01/03/2009 - Completing riveting on the leading edge and heat unit for pitot

My Son gave me a hand for a few hours and a little help from Bernard meant that I could get the rivets done holding the leading edge ribs to the spar.  They are a pain !! but they are doable with some perseverance and a few marks on the arms !!

Once that was done I could squeeze all the rivets to hold the edge of the skink to the spar.  It was a joy to be back on something easier and more repetitive.

Before finishing for the day I though I would fix the pitot heat unit onto the rib.  I have put it on the outboard most rib of the same bay as that which is holding the pitot tube.  I should be able to put my hand through the inspection hatch, through the next rib into that bay to be able to change it if necessary.  Lock nuts mean that I have not got to fiddle and lose nuts when maintaining it.