Whatcha do this weekend?

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 7:06 pm

I met with some builders, went flying and pretty much completed my right leading edge!

A fairly productive weekend and a reasonable pace.The last time I rushed a leading edge, I put a bucking bar through the skin! No rushing it this time!

What did you do?

CJ

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 7:52 pm

It was a great weekend for building (I had Veteran's Day off) and decided to tackle my 9A spars. Starting from bare spars out of the box - I finished ALL drilling, countersinking, deburring, and spot priming (on the spar caps on both spars)! The six wing access covers have strips of vinyl removed, edges smoothed, and the front four (i.e. #6) holes drilled/deburred/dimpled. Both rows of plate nuts for the fuel tank & the three sections of plate nuts for access covers are riveted on the left spar. The right spar has been machined, deburred & touch primed. I just started to get the fuel tank plate nuts clecoed in place.

I even had time to rivet the trim tab hinge and bend the hinge pin!

It was a true "Rivetbanger" weekend...

Think I'll rest now and enjoy a glass of wine.

Lorin
(emp & wings)
N194LD reserved.

jim_geo · Post by **jim_geo** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:33 pm

I finished this little gem then did nothing else all weekend.

Lorin D · Post by **Lorin D** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 12:58 am

Jim - You win!!

Lorin D.
N194LD Reserved

Post by **Spike** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 8:10 am

Hmmm, got up Saturday morning with Poe boy and flew the airplane out to the shop for an oil change. Then went over to a wee tiny airstrip where I was schooled in cross wind technique. We visited a project of a nearby builder, had lunch, then flew back to the home airport to fly some young eagles. All day Saturday was spent flying airplanes and hanging at the airport.

Went home after that and brought Poeboy and his wife and we figured out some ways to setup shop in the new basement to let me build everything. WOOOHOOO.

Yesterday after church we came home and worked more on getting the media room finished for Thanksgiving so I can hop back into the kit right after. No real work done on aluminum, but were getting there ahead of schedule

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:13 am

following true to schedule with jim, i did the same thing!

i spent about six and half hours working on this little bugger sat/sun!

728GD · Post by **728GD** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 6:50 pm

I pulled out Golf Delta and along with another RV6 friend, we even let a Cessna 182 join us, we flew down to Pine Mountain Lake E45 for a nice relaxing lunch. About a $70 burger. Parted ways on the return trip so I just floated around on the way back. It was a wonderful day out here in Central California. Sunday I was going to fly my wife out for breakfast but she didn't feel good. Ended up watching football, thinking about flying, should have mowed the yard, had to clean the garage, but just sat together and watched football. All in all a great weekend.

Next?

Dale

tshort · Post by **tshort** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 11:53 pm

Well, my weekend is now (worked overnight Fri and Sat).

Tonight I riveted the R flap ... first real attempt at solo bucking, only screwed up 2 rivets before I got into a rhythm. Bucking alone is not as much fun (

)

I'd post pictures but I left the cable for my digcam in CO...

Thomas
-8 flaps

hngrflyr · Post by **hngrflyr** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 1:01 am

Early Saturday morning, I flew our RV-6 to our EAA Chapter Club House at an airport a few miles from our home base, so I could cook the scrambled eggs at our monthly pancake breakfast. We ate and socialized till about noon, then the party broke up and everyone went their own way.

On the way home, I buzzed a fellow chapter member's private strip so I could see the new home he is building there. The strip is high on a ridge. He'll have a great view when he gets finished. I had my Cessna 120 on his strip several years ago and it was a little rough. I'd take the Cessna in there again before I'd think about trying it in our RV-6. He flies a J-3 Cub from the strip.

Bob Severns

Snap · Post by **Snap** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 7:04 am

Well, I had a good weekend myself. Got a call from a big company offering me a job to fly for them. 'let me think about it.......OK!!!!'
Going down on Thursday for the interview. Just ticking the boxes I think.

Saturday was my Birthday, so it was a good start. The misses took me out for a great big steak on the river here in Brisbane. Couple of beers and bottle of wine later.....me beez a happy bear!

Sunday I just lazed around the house and got ready for my trip for the job. Looking forward to it as it will mean that I will finally be able to get my kit. CJ, you can pick yourself up of the floor now.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.....IT IS ALMOST TIME. I CAN FEEL IT!

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 7:02 pm

AW-RIGHT, SNAP!

Way to go!

I can't wait to hear about the new job too!

Keep us posted!

I will drink to that!

CJ

Dan A · Post by **Dan A** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 12:40 am

Well, Saturday I flew with a 9, and two 6's to Ritzville about 60 or so miles west of here for breakfast. Had to slow the 8 down to about 20 in. and 2400 to fly with them. On the way back one of the passengers rode back with me. His first ride in an 8. He said he was impressed with it. Sunday we woke up to snow until about 9 am then it turned to rain and quit later in the day. Monday was clear and cold. I went back to the airport and decided to fly to COE for fuel. (it's about 50 cents per gal less there). the OAT was about 38 deg F on the ground and with about half fuel I took off on the short strip (3059 ft). I lifted off at 60 kts and held 90 kts in the climb. At the end of the runway we were about 700 ft. agl. and the VSI was pegged. HEy that seems to be pretty good so I decided to climb to the top of a thin cloud layer building up over the east side of the valley. I climed to the south and topped it at 9.500 with in 5 minutes. Had the heater on full but the temp was about 0 deg. up there and I'm not quite ready for cold yet so I went back down to around 5,000 where it ws a little warmer. I slowed her down to about 60 kts and made some steep turns in both directions . Then i dropped the flaps and slowed down to about 50 kts just above the stall and repeated the turn procedure. Man is this bird stable! I think you really need to learn the slow end of these birds if you really want to know how to fly them and be able to get into short strips. Mine will let you know when you are approaching the stall in any attitude and / or configuration. I am planning on doing a lot more of this type of air work.

Okay I really didn't intend on writing a book, but that was how my weekend went.

Dan