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Research
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A treasure trove of...
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Found a machinist
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Wheels and Brake...
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Review and...
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Very cool components
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Project Home
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Acquired project
Workshop
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Big Move
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Trailer Unload and...
Empennage
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Airfasco Bolt Order...
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Rudder horns,...
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Further fitment of...
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Mounted empennage...
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Fittings and misc prep
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Trim servo work and...
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Elevator trim motor
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Finish up of...
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Access Panels and...
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More of the same
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Inspection Panels again
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Inspection Panels...
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Building inspection...
Fuselage
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Aircraft Spruce...
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Pitot tube and heel...
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Installed carpeting...
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Rework and installation
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Floor boards secured
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Brakes and Interior
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Floorboards and misc
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Floorboards
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Floorboards
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Fittings and seat...
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Painted seat support...
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Sandblasted seat...
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Finished painting...
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Prep and painting
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Sandblasted fuselage
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Weld repairs and such
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Canopy Arch
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Longeron repair...
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Frame prep for...
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Aileron Control...
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Disassembly of...
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Continuing...
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More disassembly and...
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Fuselage inspection...
Firewall
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New firewall
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Checked over the...
Wings
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Leading edge part 7?...
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Leading Edge part 6
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Leading Edge part 5
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Leading Edge part 4
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Leading edge part 3
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Leading edge part 2
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Leading edge
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wing tip and misc...
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Wing tip and misc...
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left wings skin part 7
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Left wings skin part 6
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Left wings skin part 5
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Left wings skin part 4
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Left wings skins part 3
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Left wing skins part 2
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Left wing skins
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Wing skins and...
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Leading edge shaping...
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Leading edge shaping
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Leading edge part 4
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Leading edge part 3
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Leading edge part 2
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Leading edge
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Filling and sanding
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New (old) stub rib #3
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Wingtip sheeting and...
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Tip sheet on RH...
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Third sheet on RH...
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Second sheet on RH...
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First sheet on RH...
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Underside skins
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Trial fitting of...
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Removed original...
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LH Landing Gear gearbox
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Painting and varnishing
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Sanding and painting
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Sanding and cleanup
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Sanding and filling
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Sheeting cleanup
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Last of the sheeting
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Sheeting
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Prepped Sheet 2
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Leading edge...
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Stringer and sheeting
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Left wing
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Wheel well,...
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Painted wheel well
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Varnished interior
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Retract Gear Access...
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Another round of...
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Sanding and filling
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Clean up this sheet
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Last of the top sheet
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Sheeting again
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Added sheet 2
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Sheeting again
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Sheeting time
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Some more sanding.
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Wing cradle
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Sanding and wing prep
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Leading edges and...
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Leading edge stringers
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Added upper forward...
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Added lower forward...
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Leading edge and misc
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Spar Cap strips
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More sanding. More...
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Sanding and Shaping
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Wing tip and such
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Trailing Edge,...
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Wing tip and...
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Misc little jobs...
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Misc little jobs
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Sanded and glued...
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Ribs and stiffeners...
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Rib and stiffener...
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Wheelwell area...
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Wheelwell area
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Added N4 nose rib
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Studs and ribs
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Gear, spar, and stud...
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Back to it. Ribs...
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Removed staples from...
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More rib prep.
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Hinges and Wheel...
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Landing gear bay
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Aileron fitment and...
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Sanding
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More doublers and...
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Rib stiffeners and...
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Rib stiffeners
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Rear spar connector...
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Disassembled plane...
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Aileron and more gluing
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Ribs epoxied into place
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More assembly and...
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Test Fitting Wings
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Rib mounting
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Spar studs
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Spar studs
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Spar work
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Last of the spar...
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Spar sheeting continued
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Closed up spar
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More spar sheeting
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More spar sheeting
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Spar sheeting continued
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Wing spar sheeting
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Threaded spar plate...
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New Spar Attach...
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Ordered ply for...
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Last of the spar...
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Landing gear bolting
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Spar bolting
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Critical spar work
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Drill guide for wing...
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More spar work
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Spar Skinning Part 2
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Spar Skinning
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Spar work
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Spar work
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Installed bulkheads
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Back in action
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Finished spar repair
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Spar repair
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Drill guides for...
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Spar "repair"
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A few more studs
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Spar Studs
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Pitot Tube Install...
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Back to the spar...
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More spar routing
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Spar routing
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Router table build...
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Spar connection...
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Wing mounting plate...
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Another light day
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Balsa nose ribs
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Wing mounting plate...
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Rear Spar webbing
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Rear spar frustrations
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Round two for today...
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I hate the cold
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Spar Laminations and...
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Bottom Spar Cap
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Spar work
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Spar Work and More
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Started the Spar
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Landing Gear Access...
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No sanding today,...
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A little bit of...
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Final sand? Not...
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Sorted and prepped...
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Stiffener, access...
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Sanding continued...
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Planing and sanding...
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Almost done all the...
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Sanding, fitting and...
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Fixing and Repairs
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More fitting and...
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More fitting and...
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Sanding, fitting and...
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More fittings and...
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Ribs, Shearwebs, and...
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More subspar work
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Bolts arrived
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Landing gear bay
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More fitting and...
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More fitment and...
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Ribs and Spars in...
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Glue and Dust
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Measure twice, cut...
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Trailing edge and...
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Progress
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More Backwards than...
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Cover plates and...
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Prep and Inspection
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Cleaned up more pieces
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Miscellaneous parts...
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Cleaned up some...
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Test fit aileron
Controls
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Brake Update
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Brakes
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Brake Pedals
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Brakes assemblies
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Brake progress
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Remaining rudder...
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Brakes. They're the...
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Aircraft Spruce...
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Heel brakes
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Going forwards by...
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Put the brakes on...
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Rudder pedals
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New rudder cables
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Brake Pedals
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Rudder pedal and...
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Rudder pedal and...
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Brake Pedals
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Brake Pedals
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Installed pedals and...
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Rudder pedal and...
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Rudder pedals
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Further reassembly
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Refinished Control...
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Control sticks and...
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Pushrod reassembly
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Pushrod refurb
Avionics
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Instrument layout
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Christmas Presents
Lighting
Instrument Panel
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Fuse holder install...
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Retract Electrical...
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More of the same
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Rear panel wiring...
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Rear Panel Wiring
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Sorting out the...
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Further cleaning
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Electrical panel...
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Misc Panel and...
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Wiring and misc
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Cleaned up forward...
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Cleaned up fuel and...
Landing Gear
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Gear door link
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Wheel well skin...
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Gear door and gear...
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Skins around wheel bay
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Gear door hinge
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Gear Door Layout
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Assembled Landing...
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Machined Pin
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Machine work
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Landing gear link
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Retract Motor...
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Retract motor and...
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Cleaned up manual...
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Painting
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Gear leg update
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Landing Gear Welding
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Cut out plates for...
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RH gear work
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Cleaned up RH...
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Removed damaged fork
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Landing Gear Fork...
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Tie-downs
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Squat switch testing...
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Inspection and...
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Squat switch
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New Wheels and Brakes
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Inserted landing...
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Picked up new pin...
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New Torque tube and...
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Remaining bolts arrived
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Retract indicator pin
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Wheel fitting
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Prepped landing gear...
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More test fitting
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Retract gearing...
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More parts prep
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Travel contact...
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Disassembled gear...
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Parts cleaning and Prep
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Hung Landing Gear...
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Reinstalled landing...
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Messing with retract...
Engine
Propeller
Fuel System
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Picked up some self...
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Fuel Tank Steam Cleaned
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Replacement cover plate
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Reviewed fuel system...
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Fuel system review
Interior Finish
Paint / Decals
Inspection
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Passed Pre-cover...
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Submitted paperwork...
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Major Portion...
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Submitted Paperwork...
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Submitted Letter of...
Tools
Canopy
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More cleanup
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Canopy latching...
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Canopy review and...
Electrical
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Finished wiring...
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Created one new...
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Wiring
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Trim Servo wiring
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Electrical review
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Retract Motor Review
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Continued reviewing...
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More wiring and...
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Elevator trim wiring
For Sale
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Still for sale
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Comments from a...
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Project is for Sale
Builder Name:
Jeff Seaborn
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Project:
Dalotel DM165
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VIEW REPORTS
Total Hours:
653
Total Flight Time:
Start/Last Date:
Nov 06, 2019 - Nov 06, 2019
Engine:
Originally Continental IO-346 A what? Yep, an IO-346 as used in Muskateers of the same vintage
Propeller:
A Regy Wooden Fixed Pitch What the heck is that? A French prop from that era
Panel:
Steam gauges circa 1969. In French and in metric. Yikes!
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Mar 05, 2020
Ordered ply for skins and spar
Category: Wings
Ordered 15 sheets of 2.5 mm ply for the skins and 1 sheet of 6 mm ply for the spar from Canadian Aeroplanes Limited.
Each sheet is 50" x 50" so it will be a large, heavy crate when it's shipped to me. Looking forward to seeing it.
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