Tough one today. My plan to replace two pull rivets resulted in the destruction of the inboard spar of the left flap and dozens of drilled out rivets to remove it... Live to fight another day.
*'We are NOT Experts: An Airplane Building Podcast'. Check it out here! open.spotify.com/show/5YMPgvvotNgg5Ouu1akcsg
Also available on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-are-not-experts-an-airplane-building-podcast/id1787080312
About 2.8 hours total in the Gilbertson Aero Factory today.
This work was performed on 1/18/2025
*If you'd like to hear my thoughts on the _laser cut parts debacle of 2023_, click here:* th-cam.com/video/ZBJFUDFoQQw/w-d-xo.html
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