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Builder Name:Tyson Brown   -  
Project:   Vans - RV-14A   -   VIEW REPORTS
Total Hours:414.4
Total Flight Time:
Total Expense:$38329.62
Start/Last Date:May 27, 2022 - No Finish Date
 
Friendly URL: https://eaabuilderslog.org?s=Tyson'sRV14A

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May 29, 2023     10-32 step 1 - (.3 hour)       Category: Empennage

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May 27, 2023     10-30 step 2 - (.4 hour)       Category: Empennage

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May 26, 2023     10-30 step 1 - (1.2 hours)       Category: Empennage

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May 17, 2023     10-27 parts 1-3 - (.7 hour)       Category: Empennage

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May 14, 2023     10-20 part 1 - (1.3 hours)       Category: Empennage
Steps 1,4 and the non K1100-06 nut plates completed. Had to order some K1100-06s to finish this page. Expect them next week sometime.

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May 13, 2023     10-19 part 5 - (4.0 hours)       Category: Empennage
Thanks to my buddy Ron for the help. Back riveted the harder to reach bottom lines of rivets.

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May 10, 2023     10-19 part 4 - (1.2 hours)       Category: Empennage

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May 08, 2023     10-19 part 2 - (1.1 hours)       Category: Empennage

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May 07, 2023     10-19 step 1 part 1 - (2.0 hours)       Category: Empennage
Worked the edges of the skins to hopefully get them to snug up better than with just clecos. Started riveting the top with the squeezer and longeron yoke. Had to buck a few around the bulkheads.

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Apr 19, 2023     10-16 - (.4 hour)       Category: Empennage
Decided not to follow the drilling called out in the plans. Dimpled those holes instead and will fill with a rivet. The ADSB antenna I'm planning on using will be mounted under the fuselage.

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Apr 18, 2023     10-15 - (.3 hour)       Category: Empennage
18tpi blade on bandsaw cut through like butter! Sanded what was left and smoothed on the wheel.

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Apr 16, 2023     10-14 steps 5-7 - (1.0 hour)       Category: Empennage

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Apr 15, 2023     10-14 steps 2 and 4 - (2.7 hours)       Category: Empennage

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Apr 13, 2023     10-13 step 6 finishing up - (.2 hour)       Category: Empennage

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Apr 12, 2023     10-13 step 6 part duex - (1.0 hour)       Category: Empennage

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Mar 15, 2023     09-24 steps 5-9 - (1.3 hours)       Category: Empennage
Also rolled one of the leading edges since I'm waiting on wiring kit. Used pvc, gorilla tape and vise grips.

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Mar 11, 2023     09-23 steps 11-14 - (2.6 hours)       Category: Empennage
Alternated sides of the trailing edge rivets. Turned out good, some minor pillowing. I may have put too much Proseal on. Thinking of trying the tape with clecoing to the straight edge if there is a next time trailing edge.

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Feb 27, 2023     09-17 steps 3-4 - (1.3 hours)       Category: Empennage
Also started by clecoing the left side for 09-18.

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Feb 20, 2023     Bit o priming - (1.5 hours)       Category: Empennage

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Jan 27, 2023     09-13 priming - (1.2 hours)       Category: Empennage
Primed parts for 09-13 and started priming for final assembly.

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Jan 18, 2023     09-12 steps 1,2,3 - (1.2 hours)       Category: Empennage
Had to re-prime E-0140. Rattle can primer was flaking off in the inside bends. Maybe it was prep?

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Jan 17, 2023     09-11 - (.5 hour) Category: Empennage
Primed the part with the nut plates.
 
 
 
 
 
Jan 06, 2023     09-09 rolled the edges and primed - (1.5 hours)       Category: Empennage
Primed the inside of the skins getting them ready for dimpling.

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Jan 03, 2023     09-09 priming E-913 - (1.0 hour) Category: Empennage
Also started prepping the skins for underside priming.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nov 26, 2022     09-03 step1 part 2 - (.7 hour)       Category: Empennage
Finished up step 1 and found the skins for the next steps.

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Nov 19, 2022     09-02 - (1.5 hours)       Category: Empennage
More work on steps 1-3. Started on steps 4+5.

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Oct 30, 2022     08-12 - (1.4 hours)       Category: Empennage
08-12 Step 3. Bought and used the HF rivet puller. Worked great.

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Sep 26, 2022     Deburing and priming - (1.0 hour)       Category: Empennage
Needed to debur and prime the 00719 piece. Finished up the priming of the spar as well.

https://youtu.be/0yK3WVTS7kY

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Sep 22, 2022     08-08 Dimpling - (1.8 hours)       Category: Empennage
Dimpling the hor-stab skins.

https://youtu.be/69KzNqC_E1I

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Sep 19, 2022     08-07 dimpling - (0.7 hour)       Category: Empennage
Finished up dimpling the ribs. Pulled down the hor-stab skins.

https://youtube.com/shorts/lPTqKfG0b-8?feature=share

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Sep 18, 2022     08-07 - (3 hours)       Category: Empennage
Steps 1-4 and then priming. Will dimple tomorrow.

https://youtu.be/jTYQwmU8Kew

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Sep 10, 2022     08-06 - (4.2 hours)       Category: Empennage
Prepped the ribs in 08-06 and cut out the cradles. Need to go get some angle tomorrow and finish up 08-06.

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Aug 15, 2022     More 08-04 work - (1.2 hours)       Category: Empennage
Finished the drilling and counter sinking. Need to prep and prime next.

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Aug 09, 2022     08-02 more steps - (1.0 hour)       Category: Empennage
Drilling steps from 08-02. Need to debur and prime to move forward.

https://youtu.be/e0sPPkMG2Tc

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Jul 30, 2022     Rudder 07-11 - (5.5 hours)       Category: Empennage
Completed Rudder page 07-11. I scuffed the top of R-912 where the lead weight will sit and used Proseal on the bottom of the lead weight to bed it in. Tightened up the screws. On the aft 3 rivets for R-903, I could rivet the 3rd hole back so I used AN426AD3-3s in that position instead of the MK-319-BS. Last 2 holes have the MK-319-BS.

https://youtu.be/WwkKE58Jf_c

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Jul 15, 2022     Rudder finishing up 07-09 - (1.3 hours)       Category: Empennage
Proseal can be messy. Finished up using Proseal on the trailing edge and riveting the skins together. Only mixed up 10/1 grams of Proseal. That was plenty for one side. Happy enough with the roller application. Will let it cure for at least a day.

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Jul 13, 2022     Rudder 07-09 Step 1 - (1 hour)       Category: Empennage
Used ProSeal for the 1st time. Mixed up 20:2 grams by weight. It mixed up more than I needed for step 1. Will only mix 10:1 for the left side. Will wait at least a day to get started on step 2 to allow the ProSeal to set up. Was messy, went through 3 pairs of gloves to not get it on other things (like my phone for pictures).

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Jul 12, 2022     Rudder - Finished 07-08 - (1.2 hours)       Category: Empennage
Finished riveting the right skin stiffeners and bottom rib. Pop-riveted the shear clips in place. Prepped the borrowed square pipe by removing the old pro-seal, getting it ready for 07-09.

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Jul 11, 2022     Rudder 07-08 riveting the left side - (1.5 hours)       Category: Empennage
Rivetted the stiffeners to the left side skin.

https://youtu.be/z7TQVK2aJAU

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Jul 10, 2022     Rudder - finishing up 07-07 - (2 hours)       Category: Empennage
1st hour was finishing the test of the jig setup and countersinking the trailing edge wedge. 2nd hour was reading through the next 2 pages in the plans and using the amazing WIKI plans from VAF.

https://youtu.be/WH7k7dXdFus

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Jul 09, 2022     07-07 Step 8 setup - (1 hour)       Category: Empennage
Setting up the jig from Cleaveland tool for the countersinking the trailing edge. Setup for 7 thousandths using a rivet in the hole and a standard micrometer. Setup on a scrap piece. Will complete the trailing edge tomorrow.

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Jul 06, 2022     Rudder 07-07 Step 7 dimpling party - (2 hours)       Category: Empennage
Completed the dimpling called out in step 7 of page 07-07.

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Jun 29, 2022     Finishing up 07-05 - (.5 hour)       Category: Empennage
Received AN470AD4-8 rivets from AircraftSpruce. Installed them today with squeezer. One tilted over alittle (enough to be noticeable). Drilled that out and re-squeezed.

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Jun 26, 2022     07-06 Rudder work - (1.5 hours)       Category: Empennage
Finished the initial dimpling of the skin called out in 07-04. I received the CS4 dimple die set (Cleaveland tools ships fast!) yesterday. Then did the mockup called out in 07-06. I'm back ordered on VA-140 trailing edge, so I'm going to read forward to see what I can do without it. Hopefully I'm not stuck on the rudder...

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Jun 25, 2022     07-05, most of it - (1 hour)       Category: Empennage
Riveted up the rudder spar. My empennage kit had some back ordered rivets. Yup, you guessed it I'm B/O on the AN470AD4-8s. Spruce had them in stock, ordered these and some of the other HW that is B/O at Vans. I won't be able to finish the rudder though, the trailing edge wedge VA-140 is also B/O. I'll get as far as I can on the rudder without it.

https://youtu.be/7wtSwZZ0BSw

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Jun 22, 2022     07-04 Rudder priming for 07-05 - (1.5 hours)       Category: Empennage
Priming day for the next step.

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Jun 21, 2022     07-04 Rudder work - (1.5 hours)       Category: Empennage

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Jun 20, 2022     Rudder 07-03 - (1.5 hours)       Category: Empennage
Working the rudder 07-03.

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Jun 17, 2022     Starting on the Rudder 07-02 - (2 hours)       Category: Empennage
Started on the rudder. Finished up 07-02 but haven't primed these parts yet.

https://youtu.be/B3Txl1gArJo

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Jun 14, 2022     06-05 continued - (1.0 hour)       Category: Empennage
Finished riveting the skin to the front spar and ribs. Cleco'd up the rear spar.

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Jun 13, 2022     06-05 Let the skin riveting begin! - (2.5 hours)       Category: Empennage
Drilled out 3 rivets from 06-04 and reinstalled. Started on 06-05. Completed steps 1, 2 and part of step 3. Riveted the skin to the front spar and VS-707 using rivet gun, 1" mushroom head and tungsten bucking bar.

https://youtu.be/6Vo0hKwjPz8

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Jun 10, 2022     06-04 Riveting - (4.0 hours)       Category: Empennage
Completed the riveting on 06-04. Need to drill out and re-do 3 of them. I was off alittle when squeezing the longer rivets.

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Jun 09, 2022     06-04 debur and priming - (1.5 hours)       Category: Empennage
Primed the interior parts for the vert-stab. Not real happy with the spray of the zinc-chromate primer I bought from Spruce. Its not available anymore so after I use the remaining 6 cans, I'll need to find another primer. I've read some have had good luck with SEM primer (smooth application). Not as good from a corrosion perspective.

https://youtu.be/i6aRVZ37w9Y

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Jun 08, 2022     06-04 deburing step - (1.5 hours) Category: Empennage
Took apart and deburred. Working to get to a good pressure with the single flute deburring tool.

https://youtu.be/PJh3Umg6f3U
 
Jun 05, 2022     Finished 06-03 and started 06-04 - (6.5 hours)       Category: Empennage
Finished up 06-03 and 1,2,3 on 06-04. Working the deburring and will prime after. Not happy with the Cleaveland hex deburring bit. It seems to be leaving/creating burs. I emailed them to see if it is user error. I maybe using too much pressure. Learned to roll duct tape on a bit or on itself along with cardboard to deburr the inside edges of the ribs.

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Jun 04, 2022     06-02 and some of 06-03 - (4 hours)       Category: Empennage
Worked all of 06-02 and some of 06-03.

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Jun 03, 2022     Inventory completed! - (1 hour) Category: Empennage
Finished up the inventory. If I counted right, I'm missing one washer...

https://youtu.be/5E4Zj9lwo_0?list=PLq1PruqmLJwnKLWwztjy7ynzxcmJWoe11
 
Jun 02, 2022     Inventory - (1.5 hours) Category: Empennage
Getting closer to finishing up the inventory!

https://youtu.be/nS2sWNhEoZ0
 
 
May 29, 2022     More inventory - (1 hour) Category: Empennage
 
 


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