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Builder Name:GARY WOLD   -  
Project:   The Airplane Factory - Sling 2   -   VIEW REPORTS
Total Hours:231.9
Total Flight Time:
Total Expense:N/A
Start/Last Date:Nov 01, 2019 - No Finish Date
Engine:Rotax 912iS
Panel:Garmin
 
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Dec 31, 2023     Elevator - (1.0 hour) Category: Empennage
Sanded off excess filler from rivet heads on top side of elevator
 
Dec 30, 2023     Elevator - (1.1 hours) Category: Empennage
Filled rivets on top side of elevator
 
Dec 21, 2023     Elevator - (0.9 hour)       Category: Empennage
Sanded off excess filler from rivet heads - underside of elevator (new method)

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Dec 20, 2023     Elevator - (0.4 hour)       Category: Empennage
Filled other half of the rivet heads on bottom of elevator. (new method)

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Nov 28, 2023     Elevator - (1.3 hours) Category: Empennage
Filled rivet heads on half of elevator bottom
 
Aug 05, 2023     Horizontal Stabilizer - (0.8 hour) Category: Empennage
Finished filling rivets on horizontal stabilizer
 
Jul 06, 2023     Horizontal stabilizer - (1.0 hour) Category: Empennage
After a multiple month pause due to hand surgery, I filled half of the rivet heads on the bottom side of the horizontal stabilizer
 
Mar 25, 2023     Horizontal stabilizer - (1.2 hours) Category: Empennage
Filled rivet heads on top side of horizontal stabilizer
 
Mar 18, 2023     Vertical stabilizer - (0.6 hour) Category: Empennage
Filled rivet heads on left side of vertical stabilizer
 
Mar 17, 2023     Vertical stabilizer - (0.6 hour) Category: Empennage
Filled rivets on right side of vertical stabilizer
 
Feb 20, 2023     Rudder - (0.5 hour) Category: Empennage
Removed plastic and ground 10 rivet heads on rudder
 
Feb 15, 2023     Rudder - (1.0 hour) Category: Empennage
Finished filling rivet heads on rudder
 
Feb 14, 2023     Rudder - (1.1 hours) Category: Empennage
Filled rivet heads on one side of rudder
 
Feb 03, 2021     Elevator - (1.6 hours) Category: Empennage
Installed elevator fiberglass 'wing' tips
 
Feb 02, 2021     Elevator - (1.6 hours) Category: Empennage
Completed riveting elevator leading edge, removed from fixtures, and installed rivnuts in trim servo
 
Feb 01, 2021     Elevator - (.4 hour) Category: Empennage
Enlarged trim servo mounting holes for 4M rivnuts
 
Jan 30, 2021     Elevator - (2.0 hours) Category: Empennage
Riveted other side of elevator skin and part of leading edge.
 
Jan 27, 2021     Elevator - (1.7 hours)       Category: Empennage
Riveted skin on the top of the elevator

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Jan 19, 2021     Elevator - (2.0 hours) Category: Empennage
Flipped elevator over and put back in the fixtures. Cleco'd skins on other side. Started pulling rivets.
 
Jan 18, 2021     Elevator - (1.3 hours)       Category: Empennage
Cleco'd skins on bottom side of elevator

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Jan 16, 2021     Elevator - (0.3 hour) Category: Empennage
Finished putting elevator structure in fixtures
 
Jan 12, 2021     Elevator - (0.6 hour) Category: Empennage
Setting up elevator structure in fixtures for skinning
 
Jan 10, 2021     Elevator - (.7 hour) Category: Empennage
Cut rivets for elevator trailing edge
 
Dec 16, 2020     Elevator - (1.7 hours) Category: Empennage
Attached trim mounting channel. Set up table extensions for fixtures to install skins.
 
Dec 12, 2020     Elevator - (1.7 hours) Category: Empennage
Drilled out rivets in tip rib counterweight. Assembled tip ribs to structure
 
Nov 21, 2020     Elevator - (1.3 hours) Category: Empennage
Cleaned and primed elevator skins
 
Nov 16, 2020     Elevator - (.6 hour) Category: Empennage
Scuffed elevator skins for primer
 
Nov 14, 2020     Elevator - (2.2 hours)       Category: Empennage
Deburred elevator skins

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Nov 08, 2020     Elevator - (1.5 hours) Category: Empennage
Melted plastic along tape and removed tape/plastic
 
Nov 07, 2020     Elevator - (.8 hour) Category: Empennage
Taped off elevator skins for plastic removal along rivet lines
 
Nov 03, 2020     Elevator - (1.7 hours) Category: Empennage
Added primer, riveted counterweights in tip ribs, glued brackets in trim mounting channel to aid in assembly
 
Oct 26, 2020     Elevator - (1.5 hours) Category: Empennage
Fixed fouled rivet and reassembled center section. Installed larger rivet in hole in hole that was fouled.
 
Oct 05, 2020     Elevator - (.3 hour) Category: Empennage
Remove center section bracket due to fouled rivet
 
Sep 30, 2020     Elevator - (1.0 hour) Category: Empennage
Inserted and torqued 4 bolts in elevator center section and closing it out
 
Sep 23, 2020     Elevator - (.3 hour) Category: Empennage
Additional priming of parts
 
Sep 21, 2020     Elevator - (1.1 hours) Category: Empennage
Riveting elevator structure together
 
Sep 16, 2020     Elevator - (1.5 hours) Category: Empennage
Elevator assembly
 
Sep 12, 2020     Elevator - (1.7 hours) Category: Empennage
Completed trim tab. Assembling elevator. Drawings are confusing.
 
Sep 10, 2020     Elevator - (0.8 hour) Category: Empennage
Reshaped and reassembled cut rivets
 
Sep 08, 2020     Elevator - (1.0 hour) Category: Empennage
Cutting rivets for trim tab
 
Sep 05, 2020     Elevator - (4.3 hours)       Category: Empennage
Cleaned and primed elevator parts

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Aug 18, 2020     Elevator - (1.1 hours) Category: Empennage
Test fit elevator parts
 
Aug 06, 2020     Elevator - (2.5 hours) Category: Empennage
Finished scuffing elevator parts
 
Aug 04, 2020     Elevator - (.2 hour) Category: Empennage
Scuff elevator parts
 
Jul 27, 2020     Elevator - (.7 hour) Category: Empennage
Deburr elevator parts
 
Jul 24, 2020     Elevator - (.6 hour) Category: Empennage
Deburr elevator parts
 
Jul 21, 2020     Elevator - (.6 hour) Category: Empennage
Deburr elevator parts
 
Jul 14, 2020     Elevator - (1.0 hour) Category: Empennage
Deburring elevator structure parts
 
Jul 14, 2020     Horizontal Stabilizer - (.4 hour) Category: Empennage
Finished riveting skins on horizontal stabilizer
 
Jul 09, 2020     Horizontal Stabilizer - (2.4 hours)       Category: Empennage
Riveted horiz stab skin on flip side. Had to take rivet tool apart twice to clear jams

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Jul 08, 2020     Horizontal Stabilizer - (1.4 hours) Category: Empennage
Riveted skins on one side of horiz stab
 
Jul 03, 2020     Elevator - (.5 hour) Category: Empennage
Finished removing plastic from elevator structure parts
 
Jul 01, 2020     Elevator - (.5 hour) Category: Empennage
Removed plastic from elevator parts
 
Jun 24, 2020     Horizontal Stabilizer - (.8 hour) Category: Empennage
Riveting skins on horiz stab. Riveting puller jamed again (#2) so pretty much dead in my tracks until getting it back from repair or I find something to work on given constraints in garage
 
Jun 23, 2020     Horizontal Stabilizer - (1.3 hours) Category: Empennage
Finished clecoing horiz stab skins on structure
 
Jun 22, 2020     Horizontal Stabilizer - (.4 hour) Category: Empennage
Put horiz stab back in fixtures and started clecoing skins on
 
Jun 20, 2020     Horizontal Stabilizer - (1.3 hours) Category: Empennage
Drill out 24 rivets that must go in as the skin is put on
 
Jun 19, 2020     Horizontal Stabilizer - (.3 hour) Category: Empennage
Completed riveting horiz stab structure
 
Jun 16, 2020     Horizontal Stabilizer - (2.5 hours)       Category: Empennage
Riveted horiz stab structure

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Jun 15, 2020     Horizontal Stabilizer - (1 hour) Category: Empennage
Extended worktable. Got horiz stab in the fixtures for riveting
 
Jun 06, 2020     Horizontal Stabilizer - (1.3 hours) Category: Empennage
Scuffed, clean, and prime the inside of the horiz stab skins
 
May 30, 2020     Horizontal Stabilizer - (1.8 hours)       Category: Empennage
Removed plastic along rivet lines and deburred skins

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May 26, 2020     Horizontal Stabilizer - (.6 hour) Category: Empennage
Removing plastic from horiz stab skins
 
May 17, 2020     Horizontal Stabilizer - (1.7 hours) Category: Empennage
Started assembling horiz stab structure. Feeding trim motor wire through the grommets was a bear.
 
May 16, 2020     Horizontal Stabilizer - (3 hours) Category: Empennage
Cleaned and primed horizontal stabilizer structure parts
 
May 11, 2020     Horizontal Stabilizer - (1 hour) Category: Empennage
Completed test assembly of horiz stab structure
 
May 04, 2020     Horizontal Stabilizer - (1.5 hours) Category: Empennage
Clecoed most of the horizontal stabilizer structure for test fit.
 
Apr 23, 2020     Horizontal Stabilizer - (1.2 hours)       Category: Empennage
Finished scuffing horizontal stabilizer structure

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Apr 21, 2020     Horizontal Stabilizer - (1 hour) Category: Empennage
Scuffed horizontal stabilizer structure parts
 
Apr 16, 2020     Rudder - (1.5 hours)       Category: Empennage
Cut rivets for rudder. Finished riveting skins. Part complete

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Apr 14, 2020     Rudder - (1.6 hours)       Category: Empennage
Fixed mismatched holes in rudder skin and riveted one side of skin

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Apr 06, 2020     Rudder - (1.2 hours) Category: Empennage
Cleco'd main rudder skin in place
 
Apr 05, 2020     Horizontal Stabilizer - (1.3 hours) Category: Empennage
Finished deburring horizontal stab structure
 
Mar 31, 2020     Horizontal Stabilizer - (.8 hour) Category: Empennage
Deburr horizontal stabilizer parts
 
Mar 30, 2020     Horizontal Stabilizer - (1.8 hours) Category: Empennage
Deburr horizontal stab parts
 
Mar 26, 2020     Horizontal Stabilizer - (2.0 hours)       Category: Empennage
Removed plastic from horizontal stabilizer structure parts

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Mar 21, 2020     Rudder - (1.0 hour) Category: Empennage
Cleaned and primed inside of rudder skins
 
Mar 19, 2020     Rudder - (1.3 hours)       Category: Empennage
Deburr and scuff rudder skins

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Mar 18, 2020     Rudder - (1.7 hours) Category: Empennage
Retrieve and remove plastic from rudder skins
 
Mar 14, 2020     Rudder - (1.5 hours) Category: Empennage
Searched for rudder tip and strobe mounting plate. No Joy. Studied rudder plans and parts for assembly
 
Mar 11, 2020     Rudder - (2.0 hours)       Category: Empennage
Assembled rudder internal structure

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Mar 08, 2020     Vertical stabilizer - (2.0 hours)       Category: Empennage
Completed riveting vert stab skin. Component complete

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Mar 07, 2020     Rudder - (.7 hour) Category: Empennage
Clean and prime rudder structure parts
 
Mar 07, 2020     Vertical stabilizer - (4.0 hours)       Category: Empennage
Primed inside vert stab skin. When dry, fit the skin on vert stab structure and began riveting.

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Mar 06, 2020     Rudder - (1.0 hour) Category: Empennage
Located rudder parts and scuffed in prep for primer
 
Mar 06, 2020     Vertical stabilizer - (.3 hour) Category: Empennage
Scuffed inside of vert stab skin in prep for primer
 
Mar 05, 2020     Vertical stabilizer - (1.7 hours) Category: Empennage
Find and deburr vertical stabilizer skin
 
Mar 03, 2020     Vertical stabilizer - (.5 hour) Category: Empennage
Ground off remaining rivet head, punched the rivet out and installed new rivet correctly
 
Feb 27, 2020     Vertical stabilizer - (1.8 hours)       Category: Empennage
Finished riveting internal structure of vert stab, installed 4 rivnuts, and installed wiring for strobe

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Feb 26, 2020     Vertical stabilizer - (2.0 hours) Category: Empennage
Cleco and start riveting vert stab structure
 
Feb 25, 2020     Vertical stabilizer - (0.2 hour) Category: Empennage
Drilled out 4 rivnuts from rear spar. Error in installation.
 
Feb 23, 2020     Vertical stabilizer - (2.5 hours)       Category: Empennage
Started vert stab assembly. Installed rivnuts and protective sleeves for wiring

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Feb 22, 2020     Vertical stabilizer - (1.5 hours) Category: Empennage
Primed all internal vert stab parts
 
Feb 21, 2020     Vertical stabilizer - (1.2 hours) Category: Empennage
Drill holes for larger rivnuts and screws. Deburr and re-clean parts.
 
Feb 12, 2020     Vertical stabilizer - (1.5 hours) Category: Empennage
Reamed holes for grommets. Cleaned all parts for primer.
 
Feb 07, 2020     Vertical stabilizer - (0.5 hour) Category: Empennage
Completed test assembly of vert stab parts. Removed clecos for priming
 
Jan 31, 2020     Vertical stabilizer - (2 hours)       Category: Empennage
Trial assembly of internal vertical stab parts. Ran out of 5/32 clecos so have to wait for order.

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Jan 28, 2020     Vertical stabilizer - (.2 hour) Category: Empennage
Separated rudder parts from vertical stabilizer parts which had gotten mixed in. Wrapped in plastic to protect while in the box
 
Jan 25, 2020     Vertical stabilizer - (2.0 hours)       Category: Empennage
Scuffed internal vertical stabilizer parts for primer

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Jan 22, 2020     Vertical stabilizer - (2.7 hours) Category: Empennage
Finished deburring the internal parts of the vertical stabilizer. Next step is to scuff and prime mating surfaces.
 
Jan 06, 2020     Vertical stabilizer - (1.5 hours) Category: Empennage
Finished removing plastic from parts and started deburring.
 
Dec 21, 2019     Vertical stabilizer - (0.3 hour) Category: Empennage
Plastic removed from additional vert stab parts
 
Dec 04, 2019     Vertical stabilizer - (1 hour) Category: Empennage
Removed plastic from vertical stabilizer aluminium parts
 
Nov 18, 2019     Vertical stabilizer - (.7 hour) Category: Empennage
Identified vertical stabilizer parts and started prep for primer
 


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