Rick S.
Joined: 12 Feb 2006
Posts: 347
Location: Las Vegas
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 Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:07 pm Post subject: I have a Friend who screwed up his rudder - what would you |
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I once read in EAA's magazine "Sport Aviation" a quote I recite every time I make a mistake.
"It's OK to make mistakes, that's a normal part of building, It's not a normal part of building to disregard it and not correct them".
As you progress through this process you will make mistakes, in order to offset that knot that occurs in your stomach when you do screw something up you need to untie the knot by backing up and fixing your mistake I.A.W. the plans/designer/expert intentions.
When I first read this post this morning I thought it was a joke as well. My first knee jerk response was to advice your "friend" to call Cirrus and arrange for a demo flight and reconsider building...that was a mean spirited thought 
My advice? Rebuild the rudder, but wait a few in a few months. You won't drill out all those rivets without rounding out too many the holes in the ribs, skins and trailing edge. Attend an EAA meeting and bring the rudder for show and tell. It will make you feel a lot better after everyone tells you that's nuthin....you should see what I did once...
Rick S.
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