25, 2023     Side Panels - (3 hours) Category: Interior Finish
Wrestled P side panel into place. IYKYK. Started at the front installing screws. Nutplates in panel have nothing behind them so screwing into them is a challenge, especially when the nutplate is too deformed. Got all the way to the back only to find that 3 of the holes that are shared with the back side panel already had screws in them. Reversed the whole process, removed the panel, removed the screws, replaced the panel, replaced the screws except for one that just won't go. Co-P side I tapped all the nutplates and slid the panel in properly. Went much more smoothly. Installed interior finish panels on Co-P side.
Tightened up P side passenger seat belt anchor. Had to crawl into tailcone while Spike held the nose down.
 
Sep 25, 2023     Archer Antenna - (3 hours) Category: Avionics
Removed 5 nutplates from wing tip, installed Archer antenna and replaced nutplates. Secured rear scat tubes w/ zip ties. Installed left side panel and seat front panel.
 
Sep 24, 2023     Punch-out (more) - (16 hours) Category: Avionics
Eric updated G3Xes, secured wiring behind baggage compartment and in tunnel, tightened all nuts firewall forward, added fittings to antenna cables. We riveted backer plates in place and attached antennas. I secured wires and antennas behind panel, disconnected TQ cables so we could clean out tunnel. Re-attached scat tube for front heat after shortening wire coil. Counter sunk holes for Com2. Attached tunnel cover. Re-connected TQ cables to tunnel cover.
 
Sep 23, 2023     Redoing antenna backer plates - (3 hours)       Category: Avionics
Eric and Trace showed up in their -10. Propeller swap showed that theirs has a vibration issue. Still so smooth. Went for a ride and got .1 hrs stick time!
Removed backer plates and cleaned off RTV. Clecoed new, larger xponder backer in place and countersunk. Removed Com2 antenna and backer plate. Drilled rivet holes.

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Sep 22, 2023     Antennas - (3 hours) Category: Avionics
Installed backer for Com2 antenna and installed antenna. Same for x-ponder antenna. Tapped nutplate for last screw in door hinge. Installed last screw. Sanded down filler around top corner of Co-p side window.
 
Sep 21, 2023     Pin Blocks Done - (2 hours) Category: Fuselage
Finished pin blocks by adding epoxy filler to gaps, sanding smooth. Doors are WAY easier to operate now that the pins and blocks are aligned. Started on com2 antenna. Have to remove Co-P seat rails.
 
Sep 20, 2023     Door Pin Blocks - (3.5 hours) Category: Fuselage
Epoxy held the pin blocks in position. Drilled bolt holes and bolted P-side block in place. Installed rubber boot over alternator cable lug. Found 1/4" snap bushing on the tarmac, drilled access hole, installed bushing, ran L fuel qty wire, added ring terminal and shrink wrap and connected L fuel sender. Epoxied Co-P pin blocks in place. Trace picked up the prop to use in diagnosing their 10's vibration at 1600 RPM.
 
Sep 19, 2023     Roll trim - (3 hours) Category: Controls
Tabs on the aileron push rod were not in the correct spot. Disconnected and removed push rod. Drilled out rivets holding tabs and relocated them to the correct position. Reinstalled push rod and attached trim motor springs. Never want to touch those springs again.
Door pin blocks worked perfectly in glued position. Removed glue and reinstalled with epoxy/flox. Problem was alignment which was hard to diagnose until I removed the screws and let the door pins locate the blocks.
 
Sep 18, 2023     R Fuel sender lead attached - (3 hours) Category: Fuel System
Installed snap bushing in wing root and ran fuel sender lead, terminated and attached. More work on L door pin blocks. Could not get latch to work smoothly. Finally put pin blocks on door pins sans screws, closed the doors and glued the blocks in place.
 
Sep 17, 2023     Lots of Wiring - (18 hours) Category: Controls
18 hours between Eric and me. He re-terminated the sticks with d-sub connectors. Test ran everything. Set ranges for CHT and EGT in the G3X. Connected the R wing tip. Connected the aileron trim servo. We ran the OAT to the first access panel in the left wing which involved cutting it at the wing root and splicing it back together once it was in place. I worked on fitting the left door pin blocks. Ring terminal on the alternator cable and the wiring of the engine is done. Tested the strobes, landing, taxi and position light.
 
Sep 15, 2023     More Door Pin Blocks - (3 hours) Category: Fuselage
Ground off interfering material from door pin guide blocks on Co-P side. Door closes but it's a struggle. Started on P side. Riveted ELT ant. bracket to OH access panel, installed ELT antenna into OH. Will fab and run coax cable to ELT on Sunday.
 
Sep 14, 2023     Bracket for ELT antenna - (2 hours) Category: Avionics
Fabbed bracket for ELT antenna. Installed plane around door pin guide blocks on Co-P side. Did not fit well.
 
Sep 13, 2023     Tail strobe installed - (3 hours)       Category: Empennage
Got the wiring schematic from Paul at Flyleds, connected the tail strobe and fastened in place. Spike and I fished the service loop for the pressure sensors through the firewall. Sealed the wiring harness at the firewall with the fire sleeve and hi temp RTV. Found the access panel in the overhead console will hold the ELT antenna. Tomorrow's project: Fab a bracket and attach it to the access panel. Tried out the cabin lights

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Sep 12, 2023     Alternator lead - (4 hours) Category: Engine
Connected alternator lead w/ environmental splice, tidied up wire harness bundle at the firewall, connected flap position sensor. Investigated locations for ELT antenna. Looks like it will fit in the overhead.
 
Sep 11, 2023     Adel Clamps!! - (3 hours) Category: Engine
Clamped R side wires to engine mount. Replaced loose hi-temp clamp with DWG on left side. Met with Joe N. to discuss what DAR looks for and how to prep for inspection. Decided to locate ELT antenna in overhead console. Eliminated R aileron rub.
 
Sep 10, 2023     Alternator cable route - (2.5 hours) Category: Engine
Re-routed alternator cable and lead to run along the starter cable. Cut off most of the lacing cord and replaced with zip ties on the left side. Re-routed sensor leads to eliminate big loop that interferes with plug wires. Ran control cables to quadrant.
 
Sep 10, 2023     Connect Rudder Cables - (1 hour) Category: Empennage
Tracked down rudder cable connection in the plans and connected the rudder cables.
 
Sep 09, 2023     Rudder Fairing - (3 hours)       Category: Empennage
Sanded bottom rudder fairing. Attached chafe guard (1/4 vinyl tube) to through hole in VS spar, spliced extension to tail strobe wire and ran it through the rudder. Re-attached rudder. Sanded birthmarks on R aileron.

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Sep 08, 2023     Attach bottom rudder fairing - (1.8 hours) Category: Empennage
Riveted bottom rudder fairing to rudder. Glassed over the junction
 
Sep 08, 2023     Fit front interior panels - (.7 hour) Category: Interior Finish
Manda stopped at the hangar to mark the interior panels for trimming around the eyeball vents.
 
Sep 08, 2023     SB 00002 - (3 hours)       Category: Empennage
Completed replacement of rudder stop per Service Bulletin 00002. Drilled out old bracket and stop and replaced with updated version. Reattached VS. Stripped some of the tail strobe (shielded) wire. Will have to extend it to reach the strobe. Removed strobe from fairing but in the process I completely stripped the screw holding it on.

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Sep 07, 2023     Finish Flap Position Sensor - (3 hours) Category: Avionics
Couldn't get proper thread on push rod so I scuffed the end with 100 grit paper and used JB weld. Installed pushrod to complete Flap Position Sensor.
 
Sep 05, 2023     Flap Position sensor relocated - (3 hours) Category: Controls
Could not make geometry work under flap torque tube cover so, back to the original plan of a bracket mounted to the side of the tunnel. Fabbed bracket and all parts attached. Just need to add threads to one end of the connecting rod (from an RC plane) and make the electrical connections. Sanded down "birthmark" repairs.
 
Sep 04, 2023     Flap position sensor - (2.5 hours) Category: Wings
Investigated position sensor geometry. Still not quite right. Epoxied Tail strobe backer in place. Filled small dents in wings and ailerons. Added fire sleeve to R-side firewall penetration.
 
Sep 03, 2023     Fuel pump overflow tube - (4 hours) Category: Engine
Yes, 4 hours to install fuel pump fuel overflow fitting and hose. Had to remove 1/4" Adel clamp from Alt air cable and replace w/ 3/16" so I could use 1/4" on overflow tube. First had to get ferrule into tube. Heat didn't work (found that out after 45 minutes of wrestling with it.) Eventually drilled tube end #30 AND heated it. Still have to reattach fuel line that was detached because it was in the way. Replaced cap screw on Flap Position Sensor mount with round head screw.
 
Sep 02, 2023     More Punch Out - (3 hours) Category: Tail Feathers
My airport badge expired so Spike escorted me to the hangar and stayed for the entertainment. Tightened Adel clamp on starter cable, routed alternator lead, trimmed and attached alt air cable, drilled aft bulkheads for snap bushings, installed bushings and ran wire through aft bulkheads, attached spade terminal to p-mag ground leads and attached it to the ground block.
 
Sep 01, 2023     Tail strobe and Elevator trim - (10 hours) Category: Tail Feathers
I attached flap position indicator, cleaned up hangar, detached rudder so I could run tail strobe lead through impossible to drill holes, detached VS so I could drill impossible holes, secured Alt-air cable, attached main fuse block, Eric connected starter, finished starter cable, p-mag m-pressure lines, p-mag leads, re-pinned Roll servo d-sub connector.
 
Aug 31, 2023     Flap position sensor - (5 hours) Category: Controls
Designed flap position sensor installation and fabbed hinge mount for same.
 
Aug 30, 2023     Gap covers finished - (7 hours)       Category: Empennage
DD&Ded gap covers, tapped holes in skin/longerons for #6 screws. Spike and I riveted the last two nutplates in the fuselage skin. Secured starter cable with @%@#$%^ Adel clamps. Replaced 2 Nylock nuts with steel lock nuts which was 2 more than I had patience for. Secured Alt Air cable with Adel clamps and snap bushings.

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Aug 29, 2023     Nutplates Installed - (5 hours)       Category: Empennage
DD&Ded holes for nutplates. Riveted all but the 3 on the fuselage. Removed VS to get at last rivets. Only had to drill out 3.

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Aug 28, 2023     Empennage fairing - (4 hours)       Category: Empennage
Final trim/sand of empennage fairing. Triangulated and drilled screw holes #40. Filed edges and corners of ailerons.

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Aug 27, 2023     Aileron bracket fixed - (3 hours)       Category: Wings
Rivets in the aileron bracket angle were not my best. Drilled them out and re-riveted the bracket. New rivets are much nicer. Installed radios in panel and transponder in the back. Tied up AOA/Pitot tubes.

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Aug 26, 2023     Connections! - (5 hours) Category: Instrument Panel
Installed and connected G3X screens, AP head, G5 and GTN650 and connected pitot, AOA and static lines. Tested Pitot and Temp Sensors and all showed a reading. Eric A. connected "Red Cube," oil temp sensor and P-mag cables. Have to twist and re-clock left P-mag. Fished Roll Servo cable to panel. Eric found a couple rivets in critical areas that need to be redone.
 
Aug 25, 2023     Gap seals - (3 hours) Category: Empennage
Clecoed gap seals in place, trimmed empennage fairing.
 
Aug 24, 2023     Connect Trim Servo - (5 hours)       Category: Empennage
Morning was unproductive. Spike and I fished the elevator trim cables through the empennage and connected them to trim tabs. Added more Adel clamps to engine wiring. Peeled off the last of the vinyl from the windows. Tried to reconnect P-side stick molex. They are garbage! No way to get the pins to line up or stay in the housing. Looking for an alternative.

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Aug 23, 2023     Plug wires - (5 hours)       Category: Engine
Terminated, mounted and attached top set of plug wires.

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Aug 22, 2023     Pulled wires - (5 hours)       Category: Wings
Pulled wires for wingtip lights, aileron trim in R wing. Fabbed standoffs for top plug wires. Dropped SS screw down between cyls 2 and 4. SS is significant because it couldn't be fished out with a magnet. So I improvised.

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Aug 21, 2023     Cyl 4 and 6 probes connected - (4 hours) Category: Engine
Connected 4 and 6 temp probes to leads but did it in reverse order which bunched up the wires back to the firewall.
 
Aug 20, 2023     Connect Pitot and Regulator - (6.5 hours)       Category: Wings
Found pitot temp discrete and ran it to wing root. Spliced more wire to make it run to pitot. Connected pitot power and temp sensor. Rerouted pitot heat control wiring to wrap around bell crank mount. All work done through inspection port. Connected cyl #2 temp probes.

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Aug 19, 2023     Sensor Connections - (6 hours) Category: Engine
Eric A demonstrated Molex connection and showed me which connections to make and which wires are extraneous. Did a walk around and pointed out areas that need attention, ie: elevator drags on something, needs to be diagnosed/fixed. Same for ailerons. Found pitot heat discrete and described its installation.
I finished terminating 2,4 & 6 bottom plugs. Also connected leads to molex connectors and connectors to sensors.
 
Aug 18, 2023     Plug Wires - (5 hours)       Category: Engine
Spike and I cleaned out the hangar and got rid of extraneous stuff. (jack stands, pvc pipe, ramps) We set 2 loose rivets in the bottom wing skins. Getting the tungsten bucking bar in position took at least 20 minutes.
Attached terminals to complete bottom plug wires for 1,3,5.

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Aug 17, 2023     Push rod swap - (5 hours)       Category: Wings
Disassembled pushrods and reassembled in proper positions. Verified neutral positioning of both ailerons which involved attaching the left flap. Fabricated stand-offs for plug wires and mounted wires using high temp cable ties.

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Aug 16, 2023     L wing and aileron - (6 hours) Category: Wings
Dan-O, Spike and I attached left wing and aileron. Torqued attach bolts with adapters borrowed from Tom R. Started to tie up wires to right wing. Found aileron trim wire in right bundle but aileron trim is in left wing. Need 2 more standoffs for plug wires and then I can finish attaching terminals.
 
Aug 15, 2023     Aileron - (4 hours)       Category: Wings
Attached aileron. This is WAY more complicated than it sounds as both ends require multiple washers to be inserted in impossible to reach places. Getting the aileron properly adjusted requires the flap to be installed and then removed. Proper positioning of the aileron is determined by placing a jig against the spar inside one of the inspection panels.
Finished routing plug wires. Now to attach terminals.

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Aug 15, 2023     R Flap attach, Connect elevators - (4 hours) Category: Wings
Connected push rod to elevators. Counterbalance arms are ~3/8 out of alignment. Spike helped me do the install at the elevators. I had the front hardware in back and vice versa. Had to remove and start over. Finally got both ends attached. Went back to R flap. Was sanding down the inside edge with the flap on a work table outside the hangar. Decided to preclude wind damage by moving the project into the hangar. Flap was sitting on the table when I ran the wing into it. Got the dents I was trying to avoid.
 
Aug 14, 2023     Tank nutplates and Plug wires - (4.5 hours) Category: Wings
Drilled, deburred, dimpled and riveted nutplates to tanks.
Fabbed standoff and mounted 1 3 5 plug wires.
 
Aug 13, 2023     Attached R wing - (4 hours)       Category: Wings
Spike and I attached the right wing. Locator pins resisted but Main Bolts slid right in. We also attached the elevators and rudder.

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Aug 13, 2023     Mounted Tail - (1.5 hours)       Category: Empennage
Mounted Horiz and Vert Stabs. Missing #10 screws.

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Aug 12, 2023     Paint Booth Tear Down - (5 hours)       Category: Workshop
Spike and I disassembled the paint booth. Stacked the wood in corner for later. Place looks emptyish. I installed the other 2 door pins and Locktighted all of them.

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Aug 11, 2023     Plane Around Door Pins       Category: Fuselage
Cut off Van's door pins by 2". Tapped rods with new tap because all 3 of my 5/16-24 taps were too big. New tap has narrow shaft that allows deeper cut. Installed Co-P side pins. Rear pin wasn't clocked properly so I had to grind the end of the rod. Ground too much the first time so I went slower the second revolution and got the pin in place.
Routed some of the wiring on the Co-P side

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Aug 10, 2023     Boost pump wired - (3 hours) Category: Fuel System
Tied boost pump lead to brake line with rescue tape. Connected boost pump with RayChem environmental splice. Stuck leads to side of tunnel with adhesive cable tie anchor.
Fabbed stand-off for plug wires in engine bay.
Drilled, deburred, dimpled and riveted patch to top of tunnel cover.
 
Aug 09, 2023     Tom Randle visit - (2 hours) Category: Research
Tom (A&P) owner of RV-7 in next hangar answered many questions re: wiring and paint. Gave me some Raychem splices.
Cut patch for hole in tunnel cover.
 
Aug 07, 2023     Plug Wires Routed - (4 hours)       Category: Engine
Attached baffle fabric to Co-P side intake. Fabbed standoffs for plug wires. Attached same to engine mount and baffles. Ran plug wires to plugs via standoffs and cable ties.

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Aug 06, 2023     Pilot side wires mocked up - (3 hours)       Category: Engine
Repaired hole where screw pullet through C-side inlet. Added cabosil to holes in Nose Gear Leg Fairing (NGLF)
Silicone under gap fabric on the P-side intake.
Secured ground wires to subpanel.
Mocked up wire runs on Pilot side.

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Aug 05, 2023     EGT and CHT connected - (4 hours)       Category: Engine
Installed ring terminals to sensor wires and connected EGTs and CHTs

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Aug 04, 2023     Fairing Fit - (2 hours) Category: Landing Gear
Found some flexibility in fairing mount process and it fit without further modification. Mini panel brace interfered with placement of Alt Static. Drilled out forward rivet and moved forward attachment point to middle of mini panel
 
Aug 03, 2023     Nose gear leg fairing - (2 hours) Category: Landing Gear
Fairing pushes rear mounting bracket out of position so schnozzle screw holes don't line up. Trimmed fairing but not enough yet so more trimming tomorrow.
Got quote from Federated for Paint 8P8 Toyota: $850/gal including reducer and clear coat. They said I need bigger compressor.

 
Aug 02, 2023     Reinstalled Panel - (2 hours)       Category: Instrument Panel
Modified Mini panel brace to fit, reinstalled Mini panel and eyeball vents. Vent reinstall went much better with "stork" (90degree bend) needle nose pliers to hold nuts in place. Tried installing interior side panel but vent interferes.

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Aug 02, 2023     Mini Panel Removed - (3 hours) Category: Instrument Panel
Installed Panel only to find that the Alt Air mini panel brace had pushed the panel frame 1/8 inch out of line. Drilled out mini panel brace rivets.
Added epoxy to low spots in intersection fairings and filled extra holes in Nose Gear Leg fairing.
 
Aug 01, 2023     Nose Gear Leg Fairing - (3 hours) Category: Landing Gear
Drilled screw holes in leg fairing, attached nutplates to gear, attached nose gear leg fairing. Tried various routes for Alt air cable. Nothing works well.
 
Jul 31, 2023     Alt Air and Static - (4 hours) Category: Instrument Panel
Pulled panel, fabbed mini panel for alt air cable and alt static toggle, attached panel and braced it.
 
Jul 30, 2023     Alt Air and Static - (3 hours) Category: Instrument Panel
Mocked up mini panel for Alt air and Alt static.
 
Jul 29, 2023     Fairing Repair - (4 hours) Category: Landing Gear
Sanded intersection fairing too thin in a spot. Added several layers of glas to affected area. Sanded fuselage cabosil spots. Decided on locating Alt air and Alt static under panel next to center column.
Rec'd new hinge for nose gear leg fairing, drilled, deburred and riveted in place. Much better than 1st attempt.
 
Jul 28, 2023     Plug wires - (5 hours)       Category: Engine
Attached terminals to Mag end of plug wires. Much more time consuming and painful than it sounds.
Sanded intersection fairings; added a coat of cabosil on low spots.

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Jul 27, 2023     Boost pump Grounded - (4 hours) Category: Fuel System
Attached ring terminal to boost pump ground and bolted it to airframe. Power will be an environmental splice.
Sanded intersection fairings. One more coat of cabosil should be enough.
Attached blast tube to bottom of front baffle, rear heat scat tube to engine mount and fuel line to block with hi-temp silicone RTV.
 
Jul 26, 2023     Exhaust hangers - (3 hours) Category: Engine
Watched Ed Kranz' video because the plans for this part are insufficient. Finally understood the arrangement. Installed exhaust hangers. Routed wires on P-side. Added layer of cabosil/epoxy to intersection fairings.
 
Jul 25, 2023     Sanded Fairings - (2 hours) Category: Landing Gear
Saw many examples of fairings at the show. Sanded some recent cabosil additions. Ordered new hinge, Bogie Bar and Instrument ground school.
 
Jul 24, 2023     Airventure - (4 hours) Category: Research
Walked the RV-10s again. Many with 1000+ hrs. Found a few ideas for locating Alt Air and Alt static. Saw plug wires routed under #s 1,3,5. That solves many issues. Will prolly do it.
 
Jul 23, 2023     Airventure - (4 hours) Category: Research
Walked the Homebuilt Camping and RV-10 patch. Lots of top notch examples. Many intersection fairings like mine. One that attached the leg fairing to the intersection fairing. No idea how he attaches it.
Got back and fabbed and mounted the Co-P side eyeball vent mounting plate.
There must be 50 Cirri at Appleton for the show.
 
Jul 22, 2023     Installed P-side vent - (4 hours)       Category: Interior Finish
Fabbed new bracket from .063 stock, riveted in place and mounted P-side eyeball vent.

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