During the first 1/3 of the video, I said to myself, "He must cry himself to sleep every night over this canopy." But by the end I felt much better, as you did. Now, continue on.
Hey! I've been waiting for your comment! I wanted to reach out--I didn't get a chance to say goodbye at the meeting last week. Drop me a line through my website (ryanflys.com). I'd love to connect.
We should build something they said. And by that they meant… stare at your project for hours and hours in deep thought… then put one bolt in… Awesome recovery in the canopy. Looks great!
Good job Ryan! Building an airplane (RV-14 in my case) has turned out WAY harder than I expected. It can be incredibly frustrating and depressing at times. But, when you stand back and look at what you've built and remember what you've overcome to get where you are, it's pretty rewarding. Love seeing Chomps btw!
Totally agree. I’m at a part where I can head down to the garage and stare at the thing and simultaneously wonder “What the hell were you thinking?” and “What an incredible thing you’ve built!”
I continue to so impressed with your problem solving and growing confidence. Congrats on making it through another challenge. Happy Thanksgiving Ryan! Thanks for bringing us along on this build.
Thank you, Mario! Definitely something worth investing a lot of time in, lest you be reminded of your shortcuts every time you get into your plane! I'd hate to have regrets every time I pull the slider closed!
Another great post, Ryan! I’d love to see a little more detail/explanation of the wooden jig and how exactly you bent the canopy frame with the canopy attached.
I can provide that somehow. Essentially it was a 2x4 wider than the canopy with uprights, seen in the background of that section. I put a quick clamp on each side, squeezing on the bottom corner of the frame, and just let it rip, alternating sides. Honestly, I thought I’d see a crack somewhere, but was resolved that I may be doing all this over. To my surprise, I got a sustained 3/16” of spread.
That whole canopy assembly seems to be pushing the "you can build it yourself" envelope. I'm guessing if you did this 3 or 4 times you'd get it down pretty good. But you get one shot having never done it. Very nerve wracking.
I'd agree. Depending on your skill set going into it, I think appropriate feelings going through this portion range from, "This is tough" to "I need to do what now?!?" It's an incredibly difficult section of the build!
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During the first 1/3 of the video, I said to myself, "He must cry himself to sleep every night over this canopy." But by the end I felt much better, as you did. Now, continue on.
You couldn’t be more correct. I literally just filmed a segment about things that keep me up at night… 🤣😭
Dude, you had me sweating… great outcome…looks fantastic and you still have your hair. Well done.
I wonder if this canopy (or project…) is taking years off my life.
Hard work! Get going. Hope to see it flying soon!
Hey! I've been waiting for your comment! I wanted to reach out--I didn't get a chance to say goodbye at the meeting last week. Drop me a line through my website (ryanflys.com). I'd love to connect.
We should build something they said. And by that they meant… stare at your project for hours and hours in deep thought… then put one bolt in…
Awesome recovery in the canopy. Looks great!
The amount of time staring at this thing, if redirected, could build another plane…
Thanks for compliment. Just keep moving!
@@RyanFlysPDX More like two more planes 😂
Don’t you have a helicopter to build?
Good job Ryan! Building an airplane (RV-14 in my case) has turned out WAY harder than I expected. It can be incredibly frustrating and depressing at times. But, when you stand back and look at what you've built and remember what you've overcome to get where you are, it's pretty rewarding. Love seeing Chomps btw!
Totally agree. I’m at a part where I can head down to the garage and stare at the thing and simultaneously wonder “What the hell were you thinking?” and “What an incredible thing you’ve built!”
Well done.
Thank you!!
I continue to so impressed with your problem solving and growing confidence. Congrats on making it through another challenge. Happy Thanksgiving Ryan! Thanks for bringing us along on this build.
Thank you so much!!
Hi Ryan, little by little the canopy will become perfect, the care you are putting into building it will be repaid with success
Thank you, Mario! Definitely something worth investing a lot of time in, lest you be reminded of your shortcuts every time you get into your plane! I'd hate to have regrets every time I pull the slider closed!
good episode! Keep It Simple
Fantastic feedback! Thank you!
Another great post, Ryan! I’d love to see a little more detail/explanation of the wooden jig and how exactly you bent the canopy frame with the canopy attached.
I can provide that somehow. Essentially it was a 2x4 wider than the canopy with uprights, seen in the background of that section.
I put a quick clamp on each side, squeezing on the bottom corner of the frame, and just let it rip, alternating sides.
Honestly, I thought I’d see a crack somewhere, but was resolved that I may be doing all this over. To my surprise, I got a sustained 3/16” of spread.
That whole canopy assembly seems to be pushing the "you can build it yourself" envelope. I'm guessing if you did this 3 or 4 times you'd get it down pretty good. But you get one shot having never done it. Very nerve wracking.
I'd agree. Depending on your skill set going into it, I think appropriate feelings going through this portion range from, "This is tough" to "I need to do what now?!?"
It's an incredibly difficult section of the build!