I am at the stage that I need to permanently mount my landing gear before I go further with the avionic installation.
My question is what prefer method to mount the landing gear on to the RV8 fuselage? Right side up or upside down? I had flipped the fuselage upside down to drill out the landing gear. I prefer to keep it right side up this time when I fasten all the bolts, because I am gun shy with all the work that has gone into the fuselage. I am working by myself so flipping the fuse with one person has always been a hairy process before. Nothing went wrong but I am not pushing my luck.
If I choose to work right side up, what is the best method to raise the fuselage from the ground (4" off the deck) to the right height? I don't have the rotisserie so I think I need a couple of saw horse. Where is the best place to position the sawhorse?
Thanks,
Phat Vu
My question is what prefer method to mount the landing gear on to the RV8 fuselage? Right side up or upside down? I had flipped the fuselage upside down to drill out the landing gear. I prefer to keep it right side up this time when I fasten all the bolts, because I am gun shy with all the work that has gone into the fuselage. I am working by myself so flipping the fuse with one person has always been a hairy process before. Nothing went wrong but I am not pushing my luck.
If I choose to work right side up, what is the best method to raise the fuselage from the ground (4" off the deck) to the right height? I don't have the rotisserie so I think I need a couple of saw horse. Where is the best place to position the sawhorse?
Thanks,
Phat Vu