Ron's RV7 Aircraft Factory


Welcome to my personal blog. This site was created as an informal description of my build progress in the construction of a Van's RV7 aircraft. A place where family/friends/builders/curiosity seekers can follow along. It is not intended to be a detailed description of every step in the building process as that would be much too time consuming. There are plenty of sites that do a great job in that arena, that is not my intention with this site. My intention is for this to be a philisophical/motivational/inspirational account of the emotional ups and downs of the life changing journey...and it will change your life. I hope this will give you an idea, through my eyes, of what its like to make this transformation. A note to other builders, I am not an expert so do not put your safety at risk by attempting anything you see on this site until you have done your own research, or send me an email so we can discuss it. Any deviations from the plans are not approved, nor endorsed by Van's Aircraft or myself. Thanks for visiting.



Saturday, February 5, 2011

More ER Tank Work HOBBS 471.0 hrs

Making good progress on the first ER tank. Interior ribs ProSealed/riveted into place. All 'extra' rivet holes plugged and ProSealed. Fuel drain fitting ProSealed/riveted in place. End ribs prepped for install. Vent line in place. All parts that need it have been etched/alodined/primed. Tomorrow I will finish this puppy up...I'm on  a quest to knock this baby out this weekend!

On another note I just want to add some comments....

Its quite amazing how fast things go once you've done a task a couple times before. Not only that, but the workmanship improves significantly, my riveting was much better this go 'round. Also, when you eliminate the frustration from the task, which comes from not being very good at something...its really gets almost enjoyable. This tank has been a piece of cake so far.
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