Sindres RV-14A

Today (17th April 2019) I ordered the fuselage (slow build) and finish kit, and I got a crating date of June 24. I intend to have the Beringer brakes so I had the following amendments: Items to remove Beringer related BRAKE MAST.CYL.LEFT-1G 2 BRAKE MAST.CYL.RIGHT-1 2 PT-062X1/4X9' 1 PT-062X1/4X151 1 nosewheel U-NW501.25 1 U-1009 axle 1 U 55-204 wheels and brakes 1 U 5.00X5-6 (TG) 3 U 5.00X5-6IT (TG) 3 U-00009 AXLE 2 U-405 AXLE SPACER 4 MS21025-20 AXLE NUTS 2 Misc. VENT-SV-5 2 CS-00008-L 1 CS-00008-R Items to Add F-00111 2 F-00112 1 14 FLAP POSITION KIT 1 VENT SV-6 CLEAR 2 CS-00008T-L 1 CS-00008T-R 1 14 G3X YAW SERVO INSTALL KIT 1 14 GARMIN AP SERVO INSTALL KIT 1 14 ELT ACK-04 KIT 1 LC LED STRIP RED/WHT 1 ES WH-00126 KIT 1 RV-14 GMU22 MOUNT KIT 1 The ACK-04 ELT was not able to order fo delilvery in Norway. I might change my mi...

I had 2 days at Aero 2019 in Friedrichshafen, and the main highlight for me was to see a finished RV-14A. It's built by Stefan Schröter, and looked beautiful.It's sold now, but Stefan is already building another RV-14.

I've soon completed all the fairing works that is possible to to at this stage. Just some dimpling, sanding (with spray filler) and perhaps a layer of primer. I'm really looking forward to start on the aft fuselage😊 Just now I'm on my way to Aero Friedrichshafen  were Vans are having a stand , and the first flying RV-14 in Europe shall be on display. I'm really looking forward to that😊 The nut plate in the aft part was very difficult to rivet. I tried differentechniqueses, but ended up taping my bucking bar  to a steel bar.  All nut plates installed. Next was the top fairing on the rudder. It was quite straight forward. It was required to grind a groove in the front to get it flush. This is the top fairing on the VS. It has to be closed by a patch of fiberglass (see 12-07 Step 3). A final strip of fiberglass is glued into the HS tip fairings.

Since last I've spent much time on fairings and to attachment of the elevator to the horizontal stabilizer. It would have been much more fun to get started on the aft fuselage, but my workshop space is limited. So I want to complete as much as possible on the elevator, HS, VS and rudder and then store them away. Micro Molex The trim motor is supplied with micro Molex connector and they have to be crimped. I was sure I knew how to do this (had even seen then video from Stein Air), but I mixed up the "standard" size molex and the micro procedure. I bought some new ones from RS-Components. The Molex part number is 43030-0007 (female) and 43031-0007. I also bought the extraction tool with part number 11-03-0043. Broken terminals. The crimp tool from Stein Air. The finished servo motor with the Molex connector crimped. I had to function test - it works😀 Fairings First the flanges had to be adjusted. The Dremel cutter works ve...