2004 Flight from KKLS

2004 Flight from KKLS
This photo is from when I was flying the airplane out of Longview, WA. This was taken early in the morning..

RV-6 #25188 in flight

RV-6 #25188 in flight
Doug Eves sent this photo of the Ol' girl in flight. Taken from the ground, this is a great shot. You can see he is "relaxing" in his office in the sky...

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Building the fuselage jig

It's been over a month since I have purchased the wood for my jig. I let it acclimate to my garage temp/moisture so it did not warp after I purchased it. I stacked it up and let it sit. Over the weekend I started working on it, cutting all of the pieces for it. These past couple of days I have been assembling the jig and making sure it's all straight, plumb and square. While I was piecing together the ladder section, I had my wife help me level it up with a transit. I shot 6 points on the floor and made them all level so the side rails did not have any twist or crown in them when I screwed it all together. I used all wood/deck screws so this thing should not move at all once it's in place. Now I have to move it over to the other bay in my garage and relevel the jig, anchor it in place. Once its perfectly level and plumb, I will start putting some of the bulkheads in place.

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