Well, I'm retracting my reservation for a ride. I can not ride in a dinged up RV! :) JJ! Nice video dude. Talk about stressful having someone else with their hand on the trigger. Glad it's only one so far. Onward.
I wouldn't be caught in this jalopy! Imagine what people would think! There's hours (minutes) of strenuous rivet gun training with scrap pieces before we get going. The weird part is how the shooting side is much easier and much easier to train versus the bucking side. I feel more comfortable handing them the gun versus the bar.
I had an old sheet metal instructor share a top about small dents like that, he recommended using a bit of dry ice and moving it in a circular pattern to pull the dent out. In all honesty though as an A&P I wouldn’t worry about it. Trust me every airplane has some and anyone who looks close enough to notice after completion has too much time on their hands. Great work and videos.
I’m willing to try the dry ice trick. Can’t hurt. (Famous last words. Right?) I’m also willing to leave. I’m incredibly proud of how this thing is turning out. It won’t be the last error, but there aren’t really that many of them, so I’m happy.
Perfection in a build is very hard to achieve. You will soon go on, and that item will not stop you in completing the build. Back in the day I was helping on a RV4 in the 80's and we did finish the plane when the kit was not as complete as it is today. Imagine having to build a jig, and drill all the holes.
Oh I’ve seen builds of the old style and I have no desire for that level of fabrication! I love the build but do require a bit of prefab for me to have a good time. 😀
That's real good news if all your tail parts were punched at Vans. What about the wing tanks, flaps and ailerons? I would document this in your builders log with the images. If I wanted to buy a RV7 down the line I would be looking for this. ( I own a RV7A completed in 2008 so it won't be me )
Bummer. You might look good wing for parts on Barnstomers. Do this ASAP. The are a few for sale right now. Older parts will be in demand. It is going to take month for Vans to produce replacements.
While you are no doubt correct in parts being in short supply, I’ll be working with Van’s to carve a path forward and secure any needed parts. I think this will allow for the best documentation of replacements and also reassure me that problem areas have been addressed appropriately.
Couple ways to investigate. Start with the list from vans and compare to dates on your parts-if you’re lucky enough to have the labels still on. If not, you will need to do some additional investigating. Pictures (or in my case videos) pre-installation will allow you to identify any with blue plastic. Those are in the clear. After that people are going to have to inspect their assembled parts for indication of cracks at dimples. Van’s has some guidelines I’ll link in my next video. Of course, we’re all going to want to wait for continued communication from Van’s. I think there’s still some time before we have definitive recommendations and can plot a course forward.
I heard you say in this episode , “ we have a little bit left before we break for the week.” Does this mean you only work on the plane during weekends?
No, I put in time whenever possible, but tend not to start a huge task mid-week. I was mainly referring to the pace of the videos typically being a week a part.
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Love it when parts go together!
It’s like the best part!
@@RyanFlysPDX I mean, the flying it is probably pretty good, too…
Well, I'm retracting my reservation for a ride. I can not ride in a dinged up RV! :) JJ! Nice video dude. Talk about stressful having someone else with their hand on the trigger. Glad it's only one so far. Onward.
I wouldn't be caught in this jalopy! Imagine what people would think!
There's hours (minutes) of strenuous rivet gun training with scrap pieces before we get going. The weird part is how the shooting side is much easier and much easier to train versus the bucking side. I feel more comfortable handing them the gun versus the bar.
I had an old sheet metal instructor share a top about small dents like that, he recommended using a bit of dry ice and moving it in a circular pattern to pull the dent out. In all honesty though as an A&P I wouldn’t worry about it. Trust me every airplane has some and anyone who looks close enough to notice after completion has too much time on their hands. Great work and videos.
I’m willing to try the dry ice trick. Can’t hurt. (Famous last words. Right?)
I’m also willing to leave. I’m incredibly proud of how this thing is turning out. It won’t be the last error, but there aren’t really that many of them, so I’m happy.
Perfection in a build is very hard to achieve. You will soon go on, and that item will not stop you in completing the build. Back in the day I was helping on a RV4 in the 80's and we did finish the plane when the kit was not as complete as it is today. Imagine having to build a jig, and drill all the holes.
Oh I’ve seen builds of the old style and I have no desire for that level of fabrication! I love the build but do require a bit of prefab for me to have a good time. 😀
That's real good news if all your tail parts were punched at Vans. What about the wing tanks, flaps and ailerons?
I would document this in your builders log with the images. If I wanted to buy a RV7 down the line I would be looking for this. ( I own a RV7A completed in 2008 so it won't be me )
The good news appears to stop with the tail.
I’ll have an update on my next video, but there significant difficulty ahead.
Bummer. You might look good wing for parts on Barnstomers. Do this ASAP. The are a few for sale right now. Older parts will be in demand.
It is going to take month for Vans to produce replacements.
While you are no doubt correct in parts being in short supply, I’ll be working with Van’s to carve a path forward and secure any needed parts.
I think this will allow for the best documentation of replacements and also reassure me that problem areas have been addressed appropriately.
Hello Ryan what do you manage to know what part are laser cut.? Is based on serial number and year.?
Couple ways to investigate. Start with the list from vans and compare to dates on your parts-if you’re lucky enough to have the labels still on.
If not, you will need to do some additional investigating. Pictures (or in my case videos) pre-installation will allow you to identify any with blue plastic. Those are in the clear.
After that people are going to have to inspect their assembled parts for indication of cracks at dimples.
Van’s has some guidelines I’ll link in my next video. Of course, we’re all going to want to wait for continued communication from Van’s. I think there’s still some time before we have definitive recommendations and can plot a course forward.
I heard you say in this episode , “ we have a little bit left before we break for the week.” Does this mean you only work on the plane during weekends?
No, I put in time whenever possible, but tend not to start a huge task mid-week. I was mainly referring to the pace of the videos typically being a week a part.
Incredibly well stated regarding the laser/stamped parts. Get some sleep. You deserve it!
Fridays run late sometimes with editing the videos. Definitely sleep well once they’re uploaded!!