I love the detail of your build videos, you've given me a few good ideas for when I start building my 916 TSi. I noticed on a Vans RV14 build out of the UK, he also built a rotisserie for his build, as he was doing the avionics wiring himself and he found it much easier by rotating the fuselage 90 degrees to gain access. I will be very interested to see your finished rotisserie as I had the thought of doing one for my build, as I also will be doing my own avionics wiring.😀
Excellent video as always. On my TSi build, I finished all the controls, eyebolts, pushrods, autopilot servos, and will also finish the insulation on the floor before putting the front side skins on. Out of order compared to the build manual, but my back just wouldn't have liked leaning over the sides doing all that. Found out some of it was pretty tedious. Putting yours on a rotisserie is a great idea and should make all that easier.
Are you sure the fuselage has enough rigidity without the top on to support itself at odd angles on the rotisserie? I'd be a bit worried about the side loading when you roll it sideways.
I appreciate the question and also considered that. However there will be no weight except for its own. I comes down to this... I wouldn't want to fly it if the fuselage was that flimsy at this point.
@TheBaldPilot It appears to be a monocoque / stressed skin.. and I would not like to see what happens if you stress it with out all the skin secured. With a steel tube, you could just bend it back with minimal loss in rigidity.. but not necessarily with this aluminum tubing. Might consider checking with the Vans people to see if anyone has skewered a boneless skinless thigh.
