Jim Weed came over tonight to help out in the shop. Jim is the squadron commander of our local Civil Air Patrol. He has decided to build a RV-7A and is in the process of arranging his shop so that he can start on the tail kit in the not-to-distant future. First, Jim and I put another coat of paint on the forward cockpit floor. Then, we riveted in the arm rests for the cockpit. I got the chance to use my new tungsten bucking bar that some good friends bought for me at Oshkosh. It is the bomb! It is small enough to fit most anywhere, but it has enough mass that it bucks even 1/8" rivets with ease. It feels good to be banging aluminum again.
Jim Weed and I working on riveting the arm rests in
Commander Jim with his weapon of choice for tonight
Left rear arm rest (with the hole for the flap motor) riveted in for good
