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    Drawing a rivet--technique 101

    This method is recommended ONLY for round (universal head rivets). Occasionally, in the middle of a riveting session, you'll notice that the two pieces of metal you are trying to put together are not tightly together, i.e. a space exists between the parts. This space can be eliminated by...
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    RV-8 N262RM "Bad Cat"

    My RV-8 flew with my shaking hands at the controls on October 21, 2002. Summoning up the courage to go for that first flight is a monumental task. Imagine taking a box of parts, banging rivets for six years, then climbing in and launching 1 mile into the sky---->UNREAL! The flight was...
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    Hi Guys

    I have recently completed an RV-8. I picked up the tail kit at Van's in August 1996, stuffed it into the rear of my AA5A Grumman Cheetah, and flew it back to home base O27, Oakdale, CA. Six years, two months later, N262RM "Bad Cat" flew. Landing after that first flight yielded a tremendous...
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