Multimedia Video of the Week

Metal Magic: Fixing Mistakes And Making Adjustments

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Sunday, February 13, 2022 at 02:06 PM ET

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Key Takeaways:

Airplane builders, despite their pursuit of perfection, inevitably make mistakes in metal construction.
Paul Dye's video series from KITPLANES offers guidance on how to correct common errors encountered during metal construction.
The video introduces the concept of an "Oops rivet," a term for fixing mistakes, which is a useful concept even for those not building aircraft.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fed6ek9EfNE&t=1s

People who build airplanes sometimes tend toward the obsessive in aiming for perfection. But everyone makes mistakes and in this continuation of KITPLANES’ video series on metal construction technique, Paul Dye explains how to correct some of the most common errors. Even if you never build an airplane, it’s worth watching to find out what an Oops rivet is.

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Paul Dye, KITPLANES® Editor at Large, retired as a Lead Flight Director for NASA’s Human Space Flight program, with 40 years of aerospace experience on everything from Cubs to the Space Shuttle. An avid homebuilder, he began flying and working on airplanes as a teen, and has experience with a wide range of construction techniques and materials. He flies an RV-8 that he built, an RV-3 that he built with his pilot wife, as well as a Dream Tundra they completed. Currently, they are building a Xenos motorglider. A commercially licensed pilot, he has logged over 5000 hours in many different types of aircraft and is an A&P, EAA Tech Counselor and Flight Advisor, as well as a former member of the Homebuilder’s Council. He consults and collaborates in aerospace operations and flight-testing projects across the country.