May 27, 2014     Antennas       Category: Fuselage

Installed the second GPS antenna aft of the first one. Also installed two comm antennas, transponder antenna, and ADS-B antenna and started on the marker beacon antenna

  Feb 12, 2014     Parts inventory       Category: Fuselage

Received and inventoried seat kit, canopy kit, panel fan kit, key lock kit, grey interior kit, decals, firewall soundproof panels, windshield hold down strip, canopy side strips, remote charging post, seat headrest kit and shorter pilot kit. Missing one of the two shorter pilot kits. Called RANS and they are shipping another one.

  Feb 10, 2014     Belly fairings       Category: Fuselage

Cut out belly fairings and located/drilled/attached the nut plates. Clecoed the baggage and seat/ramp skins

  Feb 05, 2014     Installed and riveted the top of bulkhead #1       Category: Fuselage

Installed and riveted the top of bulkhead #1. The foam came in so finished putting foam on the skin surfaces between bulkheads 1 & 2 and 2 & 3. Clecoed tailcone top skin in place. Installed gascolater on forward side of firewall.

  Feb 04, 2014     Tech Counselor Category: Fuselage

Tech counselor fuselage inspection

  Feb 03, 2014     Foam Category: Fuselage

Put foam insulation in the tail section until we ran out of foam. Ordered more from Aircraft Spruce.

  Dec 10, 2013     Floor assembly       Category: Fuselage

Pulled parts for forward fuselage floor and began drilling and fitting.

  Nov 20, 2013     Longerons & bulkhead Category: Fuselage

Primed the longerons and bulkhead tops and rear deck

  Nov 12, 2013     Lower channels & stringers       Category: Fuselage

Riveted inspection rings and nut plates to side and belly skins. Riveted lower channels to skin stringers. Riveted bulkhead #5 together. Attached to frame and stringers and riveted/bolted together

  Nov 10, 2013     Priming parts       Category: Fuselage

Finished cleaning the pieces and primed them.

  Nov 09, 2013     Bulkhead # 5       Category: Fuselage

Assembled bulkhead #5 and clecoed into place on the tailcone. Drilled holes to #30, reamed bolt holes to 3/16 or 1/4 as required. Took everything apart and started cleaning.

  Nov 08, 2013     Rudder cable, inspection plates, side skin       Category: Fuselage

Routed rudder cable through fair leads in center fuselage. Pulled parts for the tailcone. Bent side skins - took 6 people total, 2 to turn the tube and 4 to keep the skin firmly pressed down on the bench. Drilled out holes for inspection panels. Clecoed everything together. Discovered that we rolled the skins the wrong way, which puts the inspection panel on the right side. Also KPFU0453 seems to be bent the wrong way. Sent Ed @ RANS a note on both these issues. Also pulled part KPCS0242 to rivet during this phase.

  Jul 11, 2013     Kit arrival       Category: Fuselage

Opened the package and counted/stored the contents. Large pieces are in the second bedroom, medium pieces nailed to the plywood in the garage, and small pieces in labeled drawers in the garage.

  Jul 10, 2013     Kit Arrived       Category: Fuselage

The fuselage kit came! We rolled the building tables out to the truck and the delivery man pushed the box out onto our table. Ken, Dave, Norm & Dan helped roll the table back into the garage.

  Mar 01, 2013     Ordered the fuselage kit. Category: Fuselage

Ordered the fuselage kit.