May. 28, 2018
Finally got the squeezer set for the AN470AD3 rivets and was able to squeeze all but (3) rivets on each side of the spar caps doublers below the skin to complete the install of the doublers. Used the 2X gun...
May. 19, 2018
Finished riveting the skin on. I did get a few dents on the left side of the skin from the flush set on the 2X gun when using my right hand to run the gun (I’m left handed). So frustrating...
May. 17, 2018
Clecoed the VS skeleton to the VS skin and got out the 2x gun, pneumatic squeezer, and the tungsten bucking bar. I can say that these three tools made this much easier. The 2x gun is lighter and shorter than...
May. 16, 2018
Loaded the VS skeleton and skin in the truck and rode over to see Josh for a second look before riveting. Josh thought the work quality was great but did notice that somehow the front spar missed the dimple process! ...
View DetailsMay. 13, 2018
Went through and noticed that the two rivets that go in between the top two hinge brackets somehow got missed. I took apart a back rivet set and tried to use this to hit the shop head between the hinges...
May. 12, 2018
For the two bad rivets in the skeleton so I took a 12″ long #40 bit and drilled out the bad rivets and re-set them using the same 3x gun with double offset set. I drilled the bit through a...
May. 09, 2018
Clecoed and riveted the VS skeleton together. Also installed the VOR antenna doubler I made on the bottom of the top rib. Two of the rivets I used the double offset set in with the 3x gun came out poorly. ...
May. 07, 2018
DRILLED out all the rivets in the VS1008, VS1003 rear spar, and VS1017. ADDED the VS-1014L&R spar caps into the assembly and re-riveted the entire part back together. There were 4 slightly enlarged holes when the drilling was done. The...
May. 01, 2018
Got excited to get riveting the VS together. I missed the line on the plans telling me to assemble the rear spar as seen on page X-X and neglected to put the rear spar caps in-place. I had an incredibly...
Apr. 29, 2018
Today I setup a wet sand table and took the red Scotch Brite and the hose and scuffed all the parts except the skin. I did not want to use water on the skin as I intend to keep the...
Apr. 28, 2018
Continued countersinking and completed the front spar doubler. Also match drilled the rudder stops, VS1010, VS1011, and VS1012 rudder hinge brackets. Used a #12 bit to finish drill the rudder hinge brackets and deburred all the holes.
Apr. 26, 2018
Took my time and checked each and every countersink to make sure they were up to spec. I took a scrap piece of 025 (same thickness as the skins) and dimpled it to use as a gauge. The (48) countersunk...
Apr. 24, 2018
After building the rudder with all the protective blue coating removed I thought I decided to keep the coating on the VS skin to see if it lessens the scratches (I also saw an EAA article referencing things NEVER TO...
Apr. 23, 2018
After putting a few dents in the first VS skin I took a lot more time with the second skin. I cut even more material from the nose ribs as well. This time I took the skin and set it...
Mar. 04, 2018
So after using Kitlog for (2) months I gave up. The idea is great and the logic on the site is wonderful but twice they program would stop allowing me to uploading to the web with one error or another. ...
View DetailsFeb. 26, 2018
After reading the beginning of the manual as well as seeing a few other build logs reference trimming the nose ribs in the vertical stabilizer I thought I had done an adequate job trimming and rounding them. What I can...
Feb. 19, 2018
Match drilled and countersunk replacement VS-1008 VS spar doubler. Also deburred all the adjoining holes that got the drill bit run through them while re-match drilling. Put the VS skeleton back together and ready to add the skin for match...
Feb. 18, 2018
Deburred the punched replacement VS-1008 rear spar doubler. When I countersunk the original VS-1008 I used a drill press and a countersink cage. I used a piece of safety wire to stop the cage from spinning while the drill press...
Feb. 05, 2018
Spent some time re-assembling the VS, trimmed about 1/8″ off the nose ribs, match drilled, and countersinking the applicable parts. Pulled the plastic off the inside of the VS skin and ran out of time.
Jan. 31, 2018
Un-clecoed and deburred the match drilled holes on the VS-1003 Rear Spar web and VS-1014L/R Spar Caps. Re-clecoed them back together and match drilled the holes in the flanges. Took apart and deburred the flange holes. Re-assembeld along with VS-1008...
Jan. 30, 2018
Replacement VS-1003 and (1) VS-1014 came today via Fedex. Cut the new VS-1014 to size and deburred both items. This time used the drill press to drill the match drilled holes in the VS-1003 web. Results were much better. Did...
Jan. 20, 2018
First time Karrie has worked on the project! We cut and deburred the rear spar caps VS-1014 that I previously skipped. Grabbed the Dewalt drill, some cleco clamps, and started drilling per the manual. Ended up with some elongated holes...
Jan. 13, 2018
Spent some time deburring parts and put some clecos in to see what its going to look like. Did not trim VS-1014-L/R per plans as I am waiting for confirmation from Vans that they were not damaged.
