Frank Justice's Supplemental Instructions

When group member Frank Justice got a little ways into his project, he got to thinking about the fact that even with the thick instruction manual that Van's provides, there is a lot of "lore" floating around which can help builders avoid common gotchas and pitfalls. Frank decided to take it upon himself to take the real-time building experience of himself and others "in the field" and write it down as he went along. Thus the "Frank Justice Supplemental Instructions" were born.

Frank built an RV-6A, so this manual will be of most use to -6 and -6A builders, although there is quite a bit of information that can be useful to any RV builder (especially the "General Notes on Construction").

These instructions were written before the QB and pre-punched options came out, so some of it may be obsolete, but the majority of it is still relevant.

General Notes on Construction

Empenage Kit Order of Build
Horizontal Stabilizer
RV6 Right Elevator
RV6 Left Elevator
Finishing the Empenage

Wing Kit
Wing Rib Preparation
Wing Pre-Drilled Main Spar and Rear Spar Assembly
Ailerons and Flaps
Wing Bottom Skins Fitting
Wing Leading Edge Skin Assembly
Tanks
Wing Top Skin Fitting
Wing Final Assembly

Fuselage Kit Order of Build
Fuselage Bulkhead Construction
Jigging the Fuselage
Removing the Fuselage from the Jig

Installation of RV-6A Landing Gear Mounts (alternate method by Brian Moentenich)

Finish Kit

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