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Builder Name:Allen Thoe   -  
Project:   Vans - RV-14A   -   VIEW REPORTS
Total Hours:3118
Total Flight Time:8
Total Expense:$21996.00
Start/Last Date:Jul 01, 2020 - No Finish Date
 
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Feb 20, 2022     QB wing part 1 - (58 hours)       Category: Wings
Inspection of the QB wings, ailerons, flaps and bottoms skins complete. Bottom skins were damaged so Van's sent me 2 new ones, other than that the quality of the work was incredible. Few bolts were loose and one access panel needed some love to lay flat but the overall workmanship was very well done.

Additionally the inventory was a lot more hardware than expected. I found it very useful to roseate the bags into the trays with the correct label and made additional trays for hardware that was in familiar.

Very easy to work with screws and nut plates. Although I do not play on installing the stall warning so the access panel on the leading edge is unnecessary, so I have to figure out how to plug this two holes. I ordered some reduced head 3-3.5's for these holes.

Once I finished catching up with the plans I began working on landing lights. I also ordered these from vans but they will be quite some times before they come. The plexiglass was easy to work with but scratched even with my finger nail so I used A LOT of painters tape to keep it from scratches. Luckily I discovered just how easy it was to scratch while practicing on the edges (per the recommendation of section 5).

It was a bit of a hassle moving the wings back and forth from the wing racks, but the location of the landing lights made it so that I had no choice here.

Next is to work on the Pitot Tube. I purchased the pitot mast from Dynon and it looks like it will work just outside the bulkhead where the aileron bell crank is located. Should not interfere with the tie down and I can use the rib to help anchor the back of the mast ledge to it with a small piece of aluminum angle.


 


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