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Did you use the TCW step bushings? If so, how did you install them?

HI, WOULD HAVE COPY OF THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR PUTTING THE BOX TOGETHER AS I AM A COLLAGE IN IRELAND AND THIS WOULD BE A GOOD PROJECT FOR THEM TO DO. CHEERS JOE.

Hi would have a copy of the instructions to fabricate the box or to put it together i am a collage in ireland with an aviation section and this would be a good project for them Cheers, Joe

Is your garage insulated any? About to install the same one in my garage in Houston, thanks!

I think the idea of offsetting the access panels is good. Just looked at a friend of mine that has the SDS pump in it and I thought it would be a good idea. Do you have a video that shows the tunnel after the pump and fuel valve are in? Fyi, I'm waiting on AirWard to ship my access panels.

I have one in my garage It's a god send. They work so good damn good

just got mine same one did you shorten your copper lines ?, they said i have to have 10 ft but wonder did you cut yours

I think you had the best explanation of what the issue is with laser cut parts.

The baffle there is for more pressure at the top.... And can we see your paint table... Never seen one like that.

what are you using to hold your conduit?

Many thanks for your videos.

I've never seen an electrical panel on the outside of home.

I am in San Antonio, so I understand your summer pain brother. I have an F-16 flight simulator in my garage and it sucks in the summer time.

What size breaker did this system call for?

That toolbox is 80 bucks now. The toolbox hasn't changed. The value of the dollar has gone way down.

Yep, its real. The fiberglass top/doors was the part of my project that gave me builders fatigue and it was easier just to put it off and focus on other life/house stuff, especially when you feel like you work an entire weekend with not much visual progress. I'm nearing the end of the heavy work on the doors and installed most of the instrument panel over the winter to take a fiberglass 'break', so I think I'm about to that point where I can move onto tasks that show more encouraging progress. The activities with my 2 young kids aren't slowing down either... My wife and I often talk how over-committed we are, and I always approached the build with the mindset that its the lower priority and I won't place it before other family obligations. However...... We also agreed the RV10 needs more focus to get it across the finish line, since the last 2 years has easily been the lowest progress I've made so far. I'm doing a similar psychological thing you are, by deciding by OSH this thing is going up on the landing gear and the engine is going to get hung. Trying to force myself to get to that milestone, because I know things really pick up after that.

Fantastic! You’ll probably have a couple back ordered parts from the kit like the rest of us ie: front seats and bag 1547. But actually receiving the finish kit is a huge step in the right direction.

Have you considered reaching out to Les, Randy V’s build assist partner? He’s super knowledgeable and a great guy to work with. It might help with the motivation and keeping things moving. Also, next time I’m down in your area let’s go flying in my -10!

We're about ready for our first engine start. "Decision fatigue" is often just me not admitting analysis paralysis. ALL of the options are good ones. Pick one based on the community around you and their familiarity imo. Much easier to ask around for help if the guy down the row has the same setup. We landed on dual p-mag and arent sad about it. We could have gone SDS or lightspeed or whoever but we made that decision a long while back and dont have time to regret it. :) I dont think you will either. One other thing that Im sure you are already well aware of... the more you go off plans the more headaches you create for yourself. 100% stock is going to be an amazing airplane. Choose your customizations wisely and sparingly cause combined, they add up. Id guesstimate we have over 300-500hrs+ in just customizations. Half are questionable now and the other half have caused us more headaches down the road when we discover that we modified something that now is no longer in line with the later plans. :)

Don’t worry about the interior paint yet. You will want the cabin top on before you paint the cabin interior. On the EFII vs SDS make sure you consult your panel builder on what they will install or have a plan for doing that portion of the panel build yourself. All the decisions are overwhelming and there is no shortage on this build.

As a fellow business coach, I'm concerned about these same decisions coming up in my near future. I don't have kids so time isn't as much a factor, but I'm having these same types of thoughts at the BEGINNING of my journey, and not 4 years in.... so i can only imagine where this will end up in a while. If it were me, though, I would say to stick it out, save up the cash, secure the CASHFLOW in your business(es), take on a few more coaching clients, etc.... Also consider the Delta Hawk engine, it might be less expensive (might be, I don't know much about it, but know it has some significant perks and benefits). It's not inspiring to see people quit and sell (from my perspective) -- do what you have to do, man, I'll be rooting for you, want to see everyone succeed, even it takes a little more time to make it happen!

Understand the fatigue. Hang in. Sunday be a no show for kids sports for me, need day of rest and its Gods day.

"Decision fatigue" pretty much sux... helps to find someone to kick you in the arse....

For the engine, do you not just order directly from the manufacture? You mentioned buying from an engine builder - are you have something custom made?

Melissa and I are going through similar issues! Except our reason is 6 month old! But I feel like we go an entire month without touching our build.

Keep on it! You'll have lots of ups and downs throughout the process. Stick to the plans unless you're absolutely certain you want to do something special... because that stuff takes 3-5 times as long! And the best advice I can give you is just do SOMETHING every day that you possible can, and you'll maintain some sort of forward progress. Also, I'd delay on any avionics purchase until WAY later. I bought some avionics stuff early, but by the time I was ready to install, newer, better stuff had been released and I took a bath selling the old stuff. The technology changes fast. But the same doesn't apply to engines/props. Get those when you can, because they haven't changed in 50 years, and they only get more expensive every year! GOOD LUCK!

The funk is real bro and so are everyday life commitments. I started my -10 build in early 2019 and am just now “finishing” my doors. I find myself between my work schedule and family commitments taking November-February off of building. Getting back in to the swing of things feels nearly impossible sometimes. This year has been especially hard and I’ve only been out to the shop maybe 4-5 times. Keep at it. We’ll all get there eventually!

"The ONLY constant in aviation is change." - Yours Truly Yup. I coined that phrase, and it's true. I came up with it watching my airline pilot peers cycle through the phases of anticipation, expectation, entitlement, and the ultimate disappointment that the company's plan didn't go their way. Early on in my career, I was fortunate to have experienced mentors that helped me not to be cynical, but realistic, and to always consider that a plan is just that - a plan. An ever-changing plan. Even though I'm in the early stages of the Empennage Kit (RV-14) I know that there will be changes to our end product from what we started out for it to be. From the jump, my mantra has been "keep it simple!" I know this may mean not being able to afford other than plain vanilla - no sprinkles, rather than piling on "stuff" until you have to look really hard to see the ice cream. There are homebuilts that have more "stuff" in them than the airliners that fly around the globe 10 to 16-hour non-stop legs at a time. Those aircraft see thousands of hours of service a year. Typical homebuilt? What, MAYBE 100-hours in a busy year? Someone mentioned Jason Ellis' RV-10 project. I don't think he could have tossed another ball into the air along with the ones he was already managing. Something had to give.

I’ve been in a funk lately as well. But it’s ok. Im a bit ahead of you and working on my avionics and building my wiring harness. I come across the same decision tree dilemma. It’s a marathon not a sprint. I had a gut punch when I had just found out my finish kit was pushed out to this September instead of April. I had ordered it last February. Same with my lycoming. The end product will be amazing though.

Oh no, is this Jason Ellis 2.0?

I'm only on Section 26, but it seems to me you are way too early to be worrying about engine and avionics. Cabin top, systems installation, etc could keep you busy before you spend more BIG bucks.

I like the intro because I am trained to build an airplane. I've been retired for 13 years but was an aircraft structure technician for 40 years. I didn't work much in civil aviation. Mostly commercial and military. Thanks for the tips. I am about to decide which one to get.

Great video Ryan,...very helpful. I'm starting this section in a few weeks.

anybody know to pair a remote to these mini splits?

I know you like that layout, but I'd really reconsider placing your navigator in the middle...it's what you'll be using the majority of the flight. EDIT: I typed that comment about 3/4 through the video!

What is the name of the book Plane construction plan?

Looking good Ryan!

Holy ship! 😂

I want to provide an update, about to get into the heat of summer and after 2 years, this system is still running strong. It heated when I needed it all winter and it has been cooling perfectly on warm days. Considering the price, still a great unit.

What are the advantages of cold air induction?

After many hours, I eventually constructed a 3D model of my panel, and it was worth it! I learned things that I would have found out the hard way. In particular, you may have to make large holes in the subpanel and then make doublers to make it work. All best done before you rivet, but... I'll send a URL for the 3D model in another comment, hoping google doesn't trim it.

Love the music

Can you do an update pro's cons and 2 year review

Great project!

normally all aircraft bolts are installed top down so that should the nut come off (unlikely I admit) is the floor there removable? if not, you would never be able to access the nut . likely you will never need that.

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The step... you mod will definitely boost it's capacity. But you've put the strengthening on the compresive side which is already much stronger than the tensile side, personally I would have cut a longitudinal slot through the top and bottom surfaces of the horizontal foot and vertical leg for about 2" with a 1/16" cutoff blade on an angle grinder, then made a dogleg "beam" out of 1/16" Chrome Molly sheet so that it sat flush top & bottom inside the slots, them had your friends weld the beam in place. It would spread the load between the top & bottom of the tubes & given substancially more vertical capacity - a little like putting in a doubler inside - and the surface welds could be ground back making the whole mod invisible. Your mod is fine, this is food for thought if you come across a similar need. Great build, keep the video's coming.

Nice video - good upgrade. Did you prime the entire inside of the fuse? I couldn’t tell if it was aluminum’s color or a light grey primer?

You're gonna lose about 1/100th of 1 KTS with that step reinforcement hanging in the airstream! Huge penalty. Start over! Seriously, a very smart and nicely done mod.

Hey Ryan…When you riveted the 1002PC and 1003PC in corners did any of the powder coating chip off? It happened to me even with the bucking bar covered with masking tape. Juet figure I would ask you