Category Archives: Vertical Stab

MY FIRST MILESTONE!!!

Posted on August 6, 2008 by Daniel

Sometimes building absolutely sucks… especially when its hot outside, you don’t understand something and are afraid of screwing up a part, AND you have a bunch of holes to debur!  BUT!!! It is ALL worth it on nights like this! … Continue reading →

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Finished Vertical Stabilizer!! :D

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Daniel

Man I just flew right through the Vertical Stabilizer… Small, few holes, etc make this part of the empenage kit a breeze! (Sorry for the blurry picture, I may replace it later but tonight this is it!! Hard getting everything … Continue reading →

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Priming…

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Daniel

So instead of that nasty ass Alodine, I tried out the spray can type self etching primer… MUCH EASIER, although not as tough… So I’m debating on rather or not I want to Alodine THEN prime, or just prime. I … Continue reading →

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More VS work.

Posted on May 6, 2008 by Daniel

More work today… finished deburring all the holes and started dimpling and countersinking as needed. Here you can see the countersink holes in the VS-808PP: Hours: 3.0

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Started Vertical Stabilizer…

Posted on May 5, 2008 by Daniel

Began tackling the next project today… the VS. I don’t know if this is either SUPER EASY compared to the HS, or if I am just much more efficient after learning some basics on the HS (I’m guessing the first … Continue reading →

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