{"id":9696,"date":"2023-10-22T23:55:56","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T23:55:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=9696"},"modified":"2023-11-05T16:29:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T16:29:09","slug":"october-22-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=9696","title":{"rendered":"October 22, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=1091\">[&lt;&lt;Prev]<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=9708\">[Next&gt;&gt;]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I drilled the trim tab hinge to the spar. As the plans state, I originally drilled the -2 hinge. The hole distance to the edge of the hinge was unacceptable, so I redid the drilling wit the longer -3 hinge. This is looking much better.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1847-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9699\" src=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1847-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1847-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1847-300x225.jpeg 300w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1847-768x576.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1847-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1847-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s another shot of that piano hinge.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1848-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9700\" src=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1848-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1848-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1848-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1848-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1848-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1848-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1858-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9702\" src=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1858-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1858-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1858-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1858-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1858-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1858-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After assembling the trim tab, I used a rule to check the flatness of the skin. As you can see below, this looks more like a pillow, not a straight wedge. Not good.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1863-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9703\" src=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1863-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1863-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1863-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1863-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1863-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1863-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I rebent the skin to form a sharper wedge-shape. It&#8217;s looking much better now.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1865-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-9704\" src=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1865-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1865-768x1024.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1865-225x300.jpeg 225w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1865-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1865-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/IMG_1865-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=1091\">[&lt;&lt;Prev]<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=9708\">[Next&gt;&gt;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[&lt;&lt;Prev]\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/?page_id=9696\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  October 22, 2023<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9696","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9696"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9696\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9739,"href":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9696\/revisions\/9739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/rv7aircraftlog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}