Jon Matcho Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 Last night I dreamt that I had built my fuselage in a very short amount of time. I was amazed at how well and fast it came together. Everything looked fine, except... I'd forgotten to include the bulkheads. Anyone care to analyze that? Quote Jon Matcho Builder & Canard Zone Admin Now: Rebuilding Quickie Tri-Q200 N479E Next: Resume building a Cozy Mark IV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spodman Posted May 2, 2004 Share Posted May 2, 2004 I'm going to be real boring here, coz you have struck a chord with a dream I experienced early in my ATC career. I dreamt (repeatedly) about causing an accident by not being able to speak at a crucial time... I was getting into an endeavor where I couldn't keep track of all the swiss-cheese holes of the James Reason model (for those who have had some training in human factors), I just had to do what I had been taught. I couldn't keep track of the possible implications of my every action, I just had to use the system and trust to somebody elses judgement that its a safe one. Not being able to speak represented some personal failing of technique that had survived the training process without detection/correction but could still bite me. YOU are trusting to somebody elses judgement that an airworthy machine can be created by sticking together unusual materials (that don't form a major part of your average spam can) into an unusual shape (that doesn't look like your average spam can). You are also trusting somebody else that it is a good idea to load your family in and cross the continent in it. You realise you probably can't predict what it is that will go wrong, so you imagine the missing bulkheads. Personally, 20+ years into my career, I still have NCD status (No Cu, umm, Customers Dead). Trust the force, Luke. Keep sticking the bits together and you will create a beautiful machine to join the hundreds already flying safely ps. When you are finished, count the bulkheads... Quote Mark Spedding - SpodmanDarraweit Guim - AustraliaCozy IV #1331 - Chapter 09www.mykitlog.com/Spodmanwww.sites.google.com/site/thespodplane/the-spodplane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Matcho Posted May 3, 2004 Author Share Posted May 3, 2004 You might have nailed it. There's a lot going on, but the upside is that there are relatively few materials you need to concern yourself with when building a plane like a Cozy. I picked through my chapter 4-7 materials today and couldn't help but noticing that all I really had was foam, fiberglass, and epoxy. The other side of me says, "how hard could it be?" ps. When you are finished, count the bulkheads...And from another thread this week -- "remove peel ply before flying". Quote Jon Matcho Builder & Canard Zone Admin Now: Rebuilding Quickie Tri-Q200 N479E Next: Resume building a Cozy Mark IV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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