RV-7 Builders Log

2009

  • July 18, 2009 - Final Painting
  • July 11, 2009 - Gear Fairings and Wheel Pants
  • July 4, 2009 - Phase I Flying
  • June 22, 2009 - Wheel Pants
  • June 16, 2009 - Phase I Flying
  • June 13, 2009 - Phase I Flying with Mike R.
  • May 31, 2009 - RV Maintenance 
  • April 9, 2009 - First Flight! 
  • April 7, 2009 - DAR Inspection
  • March 29, 2009 - Last Things - The RV is done. 
  • March 28, 2009 - Canopy complete
  • March 22, 2009 - Tune-up Flight in Mike's RV-7A
  • March 21, 2009 - Inspection Pictures
  • March 8, 2009 - Odds & Ends
  • March 7, 2009 - Weight and Balance, rivet forward top skin 
  • March 1, 2009 - Organizing wires, OAT Probe
  • February 15, 2009 - Taxi!
  • February 14, 2009 - Canopy Seal
  • February 11, 2009 - Canopy work, Camlocs
  • February 8, 2009 - Miscellaneous
  • February 7, 2009 - Engine Start!
  • February 1, 2009 - Charged brakes, miscellaneous
  • January 31, 2009 - Torque and Safety-Wire Prop nuts
  • January 25, 2009 - Miscellaneous
  • January 24, 2009 - Miscellaneous
  • January 18, 2009 - Finished Rigging
  • January 17, 2009 - Finished Flaps
  • January 11, 2009 - Finished rudder, hooked up Tailwheel steering chains
  • January 10, 2009 - Hung Rudder, Trim Tab 
  • January 4, 2009 - Autopilot operational
  • January 1, 2009 - Color Coat on cowl, spinner and rudder 

    2008

  • December 28, 2008 - Wingtips On
  • December 27, 2008 - Wingtip wiring
  • December 21, 2008 - Planning
  • December 20, 2008 - Hang Ailerons and Flaps
  • December 14, 2008 - Hang the Elevators
  • December 13, 2008 - Hang the Wings!
  • December 7, 2008 - Bolt on HS and VS
  • December 6, 2008 - The Big Move 
  • December 3, 2008 - More Firewall and Floor Insulation
  • December 2, 2008 - Firewall and Floor Insulation
  • November 30, 2008 - Gear Leg Fairing
  • November 28, 2008 - Aft Canopy backing strips 
  • November 23, 2008 - Prime Time (#3)
  • November 22, 2008 - WonderFil the Cowl
  • November 19, 2008 - Sanding & Filling Cowl
  • November 17, 2008 - Sand Cowl
  • November 16, 2008 - Prime Cowl (2nd Time)
  • November 15, 2008 - Prepping Cowl for Priming
  • November 14, 2008 - Cowl
  • November 4, 2008 - Back to the Cowl
  • November 3, 2008 - Fuel Line
  • November 2, 2008 - Spinner Covers
  • November 1, 2008 - Prime the Cowl
  • October 30, 2008 - Cowl Prep for Priming
  • October 29, 2008 - More Spinner covers
  • October 28, 2008 - Spinner Covers
  • October 27, 2008 - Oil Filler Door, Cowl
  • October 26, 2008 - Cowl
  • October 25, 2008 - Cowl
  • October 23, 2008 - Cowl
  • October 21, 2008 - Various
  • October 20, 2008 - Canopy fairing
  • October 18, 2008 - Firewall forward stuff
  • October 16, 2008 - EAA Chapter meeting at my house
  • October 15, 2008 - Manifold pressure tubing
  • October 14, 2008 - Prime canopy fairing
  • October 13, 2008 - Oil breather tube
  • October 8, 2008 - Lower cowl air scoop
  • October 6, 2008 - Rivet the Airbox together
  • October 4, 2008 - Back to the Airbox
  • October 3, 2008 - Adel clamp install tool
  • October 1, 2008 - Control Cable hookup
  • September 28, 2008 - Mount GPS antennas
  • September 27, 2008 - Install Garmin GPSMap 486
  • September 25, 2008 - Install seatbelts
  • September 24, 2008 - Lightspeed hookup
  • September 22, 2008 - Firewall Forward sensor wires
  • September 21, 2008 - Brake lines; Lightspeed wiring
  • September 20, 2008 - Wire alternator circuit
  • September 19, 2008 - Move wings to airport
  • September 18, 2008 - Mount oil cooler
  • September 17, 2008 - Mount baffles
  • September 10, 2008 - More airbox 
  • September 9, 2008 - Prep the wings for painting 
  • September 7, 2008 - Airbox
  • September 6, 2008 - Finish painting tail feathers
  • September 5, 2008 - Prime/Paint Ailerons/Flaps/Empennage
  • September 1, 2008 - Prep Elevators/HS
  • August 30, 2008 - Prep Ailerons, Flaps and Rudder
  • August 29, 2008 - Move Wings and Empennage to Paint Booth
  • August 28, 2008 - More Glassing Canopy Fairing & Oil Filler door
  • August 27, 2008 - Filling and sanding Canopy Fairing 
  • August 26, 2008 - More Glassing Canopy Fairing & Oil Filler door
  • August 25, 2008 - Glassing Canopy Fairing
  • August 24, 2008 - More Canopy Fairing & Oil Filler door
  • August 23, 2008 - Start on the Canopy Fairing
  • August 22, 2008 - Oil Filler Door
  • August 20, 2008 - Rivet the Vertical Stab tip
  • August 19, 2008 - Polishing the Elevator
  • August 18, 2008 - Polishing the Horizontal Stab
  • August 17, 2008 - Prepping the Emp Tips, Polishing the Vertical Stab
  • August 13, 2008 - Polishing Flaps/Ailerons
  • August 3, 2008 - Final Polishing the right Wing
  • August 2, 2008 - Compounding the right Wing
  • July 31, 2008 - Polishing the Fuselage
  • July 27, 2008 - Magneto Ignition wire
  • July 26, 2008 - Start building the Airbox
  • June 22, 2008 - Heat Muff
  • June 21, 2008 - Manifold Pressure, Ground Strap, Ignition 
  • June 19, 2008 - Fuel & Oil Hoses, Oil Temp Sensor
  • June 18, 2008 - EGT Sensors
  • June 16, 2008 - CHT Sensors
  • June 14, 2008 - Rivet Air Seals
  • June 13, 2008 - RTV Air Seals 
  • June 9, 2008 - Rivet Baffles together
  • June 5, 2008 - Bottom Cowl Seals
  • June 2, 2008 - Epoxy Air Duct
  • May 31, 2008 - Rivet Spinner nutplates
  • May 29, 2008 - Match-drill Spinner holes
  • May 28, 2008 - Spinner, Oil Filler Door
  • May 27, 2008 - Spinner
  • May 26, 2008 - Air Ducts, Air Seals, Oil Filler Door
  • May 25, 2008 - Drill Air Seals to Baffles
  • May 24, 2008 - Makeing templates for Air Seals
  • May 22, 2008 - Top Edge Baffle Trimming
  • May 21, 2008 - Still More Trimming Baffles
  • May 20, 2008 - More Trimming Baffles
  • May 19, 2008 - Trimming Baffles
  • May 18, 2008 - Riveting Baffles
  • May 14, 2008 - Front/Side/Floor Baffle work
  • May 11, 2008 - Front Baffles
  • May 10, 2008 - Side/Floor Baffle Gussets
  • May 9, 2008 - Floor Baffle Bracket
  • May 8, 2008 - More Floor/Side Baffles
  • May 6, 2008 - Floor/Side Baffles
  • May 3, 2008 - Will the Floor Baffles ever end?
  • May 2, 2008 - Still more Floor Baffles
  • May 1, 2008 - More Floor Baffles
  • April 30, 2008 - Floor Baffles
  • April 29, 2008 - Back to the Baffles
  • April 27, 2008 - Rivet Side Mount Strips & Recepticles 
  • April 26, 2008 - Drilled Side Mount Strips
  • April 24, 2008 - Rivet Mount Strip & Recepticles
  • April 23, 2008 - Camloc Grommet/Studs
  • April 22, 2008 - Drilled Camloc recepticle holes 
  • April 21, 2008 - Spinner prop cutout 
  • April 20, 2008 - Let the Baffling Begin
  • April 19, 2008 - Drilled Side Camloc backing strips
  • April 16, 2008 - Will the bottom cowl ever end?
  • April 15, 2008 - Still more bottom cowl
  • April 13, 2008 - Even more bottom cowl
  • April 12, 2008 - More bottom cowl
  • April 11, 2008 - Start the bottom cowl
  • April 9, 2008 - Exhaust pipe hangars
  • April 6, 2008 - Fit the top cowl
  • April 5, 2008 - Mount Prop
  • April 4, 2008 - More Spinner BackPlate
  • April 2, 2008 - Spinner BackPlate
  • March 30, 2008 - Install Aft Canopy
  • March 29, 2008 - Install Prop Governor
  • March 28, 2008 - Install Exhaust System
  • March 27, 2008 - Install Alternator
  • March 25, 2008 - Install Carburator
  • March 22, 2008 - The Big Move & Engine Mounting
  • March 21, 2008 - Prep for the Big Move
  • March 17, 2008 - Panel Labels
  • March 16, 2008 - Engine Prep
  • March 12, 2008 - Rivet Air Vent Brackets
  • March 9, 2008 - Rivet Firewall Recess
  • March 8, 2008 - Install AN Shunt, Recess area
  • March 7, 2008 - HS Tip, Firewall Recess
  • March 6, 2008 - HS Tip, Fuel Selector Valve Cover
  • March 5, 2008 - Emp Fairing, HS Tip, Center Cabin Cover
  • March 4, 2008 - Emp Fairing work
  • March 2, 2008 - Nav/Strobe light covers
  • February 28, 2008 - Nav/Strobe light mounting
  • February 26, 2008 - Left Wing Inboard area
  • February 25, 2008 - Left Wingtip Nutplates
  • February 24, 2008 - Left Wingtip Rib
  • February 23, 2008 - Left Wing and wingtip
  • February 17, 2008 - More Right Wing
  • February 16, 2008 - Right Wingtip
  • February 14, 2008 - Move Right Wing
  • February 12, 2008 - Center Cabin Cover
  • February 10, 2008 - Emp Tips
  • February 9, 2008 - Ramp baffle prep, Rage gold filler on Tips
  • February 8, 2008 - Prime and cleco #3 and #4 baffles
  • February 7, 2008 - Oil Cooler hole in #4 aft baffle
  • February 6, 2008 - #3 Cylinder Baffle section
  • February 4, 2008 - More Baffle work
  • February 3, 2008 - Empennage Fairings
  • February 2, 2008 - Control Cables/Horizontal Cowl Support strips
  • January 31, 2008 - #4 Cylinder Baffle
  • January 30, 2008 - Finish the Firewall Eyeballs/Control Cables
  • January 29, 2008 - Start the Baffle Kit
  • January 27, 2008 - Lower Emp Fairing
  • January 26, 2008 - 10 Hour Day
  • January 24, 2008 - More Emp fairing
  • January 23, 2008 - Trim/Drill Emp fairing
  • January 22, 2008 - Start Empennage fairing
  • January 21, 2008 - Aft Skins done! 
  • January 20, 2008 - Rivet forward top skin
  • January 19, 2008 - More cowl support strips
  • January 18, 2008 - Firewall eyeball for prop control cable
  • January 16, 2008 - Fashioning cowl support strips for camlocs 
  • January 14, 2008 - More riveting and Gear/Wheels
  • January 13, 2008 - More riveting and Gear/Wheels
  • January 12, 2008 - Rivet Aft Top Skin
  • January 11, 2008 - HS & Elevator Tips
  • January 7, 2008 - Upgrade Dynon Firmware
  • January 5, 2008 - Rivet Rudder and Elevator Stops
  • January 4, 2008 - Miscellaneous Stuff 
  • January 3, 2008 - Elevator Hook-up
  • January 2, 2008 - Elevator Trim and Rudder bottom tip 

    2007

  • December 31, 2007 - Tail Light and Trim wiring
  • December 30, 2007 - Attach tailwheel gear
  • December 29, 2007 - Shorten Sticks
  • December 28, 2007 - Control Cable brackets
  • December 24, 2007 - Run the Static Tubing
  • December 23, 2007 - Cabin Air Vents
  • December 22, 2007 - Com antenna cable, brake lines
  • December 21, 2007 - Firewall PassThrough
  • December 20, 2007 - Aux Power recepticle
  • December 19, 2007 - Final Wiring
  • December 16, 2007 - Wiring Light switches (Strobe, Nav, Land, Taxi)
  • December 15, 2007 - Miscellaneous Wiring
  • December 10, 2007 - Wiring Intercom D-Subs
  • December 9, 2007 - SL-60 Power-up
  • December 8, 2007 - Wiring SL-60 D-Subs
  • December 5, 2007 - Finish wiring up the Starter Button and Low Voltage warning light
  • December 4, 2007 - Finish wiring up the Transponder
  • December 2, 2007 - Finish wiring the Autpilot, Panel light and Flap systems 
  • November 29, 2007 - Cabin Heat Control Cable 
  • November 25, 2007 - Power up the Panel for the first time! 
  • November 24, 2007 - Mounting the Trim Governor
  • November 23, 2007 - Mounting the Com and Tramsponder antennas 
  • November 22, 2007 - Thanksgiving Day Shop Clean-Up
  • November 20, 2007 - Rivet Fuse side covers, bolt stick mechanism together
  • November 19, 2007 - Elevator Push-Rods
  • November 18, 2007 - Canopy Latch Mechanism
  • November 13, 2007 - Cut Sticks, route Wires
  • November 11, 2007 - Strobe Power Supply wires
  • November 5, 2007 - Aux Jacks, Tail Wires
  • November 4, 2007 - Run Wires to Wings
  • November 3, 2007 - Securing Intercom Wires
  • October 31, 2007 - Running Intercom and Strobe wires
  • October 27, 2007 - Soldering the Intercom Jacks
  • October 20, 2007 - Strobe Power Supply Molex connectors
  • October 15, 2007 - Wiring
  • October 9, 2007 - Wiring
  • October 2, 2007 - Wiring
  • October 1, 2007 - Wiring
  • September 30, 2007 - Wiring
  • September 26, 2007 - Wiring
  • September 25, 2007 - Wiring
  • September 17, 2007 - Rivet Front End
  • September 15, 2007 - Relays, Front End
  • September 12, 2007 - Main and Essential Buses, Lightspeed box
  • September 10, 2007 - Battery Bus
  • September 8, 2007 - Panel & Wiring
  • September 7, 2007 - Heat Valve
  • September 5, 2007 - Panel Painted!
  • September 2, 2007 - Firewall
  • August 25, 2007 - Firewall Forward
  • August 24, 2007 - Firewall Forward
  • August 23, 2007 - Firewall Forward
  • August 21, 2007 - Panel
  • August 20, 2007 - Engine Arrives!
  • August 19, 2007 - Firewall Forward
  • August 15, 2007 - Firewall Forward
  • August 14, 2007 - Firewall Forward
  • August 7, 2007 - Panel
  • August 6, 2007 - Static Ports
  • August 5, 2007 - Static Ports
  • August 4, 2007 - ELT and Aileron boots
  • August 3, 2007 - Wing fairing nutplates
  • July 30, 2007 - Wing riveting: flap hinges and fairing nutplates
  • July 29, 2007 - ELT mount, aux fuel pump, center spar gussets
  • July 28, 2007 - Mapbox and Strobe Power Supply mount install
  • July 22, 2007 - Panel: Riveting and mapbox
  • July 20, 2007 - Panel: ELT/Hobbs Meter Holes
  • July 17, 2007 - Panel: Elevator Trim Indicator/Intercom Holes
  • July 16, 2007 - Panel: More Switch Holes
  • July 15, 2007 - Panel: Switch Holes
  • July 14, 2007 - Panel: Airspeed/Pictorial Pilot
  • July 13, 2007 - SubPanel riveting, Vans Order
  • July 12, 2007 - Cut round holes in Panel
  • July 11, 2007 - Panel & SubPanel
  • July 10, 2007 - SubPanel, B&C Orderl
  • July 8, 2007 - Panel & SubPanel
  • July 6, 2007 - Panel
  • July 5, 2007 - Panel
  • July 4, 2007 - Panel
  • July 2, 2007 - Visit with Repeat Offender
  • July 1, 2007 - Panel
  • Jun 30, 2007 - Panel
  • Jun 28, 2007 - Panel
  • Jun 24, 2007 - Panel
  • Jun 21, 2007 - Battery Contactor, Mapbox and Panel
  • Jun 10, 2007 - Batt Contactor
  • Jun 3, 2007 - Brake Pedals, Lines & Reservoir
  • Jun 2, 2007 - Axel and Fuel Lines
  • Jun 1, 2007 - Wheels
  • May 28, 2007 - Spinning Wheels
  • May 26, 2007 - Wheels and Brakes
  • May 25, 2007 - Tires and Tubes
  • May 24, 2007 - Wheels
  • May 23, 2007 - Engine Mount Drilled
  • May 21, 2007 - Drilling Engine Mount
  • May 20, 2007 - Fuel Lines/Fuel Selector Valve
  • May 18, 2007 - Fuel Vent Lines
  • May 14, 2007 - Fuel Vent Lines
  • May 10, 2007 - Fuel Vent Lines
  • May 7, 2007 - Operate Flaps
  • May 6, 2007 - Flap Hookup
  • May 5, 2007 - Check ailerons for alignment
  • May 1, 2007 - Flap Pushrods
  • April 29, 2007 - Drilled Wing Root Fairings
  • April 28, 2007 - Helped mount wings on Mike's RV-7A
  • April 26, 2007 - Fuel Tank Bracket
  • April 25, 2007 - Drilling Fuse Bottom Skin
  • April 14, 2007 - Bolt Canopy on and finish drilling Rear Spars
  • April 12, 2007 - Drilling Rear Spars
  • April 11, 2007 - Both wings attached!
  • April 10, 2007 - Sorting Washers
  • April 9, 2007 - Right wing attached.
  • April 8, 2007 - More Wing Mounting Prep
  • April 7, 2007 - Wing Mounting Prep
  • April 2, 2007 - Canopy Frame
  • April 1, 2007 - Riveted the Canopy Frame Skin, Reinforcer & Skirts
  • March 31, 2007 - Painted the Interior 
  • March 30, 2007 - Canopy Frame Reinforcers & taping interior
  • March 29, 2007 - Riveted Channel Frame
  • March 25, 2007 - Paint Interior pieces
  • March 24, 2007 - Prime Canopy Frame components
  • March 22, 2007 - Canopy Frame Reinforcers
  • March 21, 2007 - Canopy Frame Reinforcers
  • March 18, 2007 - Canopy Frame Reinforcers
  • March 17, 2007 - Gas Strut Mounts
  • March 14, 2007 - Seats arrive!
  • March 13, 2007 - Battery Box
  • March 8, 2007 - Drilling Firewall, Panel
  • March 7, 2007 - The Dynon FD-180 arrives!
  • March 5, 2007 - Battery Box Retainer Bar
  • March 4, 2007 - Countersinking mania
  • March 3, 2007 - Canopy frame prep
  • March 2, 2007 - More drilling of side skirts
  • March 1, 2007 - Drilling side skirts
  • February 27, 2007 - Forward Canopy side skirts
  • February 25, 2007 - Snow & forward canopy
  • February 24, 2007 - Drilled forward canopy to frame! 
  • February 18, 2007 - Canopy frame
  • February 14, 2007 - Ice Storm
  • February 13, 2007 - Canopy frame
  • February 12, 2007 - Finish riveting wings!
  • February 11, 2007 - Aft Canopy
  • February 8, 2007 - Aft Canopy
  • February 6, 2007 - Aft Canopy
  • February 5, 2007 - Aft Canopy
  • February 4, 2007 - Aft Canopy
  • February 3, 2007 - Rudder Stops
  • February 2, 2007 - Aft Canopy
  • January 31, 2007 - Forward Canopy
  • January 29, 2007 - Forward Canopy
  • January 28, 2007 - Forward Canopy
  • January 26, 2007 - Canopy trimming.
  • January 25, 2007 - Canopy trimming.
  • January 24, 2007 - Canopy trimming.
  • January 23, 2007 - Canopy trimming.
  • January 22, 2007 - Canopy trimming.
  • January 21, 2007 - Canopy trimming.
  • January 20, 2007 - The Big Cut!
  • January 19, 2007 - Canopy trimming.
  • January 14, 2007 - Start Cutting the Canopy!
  • January 13, 2007 - Finally finish the crotch strap bracket install
  • January 11, 2007 - Crotch strap bracket nutplates, rudder stops
  • January 10, 2007 - Rudder Stops, Start riveting left bottom skin
  • January 9, 2007 - Finish mounting VS, hang Rudder
  • January 7, 2007 - VS rear spar, crotch strap bracket install
  • January 4, 2007 - Crotch strap bracket install
  • January 3, 2007 - Canopy prep
  • January 2, 2007 - More servo and tips. 
  • January 1, 2007 - Wing riveting, trim servo, fiberglass tips.

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