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Introduction

Here are two small projects designed to give you the basic skills necessary to make a successful start on the RV of your choice. The idea is for you to learn and explore, so if the finished project ends up with various dents, holes and other fumbles...good! It means you haven't been afraid to try and you are making your "beginners mistakes" here instead of on the actual airplane. Processes and techniques, like deburring, rolling leading leading edges, etc, are described in Manual Section 5, as are the basics of hardware call-outs. Tools, plans reading and nomenclature are described in Manual Section 3. It is important to read and understand these basics before you begin. For instance, the plans will not call out what size hole to drill. Instead they will show what fastener is installed, and the builder is expected to know what size hole is required. Below is PDF of all the pages from Van's Handout and they will be referred to when the step uses the information on how to do it. Also there will be a digital pictures showing the actual building on that step. You will build a couple of tools and then do a riveting training project and last you will complete the Aileron Panel
Step by step photos of building the tools and riveting project
Step by step photos of building the  Aileron Panel
Tool Kit Practice Project

Side one of the plans    
Side two of the plans