I decided to ask my EAA councelor to once again come out and take a look at my work before I get started on the wing skins. After trying to get a good time that works for both of us we finally got together.
Honestly I’m happy Lee came out and pointed out all of my little mistakes. Just about all the hard work and attention on the wing spars translated into a good review. Just a few rivers that need a few extra taps of the rivet gun and one smiley on the rear spar. Other than that all looked good.
My leading edges were a bit of a different story. Let’s just say that in my misery while putting them together I could have done a better job with my QC. Honestly I was a little embarrassed he kept finding rivets that were over or under driven. I’ll blame myself for trying to be Superman and drive them all on my own. Looks like I’ll be reaching out for some help driving these once I finish drilling them all out.
But overall this is why I ask for Lee to come out. We are all human and as long as I am honest with myself and fix my mistakes I’ll have a wonderful and solid aircraft! Lee also gave me a few pointers on some future steps to help me avoid some common gotcha (think torque tubes).