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carlkristensen(at)rogers.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 6:11 pm    Post subject: Question for Canadians concerning inspections Reply with quote
First off, I have been building a RV8 empennage and have been lurking on
this list for 6 months or so, and I have found it to be most helpful.



My question is for anyone who may have experience with the Canadian MD-RA
inspection system. I am told that I must leave components open for
inspection but no one is able to tell me exactly what that means. Does it
mean leaving a corner open with a few rivets out, or the entire side off?
The person manning MD-RA office is unable to answer this, and the inspector
in my area refuses to speak to builders.



Thanks for your help.



Carl

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khorton01(at)rogers.com
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:46 am    Post subject: Question for Canadians concerning inspections Reply with quote
On 11 Mar 2006, at 21:09, Carl Kristensen wrote:

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<carlkristensen(at)rogers.com>

My question is for anyone who may have experience with the Canadian
MD-RA
inspection system. I am told that I must leave components open for
inspection but no one is able to tell me exactly what that means.
Does it
mean leaving a corner open with a few rivets out, or the entire
side off?
The person manning MD-RA office is unable to answer this, and the
inspector
in my area refuses to speak to builders.


The inspector needs to be able to inspect the inside of any part of
the structure. I discussed this with the guy who was doing the
inspections in Ottawa before I got too far into the project. He
suggested that I leave corners of the HS and VS skin on one side
unriveted so he could peel them back a bit and look inside with an
inspection mirror and a flashlight. I think I left about 10 rivets
at the ends of the spars, and a similar number along the root and tip
ribs. For the elevator and rudder, he wanted to be able to look the
riveting on the stiffeners, so I only riveted one side of the skin to
the spar and ribs.

Kevin Horton RV-8 (finishing kit)
Ottawa, Canada
http://www.kilohotel.com/rv8

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tedd(at)vansairforce.org
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 7:23 am    Post subject: Question for Canadians concerning inspections Reply with quote
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I am told that I must leave components open for inspection but no one is able
to tell me exactly what that means.

My experience was similar to Kevin Horton's. I think it's a really good idea
to work out the details with your individual MD-RA rep before you get very far
with the project, as each one may interpret the requirement slightly
differently.

Tedd McHenry
Surrey, BC, Canada

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carlkristensen(at)rogers.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:43 am    Post subject: Question for Canadians concerning inspections Reply with quote
Wow, thanks for the quick responses!



To all who have asked, I live in London, Ont. I should have mentioned that
in the first email.



It seems to be the consensus that one side should be left clecoed, and that
is what I was leaning toward but it seemed like the inspector would then
only be seeing half of the work (the other half being the open side). This
puts my mind to ease and I can now get back to building.



Thanks again



Carl

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