Dan Bartram ⁽⁶⁾

Dates: 6/28/2024 - 7/21/2024 The rudder started out great, but near the end it was a bit challenging. We were very worried about not ending up with a straight trailing edge, so much of the time spent on this part was due to researching, reading,…

The next steps were delayed because I accidentally mis-aligned the squeezer when dimpling one of the holes on the rear spar. After consulting with Van's, I ordered a new rear spar. The rest of the vertical stabilizer went well and we are happy with how…

Began assembly of the vertical stabilizer. Got everything clecoed so all the holes could be match / final drilled.

All the parts for the tailkit section have been deburred and re-labeled, so today we spent about 8 hours preparing and priming the parts. We decided to use PreKote and ScotchBrite pads to lightly scuff and clean the aluminum to ensure the primer had good…

Spent the last few sessions deburring all the parts in preparation for priming. This also involved removing the blue plastic covering most of the parts.