Hstab
I dimpled, Ephraim primed. Both Hstab skins are completed and ready for final assembly
Vstab
Vstab skin is also dimpled and ready for assembly.
Pictures and videos
I’ve not taken as many pictures and videos as I probably should have. Ephraim has though. I need to fix an issue with the max upload size in wordpress, and then I’ll make a big scrapbook post of all the media Ephraim’s captured.
SB 18-03-30
Ephraim had remembered from an RV10 condition inspection that SB compliance with SB 18-03-30 resulted in a different elevator endstop than our plans said to fabricate. He raised this to me, and it also took a little bit of digging to work out what was going on with this. I posted the following on the RV10 facebook group, which is probably a good description of our confusion:
I have RV10 #43115 (ordered Nov of 2024), and we came up with a question on the elevator upstop referenced in SB 18-03-30 today. Wondering if anyone has the answer?
SB 18-03-30 addresses an elevator jamming condition and compliance with the SB involves fabricating a new elevator upstop, to replace F-1012D.
My assembly manual does not show fabricating an F-1012D in the shape of the upstop from the SB. Is this an issue of Vans not updating the assembly manual, or is it possible the elevator jamming condition fixed by Vans changing the trimming of the control horn (which would be my other guess as to why my manual doesn’t show the SB’s F-1012D, though is pure speculation and not mentioned in text anywhere)?
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I called Vans and builder support advised the following:
- The SB supersedes the assembly manual
- The build tech support rep wasn’t sure why the SB material wasn’t included in the modern RV10 kit
- The build tech support rep suggested fabricating the elevator upstop according to the SB
- This means buying new angle material, the material to make the upstop according to the SB is not supplied in the kit
- Additionally, it was advised that it may be necessary to file the upstop so that the elevator hit both sides at the same time when moved to maximum up throw
Project Management
I’ve been continuing to work with vendors to purchase parts. Given how quickly the build is going, I feel like I have a fire under me to continue to buy parts, for fear of being blocked soon due to lack of material. I’m still getting over how difficult it was to buy things during COVID. I don’t feel bad buying parts months ahead of time, just for fear of long lead times.
I need to update the materials list in this blog, but I have purchased the entire fuel system, many interior parts (all from Aerosport), and many extras. Maybe next post I will detail this.