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As I pull the latest wreck apart.. some things just jump up and make me
wonder how long it would have taken for an inflight instead of a landing
incident. I also give thought to how many others might be out there with the
same conditions and I post to be sure nobody here is making the same errors
on their Rebel build.

Control column.. those two bearing bases get riveted in with 3/16" rivets..
RV-1613's.. not 1/8" x RV1410's.. and especially not when the carrythru's
have been cut in half and those rivets are into two layers of skin and not
the .125 FUS-5's !! Better yet if you have the full size FUS-5's.. drill and
tap the right side bearing base for AN3 bolts so you can easily remove the
column to work up under the panel.

The elevator push/pull tube's end plugs get riveted in with FOUR 1/8"
stainless steel rivets... not TWO !.. that goes for ALL the push pull tubes.

Cleco's are not used to hold structure together after the build is done.....
ANYWHERE. Count them in and out as you build, just like a surgeon is suppose
to do with his tools.

Okay.. now maybe I can sleep.. unless a good looking Brunette keeps me up
late.... ;O)





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Thanks for keeping an eye out for us Wayne! Very much appreciated. I'm on
the control column now and will look to mark my MAM with your note on
push/pull tubes. I'm curious where in the plane you find clecos left --- seems
hard to do.
-Ben

On 1/29/2010 7:09 PM, oifa@irishfield.on.ca wrote to rebel-builders:

As I pull the latest wreck apart.. some things just jump up and make me
wonder how long it would have taken for an inflight instead of a landing
incident. I also give thought to how many others might be out there with

the

same conditions and I post to be sure nobody here is making the same

errors

on their Rebel build.

Control column.. those two bearing bases get riveted in with 3/16" rivets..
RV-1613's.. not 1/8" x RV1410's.. and especially not when the carrythru's
have been cut in half and those rivets are into two layers of skin and not
the .125 FUS-5's !! Better yet if you have the full size FUS-5's.. drill and
tap the right side bearing base for AN3 bolts so you can easily remove the
column to work up under the panel.

The elevator push/pull tube's end plugs get riveted in with FOUR 1/8"
stainless steel rivets... not TWO !.. that goes for ALL the push pull tubes.

Cleco's are not used to hold structure together after the build is done.....
ANYWHERE. Count them in and out as you build, just like a surgeon is

suppose

to do with his tools.

Okay.. now maybe I can sleep.. unless a good looking Brunette keeps me

up

late.... ;O)

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Wayne,

Thanks for sharing some of your lessons learned! As you said, it's more than
possible for somebody to misread the manual, or use the wrong type/# of
rivets for structural things.

You know what they say about those who don't study history...

Blue skies,
~Kory

On 1/29/2010 7:09 PM, oifa@irishfield.on.ca wrote to rebel-builders:

-> As I pull the latest wreck apart.. some things just jump up and make me
-> wonder how long it would have taken for an inflight instead of a landing
-> incident. I also give thought to how many others might be out there with
the
-> same conditions and I post to be sure nobody here is making the same
errors
-> on their Rebel build.
->
-> Control column.. those two bearing bases get riveted in with 3/16" rivets..
-> RV-1613's.. not 1/8" x RV1410's.. and especially not when the carrythru's
-> have been cut in half and those rivets are into two layers of skin and not
-> the .125 FUS-5's !! Better yet if you have the full size FUS-5's.. drill and
-> tap the right side bearing base for AN3 bolts so you can easily remove the
-> column to work up under the panel.
->
-> The elevator push/pull tube's end plugs get riveted in with FOUR 1/8"
-> stainless steel rivets... not TWO !.. that goes for ALL the push pull tubes.
->
-> Cleco's are not used to hold structure together after the build is done.....
-> ANYWHERE. Count them in and out as you build, just like a surgeon is
suppose
-> to do with his tools.
->
-> Okay.. now maybe I can sleep.. unless a good looking Brunette keeps me
up
-> late.... ;O)
->
->




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