Draker
Well Known Member
Show not just how to do things, but what results are acceptable and what are not.
For example, riveting. The construction manuals show illustrations from Tony Bingelis of various rivet problems. It would be great to see close-up video of such problems, including criteria of when to replace, when to re-strike, and when to "build on".
This one is a great idea. I'm up to the fuselage and I'm still not super-confident I can judge what's acceptable and what needs to be re-done, and I'm still sending lots of basic acceptability questions to Van's. I'm not building a perfect show plane, so most of my work ends up somewhere between "totally fine" and "this really should be re-done", and making the judgment call is not easy.
Another one that would be great for beginners:
Take a single rib and fake skin piece, and walk through the entire process in excruciating detail. Flange straightening, fluting, centerline, clamp to a skin, drilling, reaming, disassembly, debur, debur, debur, rounding corners (and when to do so and how much) dimpling, priming, and riveting.