Tag: Flap

I got everything for the left flap done and ready for priming. I’ll try to get some time to do it tomorrow but I have both church and a work thing happening so I might not get much opportunity.

It was tedious work but I got everything deburred for the left flap as well as countersunk. I got all of the ribs dimpled so tomorrow I will just need to complete the dimpling on the spar and the skins and then I’ll be ready to clean and prime the parts and start assembly.

Luckily while I was out almost all of the parts showed up while we were gone. Surprisingly, my seat kit arrived while we were gone. I didn’t even know that was going to be coming, but it was a welcome surprise. It is missing one set of seat foam but the rest is there. I called Van’s to report it missing and they asked me to submit an email to get the replacement process started. That has been sent and hopefully I’ll get a response sometime soon. I did not get the rib and reinforcement plate though for the right flap so I just continued forward with the left flap for now. I got the new rib installed and drilled and then disassembled everything and started deburring parts. I’m a little over halfway done with that and then I can start dimpling and countersinking. I hope to get some of that finished tomorrow morning before Brendon and I head out to Tulsa to watch the DCI summer tour there.

I got all of the parts deburred for the right flap and put all of the parts together in preparation for when the replacement parts show up. I just need to drill those two holes and deburr the one nose rib and then I can get the right flap dimpled/countersunk, primed and assembled. I countersunk the attachment brackets on the rear side but I still need to countersink the trailing edge insert. Trying to keep progress moving while I’m waiting on shipments. It will not for sure be a week before I can post again as we are leaving tomorrow morning.

I got all of the ribs drilled. Luckily the holes were all final sized already. There were just the two holes on each nose rib that were non-existent that I had to drill. Unfortunately I found another issue with a rib while I was deburring it. It was cracked where they had folded it during manufacturing. So I ordered another one of those which hopefully they will arrive while I’m in Mexico so I can get back and get started right away. I need the parts so that I can get everything primed and put together. I was going to finish one of the flaps but that broken nose rib put a stop to that. That is it work wise until I get back from Mexico.

Edit: I went back out and did two more hours of deburring. Might as well get parts deburred that are going to need it anyways. Gotta keep the assembly line moving!

I got the flaps fully assembled tonight. It took a bit because they are just so stinking long. I don’t have a table long enough for them to fit on really so I might have to figure something out before I verify they are match drilled. I can only hope they are already final sized like most of the other wing components have been. That would help me out a ton. I do still need to match drill the bracket holes and it looks like my parts will be arriving the week I am gone to Mexico so I’ll have to finish that one flap up when I get back. Not really sure if I’ll be able to finish one flap this week or not since I am going to Branson for a cousin’s wedding on Friday and Saturday but I will try to get as far as I can without rushing.

I got quite a bit of the initial work done on the nose ribs and brackets. I did make one mistake that I’ve ordered replacement parts for. The drill press caught the part and forced it off the table and up the drill bit, which elongated the hole. Unfortunately it elongated it WAY too much and this is a critical area where the control bolts will bolt through and I can’t have that. Hopefully the new parts arrive soon or at least while we are gone to Mexico. But I got all of the parts at least cut and match drilled for initial assembly tomorrow.