page of pain...

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page of pain...

Postby dboeshaar » Mon Dec 18, 2023 11:30 pm

Greetings!

I am about to start the page of pain: SNB - F02

Yikes! Scary!

Any front end advice?



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Re: page of pain...

Postby Area 51% » Tue Dec 19, 2023 10:55 am

Make sure any measurement you make is repeatable.

And if you get the chance.................practice on someone else's airplane.
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Re: page of pain...

Postby BRS » Tue Dec 19, 2023 5:13 pm

dboeshaar wrote: about to start the page of pain: SNB - F02


Excuse my ignorance (second owner not builder), what is on page F02?
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Re: page of pain...

Postby XenosN42 » Tue Dec 19, 2023 5:44 pm

dboeshaar wrote:Greetings!

I am about to start the page of pain: SNB - F02

Yikes! Scary!

Any front end advice?

Dkb


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Re: page of pain...

Postby Area 51% » Tue Dec 19, 2023 6:27 pm

BRS wrote:Excuse my ignorance (second owner not builder), what is on page F02?


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Re: page of pain...

Postby Bryan Cotton » Tue Dec 19, 2023 8:01 pm

dboeshaar wrote:Greetings!
I am about to start the page of pain: SNB - F02
Yikes! Scary!
Any front end advice?
Dkb


Go slow! We built a stand to level the fuselage. Spirit levels for the wingtips, just a long clear vinyl tube filled with blue windshield washer fluid. Lots of measuring between the wingtips and tail. Then it's just a matter of drilling 4 holes.
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Re: page of pain...

Postby dboeshaar » Tue Dec 19, 2023 9:31 pm

It took 4 hours with four people on an RV-9A to drill two holes.

This must be TWICE as difficult!

(Thanks Bryan for the spirt level tip. Off to Home Depot for clear vinyl tubing!)



Bryan Cotton wrote:Go slow! We built a stand to level the fuselage. Spirit levels for the wingtips, just a long clear vinyl tube filled with blue windshield washer fluid. Lots of measuring between the wingtips and tail. Then it's just a matter of drilling 4 holes.
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Re: page of pain...

Postby bvolcko38 » Wed Dec 20, 2023 11:45 am

Are you attaching wings? I use a surveyor level and made stands. Follow the steps to the letter and you can’t go wrong
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