---------------------------------------------------------- RV10-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Thu 02/09/17: 16 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:03 AM - Re: A lot of advice and perhaps a little help (Linn Walters) 2. 07:45 AM - Cabin cover bottom (Carlos Trigo) 3. 08:12 AM - Re: Cabin cover bottom (Rick Lark) 4. 08:13 AM - Re: Cabin cover bottom (Phillip Perry) 5. 08:33 AM - Re: Cabin cover bottom (Robert Jones) 6. 08:37 AM - Re: Cabin cover bottom (Bill Watson) 7. 08:49 AM - Re: Cabin cover bottom (Carl Froehlich) 8. 10:13 AM - Re: Cabin cover bottom (Carlos Trigo) 9. 10:16 AM - Re: Cabin cover bottom (Carlos Trigo) 10. 10:25 AM - Re: Cabin cover bottom (Rene) 11. 10:27 AM - Re: Cabin cover bottom (Phillip Perry) 12. 10:37 AM - Re: Cabin cover bottom (David Saylor) 13. 10:51 AM - Re: Cabin cover bottom (P Reid) 14. 11:25 AM - Re: Cabin cover bottom (Linn Walters) 15. 01:00 PM - Re: Cabin cover bottom (Rick Lark) 16. 07:06 PM - Re: A lot of advice and perhaps a little help (Jeff Carpenter) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:03:23 AM PST US Subject: Re: RV10-List: A lot of advice and perhaps a little help From: Linn Walters Sad news Jeff. Possible physical problems that go unnoticed until too late scare the crap out of me. You hang in there ..... If I were in your shoes would add up the $$ I have invested in the project as a starting point. This is the actual value of your project. Now you can start adding some $$ for 'desireability'. If there were RV-10s for sale when I started my kit, I would have seriously thought about paying the price knowing what I know now. Somewhere between your actual value and what a comparable -10 is selling (not asking) for is a good asking price. Those 4,874 enjoyable hours spent so far will be a gift to the buyer and shouldn't be a factor in coming to a asking price. Depending on your health (mental and physical) you might want to address the squawks yourself .... even up to painting a base color .... as this will add value far above actual cost of completion. Might be good therapy, I don't know. Keep us posted ..... we do care. Linn On 2/8/2017 11:43 PM, Jeff Carpenter wrote: > > On November 30th I was entering the company IRA deposit... 5 pairs of numbers... something that should take me a couple of minutes at most. But, on that day, there seemed to be a strong glare in my office and I couldn't make out the numbers. I twisted the paper, moved it around in my field of vision... tried just one eye, then the other. 15 minutes later the work was done and whatever problem I was having with my vision seemed to have resolved itself. I went and got a big glass of water thinking that I might be dehydrated. > > The next day, I noticed a similar vision problem. It didn't last as long and I wasn't doing work that it interfered with... but it worried me a little. Later that afternoon I met with a customer in my office to discuss some new projects. He's a smart guy. He'd ask a question. I'd start in to the answer and before I could finish the sentence I could see that he was moving on to the next question... and I was having a progressively harder time actually finishing the sentences. Words were slightly out of order. I'd back up to get it right and the words kept coming out a little wrong. He didn't seem to notice. We finished our meeting and said our goodbyes. I immediately went to my office manager to tell her that something was wrong with me. She, with all the love and understanding of someone who has worked for me for almost 25 years said "well, don't tell me... tell you doctor... dork." > > So, the next morning I called my doctor on my way in to work. I pulled off to the side of the road as the nurse was getting the doctor to the phone. I explained to him what had happened the past couple of days. He said "I'd like you turn around and drive straight to the ER and get an MRI. This is the kind of stuff we don't mess with." So, that's what I did. > > By noon the MRI was complete and the results were back. I had two brain tumors. One rather small and one the size of a lemon. Something about the nature of the tumors indicated that they didn't start in the brain. So, a scan or two later it was determined that I have stage 4 lung cancer (never smoked). My GP came to the hospital and explained that this was the worst time of the week to discover something like this. We wanted to assemble the "A" team and the "A" team didn't work the weekends." So, I was released from the ER into the care of my wife with a few strong prescriptions and a few days to imagine all that might be before me. > > On Monday, as my GP was assembling his "A" team my parents were assembling theirs. Unbeknownst to me, good friends of theirs had just endowed the Chair of Oncology at The City of Hope. By Tuesday I was in the care of some of the very best doctors in the world. By the following Tuesday the large tumor was surgically removed and I was, somehow, still able to walk and talk... but not drive and certainly not fly. > > My prognosis, now, is "up in the air" so to speak. I've finished radiation therapy which finished off anything that might have remained of the large tumor and zapped the small one. I'm lucky, if you can call anything about this "lucky" to have certain biomarkers in my cancer that make it treatable with targeted therapy... which has the potential to make this a chronically managed disease as opposed to a death sentence. While targeted therapy drugs are a godsend... giving me a shot at watching my kids grow up... they are not allowed by the FAA. I'm going to have to sell my RV-10. That's where I need your advice and, perhaps a little help. > > N410CF has the following squawks. In my current condition I am unable to address most of them without help. That being said, what should I make sure is taken care of before putting the plane on the market? > > The plane is not painted > > It is out of annual (would love a checklist for the annual) > > POH is incomplete > > Wheel pants and fairings are fit and finished except for the upper intersection fairings > > The parking brake valve leaks > > The back up battery fuse has blown twice now > > The 1042G wire covers are not finish painted to match the interior > > Door locks are not installed > > AOA is not calibrated > > Needs a rudder trim tab > > An aileron trim tab wouldn't hurt > > 1 weeping rivet > > > I'd like to thank you all for the camaraderie over the 11 plus years it took me to build it. It certainly would have been nice to be part of the flying community a bit longer but I don't regret a minute of the 4,874 hours I spent building it. > > Jeff Carpenter > N410CF > > > > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 07:45:09 AM PST US From: Carlos Trigo Subject: RV10-List: Cabin cover bottom Guys The bottom surface of the pink fiberglass cabin cover, which will act as the cockpit ceiling, has 2 different surfaces. The one in the aft part, which will cover the back seats and the baggage compartment, is very smooth, and seems to be almost finished. The one over the front seats, around the doors hinges holes, is very very rough. How did you finish these 2 different surfaces? Regards Carlos Enviado do meu iPhone ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:12:43 AM PST US From: "Rick Lark" Subject: RE: RV10-List: Cabin cover bottom Carlos, lots of filler and sanding of both... #40956 C-GDMH -----Original Message----- From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Carlos Trigo Sent: February 9, 2017 10:41 AM Subject: RV10-List: Cabin cover bottom Guys The bottom surface of the pink fiberglass cabin cover, which will act as the cockpit ceiling, has 2 different surfaces. The one in the aft part, which will cover the back seats and the baggage compartment, is very smooth, and seems to be almost finished. The one over the front seats, around the doors hinges holes, is very very rough. How did you finish these 2 different surfaces? Regards Carlos Enviado do meu iPhone ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:13:12 AM PST US From: Phillip Perry Subject: Re: RV10-List: Cabin cover bottom Sand and fill. Sand and fill. Sand and fill. Sand and fill again. Sand and fill one more time. Now you're getting close. Sand and fill. Sand and fill. Oh wait, you're not as close as we thought. Sand and fill some more. And again. And again. Now you get to work on pin holes! Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 9, 2017, at 9:41 AM, Carlos Trigo wrote: > > > Guys > > The bottom surface of the pink fiberglass cabin cover, which will act as t he cockpit ceiling, has 2 different surfaces. > The one in the aft part, which will cover the back seats and the baggage c ompartment, is very smooth, and seems to be almost finished. > The one over the front seats, around the doors hinges holes, is very very r ough. > > How did you finish these 2 different surfaces? > > Regards > Carlos > > > Enviado do meu iPhone > ========================== ========= ========================== ========= ========================== ========= ========================== ========= ========================== ========= > > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 08:33:32 AM PST US From: Robert Jones Subject: Re: RV10-List: Cabin cover bottom I put the carbon fiber overhead duct in but finishing would be the same. I shaded down the really high spots with a 3 inch disk sander and took the shine off everywhere. Them I mixed up some Westsystem 105 epoxy and some micro faring filler and spread it everywhere. The aft part I used a long board sander on and around the curves I just tried to get nice smooth curves with whatever soft material (like a sponge) worked. It took quite a few coats to get it smooth. I bonded the aluminum backup strips for the rivets on before I finished it so the edge of the aluminum would not show and painted it before I riveted it on the aircraft. The bag side of the cabin cover is pretty bad. I may leave it painted or cover it with some thin foam backed material like they use in modern cars. At least I have I nice smooth surface now. It was a lot easier to finish it laying upside down. Robert Jones 702-521-1840 > On Feb 9, 2017, at 09:41, Carlos Trigo wrote: > > > Guys > > The bottom surface of the pink fiberglass cabin cover, which will act as the cockpit ceiling, has 2 different surfaces. > The one in the aft part, which will cover the back seats and the baggage compartment, is very smooth, and seems to be almost finished. > The one over the front seats, around the doors hinges holes, is very very rough. > > How did you finish these 2 different surfaces? > > Regards > Carlos > > > Enviado do meu iPhone > > > > ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 08:37:37 AM PST US Subject: Re: RV10-List: Cabin cover bottom From: Bill Watson You can glue headliner fabric over the whole thing and not otherwise touch it. Using the right adhesive results in an easy and nice job (automotive headline adhesive recommended by Flightline). However, the edges are a challenge that I never solved. Still unhappy. Bill "never wanting to touch the top again if I can help it" Watson On 2/9/2017 10:41 AM, Carlos Trigo wrote: > > Guys > > The bottom surface of the pink fiberglass cabin cover, which will act as the cockpit ceiling, has 2 different surfaces. > The one in the aft part, which will cover the back seats and the baggage compartment, is very smooth, and seems to be almost finished. > The one over the front seats, around the doors hinges holes, is very very rough. > > How did you finish these 2 different surfaces? > > Regards > Carlos --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 08:49:52 AM PST US From: "Carl Froehlich" Subject: RE: RV10-List: Cabin cover bottom Carlos, I used micro to fill in the rough areas on the forward side, along with a lot of sanding. The forward side got painted the same color as the rest of the interior. On the aft side I put up a 3/8" thick marine grade vinyl backed foam, and covered that with a matching interior cloth (from Cleaveland Tool). If I had to do it today, I would prep and paint the front as before, but use this high textured product on the aft side: http://www.zolatone.com/ A Lancair IV neighbor did this with his plane and it looks great. It is a fraction of the work, very light, and will last forever. Carl -----Original Message----- From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Carlos Trigo Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2017 10:41 AM Subject: RV10-List: Cabin cover bottom Guys The bottom surface of the pink fiberglass cabin cover, which will act as the cockpit ceiling, has 2 different surfaces. The one in the aft part, which will cover the back seats and the baggage compartment, is very smooth, and seems to be almost finished. The one over the front seats, around the doors hinges holes, is very very rough. How did you finish these 2 different surfaces? Regards Carlos Enviado do meu iPhone ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 10:13:10 AM PST US From: "Carlos Trigo" Subject: RE: RV10-List: Cabin cover bottom Dammit! Why did I ask this question? I should have known that I didn't want to know the answer!... Thanks Philip I guess I have to hire some patient "Sand & Fill" dude .... Carlos -----Mensagem original----- De: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] Em nome de Phillip Perry Enviada: Thursday, February 9, 2017 4:13 PM Para: rv10-list@matronics.com Assunto: Re: RV10-List: Cabin cover bottom Sand and fill. Sand and fill. Sand and fill. Sand and fill again. Sand and fill one more time. Now you're getting close. Sand and fill. Sand and fill. Oh wait, you're not as close as we thought. Sand and fill some more. And again. And again. Now you get to work on pin holes! ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 10:16:27 AM PST US From: "Carlos Trigo" Subject: RE: RV10-List: Cabin cover bottom And when should that be done? Before permanently installing the cabin cover in the fuselage? And how about the door hinges installation?, can that be done after all that sand & fill work? Carlos -----Mensagem original----- De: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] Em nome de Rick Lark Enviada: Thursday, February 9, 2017 4:09 PM Para: rv10-list@matronics.com Assunto: RE: RV10-List: Cabin cover bottom Carlos, lots of filler and sanding of both... #40956 C-GDMH -----Original Message----- From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Carlos Trigo Sent: February 9, 2017 10:41 AM Subject: RV10-List: Cabin cover bottom Guys The bottom surface of the pink fiberglass cabin cover, which will act as the cockpit ceiling, has 2 different surfaces. The one in the aft part, which will cover the back seats and the baggage compartment, is very smooth, and seems to be almost finished. The one over the front seats, around the doors hinges holes, is very very rough. How did you finish these 2 different surfaces? Regards Carlos Enviado do meu iPhone ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 10:25:52 AM PST US From: "Rene" Subject: RE: RV10-List: Cabin cover bottom I used headliner....2 people about 1 hour. Doing the trim a little longer. I did a little prep before hand, but mostly dealing with the retractable shoulder harness pads, etc. Rene' 801-721-6080 -----Original Message----- From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Carlos Trigo Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2017 11:11 AM Subject: RE: RV10-List: Cabin cover bottom Dammit! Why did I ask this question? I should have known that I didn't want to know the answer!... Thanks Philip I guess I have to hire some patient "Sand & Fill" dude .... Carlos -----Mensagem original----- De: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] Em nome de Phillip Perry Enviada: Thursday, February 9, 2017 4:13 PM Para: rv10-list@matronics.com Assunto: Re: RV10-List: Cabin cover bottom Sand and fill. Sand and fill. Sand and fill. Sand and fill again. Sand and fill one more time. Now you're getting close. Sand and fill. Sand and fill. Oh wait, you're not as close as we thought. Sand and fill some more. And again. And again. Now you get to work on pin holes! ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 10:27:35 AM PST US From: Phillip Perry Subject: Re: RV10-List: Cabin cover bottom If I had it to do again, I'd sand off the high spots. Fill the lows to match. Then glue in a foam backed headliner to cover the imperfections. Then I'd be fine with it and move on. The cabin top has been the worst part of the project for me. Even over the doors. I had planned on putting a headliner in mine, but after all the work I put into mine to make it look awesome, I decided to not cover it up. So mine is exposed now, but I'd cover it if I ever did another. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 9, 2017, at 12:10 PM, Carlos Trigo wrote: > > > Dammit! > > Why did I ask this question? > I should have known that I didn't want to know the answer!... > > Thanks Philip > I guess I have to hire some patient "Sand & Fill" dude .... > > Carlos > > -----Mensagem original----- > De: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com > [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] Em nome de Phillip Perry > Enviada: Thursday, February 9, 2017 4:13 PM > Para: rv10-list@matronics.com > Assunto: Re: RV10-List: Cabin cover bottom > > Sand and fill. > Sand and fill. > Sand and fill. > Sand and fill again. > Sand and fill one more time. > > Now you're getting close. > > Sand and fill. > Sand and fill. > > Oh wait, you're not as close as we thought. > > Sand and fill some more. > And again. > And again. > > Now you get to work on pin holes! > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 10:37:20 AM PST US From: David Saylor Subject: Re: RV10-List: Cabin cover bottom I was lucky in that I was based next to an aircraft interior shop. We used a combination of textured truck bed liner paint and automotive type headliner. I let the paint show in areas that are hard to cover with cloth, like around the windows. The upper door areas are painted to conserve headroom. This kit comes with the spray gun. I had it tinted at my local paint supplier. Worked great and easy to apply: http://tinyurl.com/j7bclgy Here's an example of the finished paint surface and the headliner. [image: Inline image 1] Also, the areas that tend to be touched a lot are painted so they're easy to clean. --Dave On Thu, Feb 9, 2017 at 7:41 AM, Carlos Trigo wrote: > > Guys > > The bottom surface of the pink fiberglass cabin cover, which will act as > the cockpit ceiling, has 2 different surfaces. > The one in the aft part, which will cover the back seats and the baggage > compartment, is very smooth, and seems to be almost finished. > The one over the front seats, around the doors hinges holes, is very very > rough. > > How did you finish these 2 different surfaces? > > Regards > Carlos > > > Enviado do meu iPhone > > ________________________________ Message 13 ____________________________________ Time: 10:51:49 AM PST US From: P Reid Subject: RE: RV10-List: Cabin cover bottom I sprayed sound insulation and ceramic "truckliner" on my cabin top, has a orangepeel look to it and I love it! No idea if its any quieter and temperature difference than without it, but it sure was easy to complete- never really sanded anything I BTW sprayed the same mixture on my firewall- and it does block noise and heat, but I put more on both sides on FW than I did on cabin area. In all cases the area remains solid with no peeling whatsoever. I used Lizardskin sound and ceramic gallons, but I think there are less expensive options that would accomplish the same goal of covering over an area quickly. As a note the ceramic can be sanded smooth, the sound insulator is more a rubbery non sandable area. Additionally throwing micro balloons into the ceramic makes it even easier to smooth out. Pascal -----Original Message----- From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Phillip Perry Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2017 10:26 AM Subject: Re: RV10-List: Cabin cover bottom If I had it to do again, I'd sand off the high spots. Fill the lows to match. Then glue in a foam backed headliner to cover the imperfections. Then I'd be fine with it and move on. The cabin top has been the worst part of the project for me. Even over the doors. I had planned on putting a headliner in mine, but after all the work I put into mine to make it look awesome, I decided to not cover it up. So mine is exposed now, but I'd cover it if I ever did another. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 9, 2017, at 12:10 PM, Carlos Trigo wrote: > > --> > > Dammit! > > Why did I ask this question? > I should have known that I didn't want to know the answer!... > > Thanks Philip > I guess I have to hire some patient "Sand & Fill" dude .... > > Carlos > > -----Mensagem original----- > De: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com > [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] Em nome de Phillip Perry > Enviada: Thursday, February 9, 2017 4:13 PM > Para: rv10-list@matronics.com > Assunto: Re: RV10-List: Cabin cover bottom > > Sand and fill. > Sand and fill. > Sand and fill. > Sand and fill again. > Sand and fill one more time. > > Now you're getting close. > > Sand and fill. > Sand and fill. > > Oh wait, you're not as close as we thought. > > Sand and fill some more. > And again. > And again. > > Now you get to work on pin holes! > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 14 ____________________________________ Time: 11:25:07 AM PST US Subject: Re: RV10-List: Cabin cover bottom From: Linn Walters I used Zolatone on the inside of the cabin on mine. Darker on the lower half ..... height of door sill, and a lighter color from there up. I sprayed it with my HF gun. Linn On 2/9/2017 11:49 AM, Carl Froehlich wrote: > > Carlos, > > I used micro to fill in the rough areas on the forward side, along with a > lot of sanding. The forward side got painted the same color as the rest of > the interior. On the aft side I put up a 3/8" thick marine grade vinyl > backed foam, and covered that with a matching interior cloth (from > Cleaveland Tool). If I had to do it today, I would prep and paint the front > as before, but use this high textured product on the aft side: > http://www.zolatone.com/ > > A Lancair IV neighbor did this with his plane and it looks great. It is a > fraction of the work, very light, and will last forever. > > Carl > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com > [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Carlos Trigo > Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2017 10:41 AM > To: rv10-list@matronics.com > Subject: RV10-List: Cabin cover bottom > > > Guys > > The bottom surface of the pink fiberglass cabin cover, which will act as the > cockpit ceiling, has 2 different surfaces. > The one in the aft part, which will cover the back seats and the baggage > compartment, is very smooth, and seems to be almost finished. > The one over the front seats, around the doors hinges holes, is very very > rough. > > How did you finish these 2 different surfaces? > > Regards > Carlos > > > Enviado do meu iPhone > > ________________________________ Message 15 ____________________________________ Time: 01:00:33 PM PST US From: "Rick Lark" Subject: RE: RV10-List: Cabin cover bottom Carlos as others have indicated, it all depends on how you finish the interior. Like Phil, I also painted my cabin top, with high gloss urethane no less, so it took a lot of work (I also made my own overhead console so it all worked out together). I would do almost all of the work before installing the top. Same thing with the door hinges. I figured out what position the cabin top would be in when installed, and did about 80% of my door fitting on a work bench, then finished it up on the fuse. Take your time and think it all through. If you can get this far in the build, the remainder will come as well, just takes time. Rick -----Original Message----- From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Carlos Trigo Sent: February 9, 2017 1:15 PM Subject: RE: RV10-List: Cabin cover bottom And when should that be done? Before permanently installing the cabin cover in the fuselage? And how about the door hinges installation?, can that be done after all that sand & fill work? Carlos -----Mensagem original----- De: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] Em nome de Rick Lark Enviada: Thursday, February 9, 2017 4:09 PM Para: rv10-list@matronics.com Assunto: RE: RV10-List: Cabin cover bottom Carlos, lots of filler and sanding of both... #40956 C-GDMH -----Original Message----- From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Carlos Trigo Sent: February 9, 2017 10:41 AM Subject: RV10-List: Cabin cover bottom Guys The bottom surface of the pink fiberglass cabin cover, which will act as the cockpit ceiling, has 2 different surfaces. The one in the aft part, which will cover the back seats and the baggage compartment, is very smooth, and seems to be almost finished. The one over the front seats, around the doors hinges holes, is very very rough. How did you finish these 2 different surfaces? Regards Carlos Enviado do meu iPhone ________________________________ Message 16 ____________________________________ Time: 07:06:04 PM PST US Subject: Re: RV10-List: A lot of advice and perhaps a little help From: Jeff Carpenter Thank you so much Pascal... it means a lot to me... I'll keep you posted. On Feb 8, 2017, at 9:15 PM, P Reid wrote: > > Jeff; > Really glad it was found and steps are being taken. > I can help with some of these items. Maybe I should fly out and see if we can get that list minimized. The parking brake leak I think was resolved by Matco in one of there kits, if so we should be able to fix that, the Annual and POH is easily available and we can make the proper "specific" updates to reflect your plane. > Get well and when you're ready we'll take care of the squawk list. Piece of cake! > Pascal > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv10-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Carpenter > Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2017 8:44 PM > To: rv10-list@matronics.com > Subject: RV10-List: A lot of advice and perhaps a little help > > > On November 30th I was entering the company IRA deposit... 5 pairs of numbers... something that should take me a couple of minutes at most. But, on that day, there seemed to be a strong glare in my office and I couldn't make out the numbers. I twisted the paper, moved it around in my field of vision... tried just one eye, then the other. 15 minutes later the work was done and whatever problem I was having with my vision seemed to have resolved itself. I went and got a big glass of water thinking that I might be dehydrated. > > The next day, I noticed a similar vision problem. It didn't last as long and I wasn't doing work that it interfered with... but it worried me a little. Later that afternoon I met with a customer in my office to discuss some new projects. He's a smart guy. He'd ask a question. I'd start in to the answer and before I could finish the sentence I could see that he was moving on to the next question... and I was having a progressively harder time actually finishing the sentences. Words were slightly out of order. I'd back up to get it right and the words kept coming out a little wrong. He didn't seem to notice. We finished our meeting and said our goodbyes. I immediately went to my office manager to tell her that something was wrong with me. She, with all the love and understanding of someone who has worked for me for almost 25 years said "well, don't tell me... tell you doctor... dork." > > So, the next morning I called my doctor on my way in to work. I pulled off to the side of the road as the nurse was getting the doctor to the phone. I explained to him what had happened the past couple of days. He said "I'd like you turn around and drive straight to the ER and get an MRI. This is the kind of stuff we don't mess with." So, that's what I did. > > By noon the MRI was complete and the results were back. I had two brain tumors. One rather small and one the size of a lemon. Something about the nature of the tumors indicated that they didn't start in the brain. So, a scan or two later it was determined that I have stage 4 lung cancer (never smoked). My GP came to the hospital and explained that this was the worst time of the week to discover something like this. We wanted to assemble the "A" team and the "A" team didn't work the weekends." So, I was released from the ER into the care of my wife with a few strong prescriptions and a few days to imagine all that might be before me. > > On Monday, as my GP was assembling his "A" team my parents were assembling theirs. Unbeknownst to me, good friends of theirs had just endowed the Chair of Oncology at The City of Hope. By Tuesday I was in the care of some of the very best doctors in the world. By the following Tuesday the large tumor was surgically removed and I was, somehow, still able to walk and talk... but not drive and certainly not fly. > > My prognosis, now, is "up in the air" so to speak. I've finished radiation therapy which finished off anything that might have remained of the large tumor and zapped the small one. I'm lucky, if you can call anything about this "lucky" to have certain biomarkers in my cancer that make it treatable with targeted therapy... which has the potential to make this a chronically managed disease as opposed to a death sentence. While targeted therapy drugs are a godsend... giving me a shot at watching my kids grow up... they are not allowed by the FAA. I'm going to have to sell my RV-10. That's where I need your advice and, perhaps a little help. > > N410CF has the following squawks. In my current condition I am unable to address most of them without help. That being said, what should I make sure is taken care of before putting the plane on the market? > > The plane is not painted > > It is out of annual (would love a checklist for the annual) > > POH is incomplete > > Wheel pants and fairings are fit and finished except for the upper intersection fairings > > The parking brake valve leaks > > The back up battery fuse has blown twice now > > The 1042G wire covers are not finish painted to match the interior > > Door locks are not installed > > AOA is not calibrated > > Needs a rudder trim tab > > An aileron trim tab wouldn't hurt > > 1 weeping rivet > > > I'd like to thank you all for the camaraderie over the 11 plus years it took me to build it. It certainly would have been nice to be part of the flying community a bit longer but I don't regret a minute of the 4,874 hours I spent building it. > > Jeff Carpenter > N410CF > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv10-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV10-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv10-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv10-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.