Status Brantel #72823

Post by **Spike** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 11:28 am

Your progress is quite impressive Brantel!

Brantel · Post by **Brantel** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 12:35 pm

Thanks Spike,

Me thinks that it will all come to a screeching halt if I can't find a quicker way to save money for the finish kit......

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 3:00 pm

Brantel wrote:Thanks Spike,

Me thinks that it will all come to a screeching halt if I can't find a quicker way to save money for the finish kit......

You'll figure out a way! I did! May cost me a bit more in the long run, but I'm gettin' it done!

TomC · Post by **TomC** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 9:17 am

Me thinks that it will all come to a screeching halt if I can't find a quicker way to save money for the finish kit

So much of the finish kit is the canopy with relatively few parts. Maybe you could work up a partial kit order for only those parts. This would be cheaper up front and would keep you going. I don't know what the premium for ordering the parts this way would be, however. Just a thought.

Good Luck!

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 4:27 pm

Hey Brantel, while you are at it and before you take things all apart...

Whip up the outboard brackets for the fuel line covers and rivet them on NOW!

It is WAY easier and can be done with solid rivets instead of poppers!

CJ

Brantel · Post by **Brantel** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 4:41 pm

Thanks for the tip CJ!

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 5:48 pm

You betcha!

Hey, while you are still whittling... maybe getting some 10/32 single lug platenuts for the front tank reinforcement brackets on the inside of the cockpit would be easier than using a wrench in there later.

I installed them on the lower screws on mine.

CJ

Brantel · Post by **Brantel** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 2:00 pm

Now that the LED nav lights are complete, I have moved back to the fuse. Saturday I built the brake pedals and if you have done this, you would agree that this is no small task. It took at least 4 hours solid to get these things ready and rivet them together!

Brantel · Post by **Brantel** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 1:00 pm

Well by the end of today I should have the canoe flipped! All that is left to do is a few rivets aft of the seat back bulkhead.

Brantel · Post by **Brantel** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 9:12 pm

After a trip to Vegas for three days (work related, no fun

) I flipped the canoe!

And of course I threw in some padding and made airplane noises!

Man I need a hair cut!

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 10:47 pm

DUDE!!! That is SHINEY!!!

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 8:44 am

Congrats you long haired FREAK!

You are moving right along, man! That is absolutely pivotal!

Get ready now for decking out the office!

What are your plans for bells and whistles?

What is your mission?

Nice work!

CJ

RV7Factory · Post by **RV7Factory** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 2:08 am

What in the world are you doing with that hammer?!?!?

It must be a ball peen hammer?

OK, I'll stop. Congrats!

jakec · Post by **jakec** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 7:02 am

What in the world are you doing with that hammer?!?!?

Brantel · Post by **Brantel** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:08 am

Don't you hate it when you are about to finish the last rivet on the rear deck where the HS mounts when all of a sudden you drop your heavy bucking bar!

Get this thing completly put together with no dents, flip it over and bang, dent

Turned my outty into an innie with the rivet gun, now what is the best filler for filling little innies?

Anywho, finishing the long list of little things that need doing after the flip. Actually getting allot done, it just does not look like it because it is scattered here and there.

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 4:48 pm

Still no time for that much needed haircut, huh!?!

You are really moving right along!

The list of little things to do is really quite unlimited depending on how complete you want to do this stage of construction.

Lookin' good!

Does the tongue hanging out help with the rivet timing?

CJ

Brantel · Post by **Brantel** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:01 pm

Nope, hair is gone. Back to my normal self, cut the hair all off Sunday.

I inherited the tongue thing from my dad, he always had his hanging out anytime he was working on anything. Now I do it without even knowing it.

I plan on doing as much as possible to this thing before moving to the airport so I have tons of stuff I can do. Like you said, it is unlimited at this point.

I have checked off lots of things, gotta get that money together for the finish kit!

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Tue Jan 15, 2008 5:08 pm

Say, I see you are poking around on the AFS site lately.

Hmmmm, good choice!

CJ

Brantel · Post by **Brantel** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:15 am

captain_john wrote:Say, I see you are poking around on the AFS site lately.

Hmmmm, good choice!

CJ

Yep, Poke around on all them Efis sites.... Trying to figure out what I want, need and can afford. There is a wide gap between each of those requirements!!!!

I think I am lucky because we are in a period of great advancement in the EFIS/EM market. These guys are really boosting the feature to price ratio to our benefit! Hopefully by the time I am ready to buy, most if not all of the major manufactures out there will have a similar feature set for the price.

I want an IFR bird. Not for everyday 200ft and 1/2mile but I want to be able to if I have to. Mostly popping thru layers and the occasional 600 to 800ft and 1 to 2mile approach.

Its a while before the decision has to be made so I am just sitting back and watching the features getting released.

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Wed Jan 16, 2008 4:47 pm

Yah, that is kinda what I want. I wanna bust through layers and file slash Golf for MVFR days.

The AFS with a D10 on the right side should work well for me.

CJ

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Status Brantel #72823

Almost ready to flip the canoe!

Status Brantel, Milestone reached! Flipped the canoe!!!