From the Maplewoods workshop: Steve's RV7 project: Just hangin' at the hangar

The Mission:

I am building an airplane. I really can't tell you how weird it sounds to me to hear those words in my head as I type. I am keeping this blog as an adjunct to my written log, which is required to comply with FAA requirements for Experimental Aircraft construction. My son Doug is my partner in this project. There are two goals: to build the best, safest, and yes, COOLEST, airplane we can, and to allow Doug to acquire some truly awesome experiences, not to mention building skills. Thanks for viewing.

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Monday, May 9, 2011

Just hangin' at the hangar

We are still working on a last few things on the right wing prior to hanging the wings on the fuselage. As soon as I can arrange some free time and a small army of helpers, I am going to hang these, as well as hang the engine on the stand we built. Work is starting on the firewall, and soon I'll start the rudder pedal installation, so there will be some interesting photos on the blog soon.

In the meantime, there is time for the obligatory "spinner-on-the-head" photo, just so any lurking FAA inspectors or DAR's will know how seriously we take ourselves.

And also, to justify to She Who Must Be Obeyed, the time Doug is spending at the hangar, a shot of our set-up for him to do homework when I don't need a second pair of hands.