Thanks guys.

I have no formal timeline for my project, never have. I know I'll have a great RV when the time is right.

Hey Guys, I know this seems strange coming from me (given where I'm at w/ my project) but, do any of you know/have a way to take a blank sketch of the RV-7A and add/edit paint schemes. I'm trying to create a deatiled (good looking) drawing of the RV-7A w/ airline paint schemes (frontier and southwes...

Bang at least 1 rivet on my tail.

and to all you military guys/gals actively serving right now, thanks for providing me and my family w/ the freedom to bang that 1 rivet.

-A

Hello to all of you! I have been out of the seen for a long time. Work, life, and flying have surely gotten in the way of building. I haven't touched my tail (that just sounds weird doesn't it) in ages. I have been working my arse off both in controlling and flying. I went through formal RADAR train...

It is fun, I love it. I have to get over being frustrated when I can't find time to build. So many things take up my time, sometimes it's tough. Spending time w/ family is so important, I wouldn't want Christina to ever feel like she was playing second fiddle to "some project" that I spend hours on....

Well fellas, Progress has been slow but, constant. Still working on the HS. Finished riveting all the AN470AD4-6s to the rear spar reinforcement, and they all squeezed nicely. However, when it came time to riet the elevator hinge brackets on, I couldn't get them to squeeze into anything airworthy. T...

1.6 miles according to google maps. It takes about 12 mins to WALK, 3 mins to drive. This is not by accident, part of the reason I bought my house was due to the proximity to the airport. The hangar I build in opens up to a drop zone w/ Long's Peak in the background, absolutly beautiful. Bill, I hav...

I'll take a look at view A-A. I already put one in, then had to run off to work. No sweat, It won't take much to drill it out. I took a look on Checkoway's site. If you look at tht pic that shows the shop heads all in on the rear HS sapr, you can see that he put rivets in the third hole (over from t...

quick question. I began riveting the rearhs spar reinforcment to the rear spar. If you look on drawing three, rear view, the 3rd hole over has a label above it that states "Fuselage attach drill in assembly w F-711C". I looked at a few sites and it looks as though you do put rivets in these holes, a...

cjensen wrote:What makes these belts $200-250 better than Van's seatbelts?

Because they say HOOKER on them! I mean, everyone loves hookers!

Sorry, again, I just couldn't resist

captain_john wrote:WHAT!?!

You are not on my list!?!

How? Why?

Clue me in!

CJ

I got in on a group buy ages ago. 50 or more folks equaled a 30% discount.

Sorry, I just couldn't resist

My harnesses from Hooker arrived last week.....sweet 5 points!!!

I know it's early in the process but, I couldn't resist 30% off.

Thanks for all the support, I appreciate it. This leads me to a question. When do you need to make the call on replacing a part or pressing on w/ it? I have one hole right next to another on my HS 702 front spar. The rv builders at my airport (including an A&P) told me to build on. Now one hole righ...

So, Here's the deal. After weeks of not building, I finally got back in the hangar today. Between vacation and catching up on work, I haven't been able to build in a while. Well it took me like a half an hour just to re orient myself to where exactly I had left off. Once I did that I was able to pre...

I say you guys meet out by the monkey bars after school, get this whole thing straightened out.

I'll bring the lawn chairs for the rest of us!

Thanks Dave, I appreciate that. I think it's a skill worth learning for sure. I plan on seeking out some formation, as well as some acro training when the time comes. As an aviator, I want to learn as much as I can, then pass it on. Keep our community growing, while keeping it safe. Have a great wee...

[/quote] Andy, I happened to be trained in formation flying and hold an FFI Wingman card. I have also gotten "some" aerbatic training. I understand your concern for safety and not wanting the FAA to step in and ban something due to a bad accident. But I think if two guys and there planes want to hav...

Let me just through my 2 cents in here. THIS IS ABSOLUTLY UNSAFE W/O PROPER TRAINING......PERIOD. I have a friend that flys B-52s and one that's a T-38 instructor out at Shepherd AFB. It takes YEARS of extensive training to do this sort of thing w/ some degree of safety, and we still end up w/ mid-a...

I'm not into the whole race to the finish build process thing. But, for those of you that like to keep up w/ each other, watch out for Bill!!!! Stopped by his RV factory after being on vacation for 2 weeks and, wow, major leaps in progress, and, as usual, outstanding workmanship. Seeing his project ...

John,

That's great! Not sure where I will fall as far as time. I didn't want to set a schedule (not sure if that's a good idea for me).

CONGRATS BROTHER!!!!!!