Fuselage

Installing the floors progresses well. After preparing what seemed like a million holes the easy back riveting was quite rewarding.

Some issues have come up though:



First, here you are looking aft at the floor area where the passenger's bum will go. The flap drive is placed loosely in position. What VANS don't tell you in the instructions for the electric flap, is what they propose you should do about the floor that remains after you have removed the bit that interferes with the drive lug hanging down off the bottom of the shaft. Any one got a bright idea? Somehow just leaving it floating does not seem quite right.

Second, I am really not sure what to do about the two bolts that go through the edge of the lightening hole. If I do them up tight it will crush the stamping which is rather ugly. Ideally one would make a shim but it is just two complicated a shape to be practical. The bolts are where the plans dictate so I cant be the first to run into this issue.


Finally, I have decided to use the space under the step on the right as a storage hidey hole for bits and bobs. Has anyone got a picture of how they implemented this? I think opening to the right is the most practical way, and probably hinging the part in line with the fuselage centerline about 1/3rd of the way from the outside skin at the bulkhead. Good design is never easy so I would rather steal an existing satisfactory solution.