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Builder Name:	Patrick Mayworm -

Project:	Velocity - XL/RG - VIEW REPORTS
Total Hours:	1417
Total Flight Time:
Start/Last Date:	Jul 28, 2001 - No Finish Date
Engine:	Continental IO 550N
Propeller:	Catto
Panel:	Garmin

Friendly URL:	https://eaabuilderslog.org?s=VelocityXLRG

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Jan 28, 2021 Nose Gear

Category: Fuselage

Test nose gear actuator, nose gear door hinges and cover for nose

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Jan 27, 2021 actuator

Category: Fuselage

Remake the actuator connection bracket

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Jan 26, 2021 Actuator

Category: Fuselage

Continue fitting and connecting actuator to main gear cables

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Jan 25, 2021 Actuator

Category: Fuselage

Connect actuator to main gear cables, build up nose gear door hinges

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Jan 24, 2021 Actuator

Category: Fuselage

Fitting actuator

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Jan 19, 2021 Main gear opening, micro on canard

Category: Fuselage

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Jan 15, 2021 Misc items

Category: Fuselage

Fresh air vent installation, flanges for main gear openings at fuselage, glass actuator brackets and micro wing tips on canard

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Jan 15, 2021 Close main gear opening, storage

Category: Fuselage

Continue to glass main gear opening, create hinge for storage in door and glass actuator support bracket

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Jan 12, 2021 Closing main gear opening, fabricate strake door

Category: Fuselage

Closing main gear opening, fabricate the door to the storage area in the strake on the door

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Jan 08, 2021 Close off main gear at fuselage

Category: Fuselage

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Jan 06, 2021 Canard and Cowlijng Glass work

Category: Fuselage

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Dec 18, 2020 Sanding & Actuators - (7 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Built doors and latches for storage compartment in doors; fabricated support flanges in keel access panel and continued to fabricate actuator support structure in keel

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Dec 13, 2020 Actuators, Doors - (6 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Cut opening in the keel to hold the brace for the two actuators; prepared the storage space in the doors and attached the struts to the doors

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Dec 07, 2020 Canard Glass work and Actuator Installation

Category: Fuselage

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Nov 20, 2020 Sanding and micro work - (7 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Micro work and sanding doghouse, wings and cowling

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Nov 19, 2020 Sanding and micro work - (6 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Sanding and micro work on wings and cowling, repair doors

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Nov 18, 2020 Cowling fit and micro - (7 hours)

Category: Fuselage

More work fitting the back of the cowling. as well as sanding area where cowling meets the wing; more filling and sanding the wing/strake area and doghouse as well.

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Nov 17, 2020 Completed glassing cowling - (7 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Continued work on cowling building up the edges where the cowling meets the wing; more sanding and micro on doghouse and elevators

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Nov 16, 2020 Fit cowling - (6 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Used aluminum tape to build edge with micro where cowling meets the wing; began to repair where the upper winglet on co-pilot side was damaged years ago when shipping

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Nov 15, 2020 Fit cowling - (8 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Glassed the inside of the cowling to create a flange; more sanding and micro filling doghouse and wing/strake area

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Nov 14, 2020 Cowling fit and micro - (7 hours)

Category: Fuselage

More sanding and micro filling of doghouse and the seam connecting the wing to the strake using plastic (Mike, the painter's idea)

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Nov 13, 2020 Cowling fit to wing - (8 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Began the process of fitting the cowlings to the wing.

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Nov 12, 2020 Sanding and micro work - (7 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Lots of sanding and micro filling again! Cut the molds for the landing light lenses

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Nov 11, 2020 Landing Light - (7 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Various sanding and micro work and cut the mold for the pilot side wing landing light

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Nov 10, 2020 Micro work - (8 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Filled spots with micro around the doors and on the canard; did a layup one the leading edge of the wing to create a mold for the landing light lens

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Nov 06, 2020 Sanding and micro work - (7 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Micro work on fuselage and canard; fitting doghouse is not easy!

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Oct 27, 2020 Micro work - (6 hours)

Category: Fuselage

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Oct 26, 2020 Fabricate door/strake pocket spaces and other glass and micro work

Category: Fuselage

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Oct 23, 2020 Door strake

Category: Fuselage

Fabricate door/strake pocket spaces and other glass and micro work

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Oct 22, 2020 Fabricate door/strake pocket spaces and other glass and micro work

Category: Fuselage

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Oct 21, 2020 Fabricate door/strake pocket spaces and back to doghouse

Category: Fuselage

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Oct 20, 2020 Install baffles in strake/wing space and leading edge of strake on doors

Category: Fuselage

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Oct 19, 2020 Install baffles in strake/wing space and leading edge of strake on doors

Category: Fuselage

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Oct 15, 2020 Install baffles in strake/wing space and at main gear well

Category: Fuselage

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Oct 04, 2020 Sanding and body work

Category: Fuselage

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Oct 03, 2020 Sanding and body work

Category: Fuselage

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Oct 02, 2020 Sanding and body work

Category: Fuselage

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Sep 30, 2020 More sanding and painting components for main gear and nav light - (7 hours)

Category: Fuselage

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Sep 29, 2020 More sanding and painting components for main gear and nav light - (7 hours)

Category: Fuselage

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Sep 28, 2020 Wheel well paint and form and sand end of winglet for nav light - (8 hours)

Category: Fuselage

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Sep 26, 2020 Glass nav light support and caps in wings - (7 hours)

Category: Fuselage

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Sep 25, 2020 Design and build nav light support and prime main gear well - (8 hours)

Category: Fuselage

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Sep 15, 2020 Sand and micro - (7 hours) Category: Fuselage

Sep 14, 2020 Repair wing surface and - (8 hours)

Category: Fuselage

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Sep 11, 2020 Work on component caps and doors - (7 hours)

Category: Fuselage

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Sep 09, 2020 Fuselage body work - (7 hours)

Category: Fuselage

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Aug 30, 2020 Cowling - (1 hour)

Category: Fuselage

Spent one hour sanding the edges of the bottom cowling and applying another layer of micro.

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Aug 29, 2020 Cowling - (4 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Attached bottom cowling with clecos and applied the first layer of micro where the cowling meets the wing.

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Aug 28, 2020 Cowling - (6 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Cut and sanded the flanges. Sanded the top cowling and applied micro to spots on the wings. Continued sanding.

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Aug 27, 2020 Cowling - (7 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Formed the flange to both wings where the lower cowling will be attached to the wing. Applied one layer of carbon fiber BID with one layer of regular BID to the inside edges of the top cowling to reinforce the edges where I took off too much material when I cut the cowling to fit the wings.

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Aug 26, 2020 Sanding - (7 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Sanded bottom of wings, as well as the bottom of the fuselage with 180 grit. Cut cowling in two and applied a stip of carbon fiber BID with one layer of regular BID to the inside edges of the bottom cowling to reinforce the edges.

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Aug 25, 2020 Cowling - (6 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Applied two BID layup to the insides of the cowling connecting the top and bottom together. Sanded bottom of wing again where kingbolt covers are placed. Applied another coat of micro.

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Aug 24, 2020 Cowling - (7 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Applied two BID layups to cowling sides along length of the cowlings. Applied micro to bottom of wings at the points of the wing bolt covers. Cleaned and covered bottom windows and applied micro to the edges of the windows.

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Aug 22, 2020 Cowling - (7 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Cut and fit the bottom and top cowling to the fuselage and secured with clecos. Applied several layups of BID between cowling and wing as first step in forming the seam between the two.

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Jul 20, 2020 Sanding - (8 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Cleaned layups from Saturday. Tapped sump tank fuel line connectors and re-installed. Now the gear can move fully without interference. Replaced paper and tape covering over bottom windows. Cleaned windows and recovered. Cut out and replaced PVC pipe used to cover drain valve because the angle changed when bolting in the sump tank after sanding more of the area around the tank to provide more clearance for the gear.

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Jul 16, 2020 Sanding - (5 hours) Category: Fuselage

Did sanding and micro filling of the bottom of the fuselage, as well as other small tasks.

Jun 27, 2020 Micro and sanding - (6 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Micro filled the leading edges of the strakes on both sides, as well as created a bead and filled the space where the strake meets the fuselage on both sides. Sanded and prepared all the glass work that needs to be done on the inside of the cabin on Monday.

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Jun 13, 2020 NACA Air Vents - (2 hours) Category: Fuselage

Glassed co-pilot side vent.

Jun 11, 2020 NACA Air Vents - (7 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Fit and glued the co-pilot side NACA scoop to the fuselage. Removed pilot side scoop from mold and fit to pilot side vent. Cut and glued 1-1/2” aluminum pipe to NACA scoop. Fit cover for rudder hing and tapped four screws to hold the cover. Riveted, glued and glassed flange to the cover to hold the warm air cable. Began installing vent lines inside the cabin.

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Jun 10, 2020 NACA Air Vents - (5 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Continued to spray paint nose compartment. Cut NACA opening on both sides of the fuselage to provide fresh air to the cabin. Glued the 1-1/2” aluminum pipe to the NACA scoop.

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Jun 09, 2020 Nose section - (6 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Painted trunk spray paint to nose compartment. Ran out of spray paint. Fabricated a small flange in glass to hold the cabin heat pull-to-open handle.

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Jun 08, 2020 Nose section - (6 hours) Category: Fuselage

Painted primer on interior of nose section of the plane. Performed other clean up activities.

Apr 14, 2020 Seats - (6 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Fit the front two seats on their respective frames. Cut the bold holes, cleaned out area around where bolts will be placed and put Cabo on the holes to creat a hard point. Glassed a few more corners in the strakes.

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Feb 23, 2020 Spar - (4 hours) Category: Fuselage

Did 6��layer layup of Triax on each side of the cabin at the spar as part of the torsion box reinforcement. Removed the molded main gear sleeves from each gear and removed the aluminum foil from the gear legs.

Feb 22, 2020 Spar - (3 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Sanded interior by the spar, glued the foam parts between the engine and gear bulkheads to make up the torsion box. Filled and did glass layups on the aft side of the engine bulkhead where the spar meets the bulkhead (each side).

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Feb 20, 2020 Spar - (7 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Prepared and installed the spar and wrapped the main gears to create a molded gear sleeve to be installed in the fuselage later.

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Feb 14, 2020 Windows

Category: Fuselage

Taped the interior windows in prep for micro slurry finishing.

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Feb 13, 2020 Bench Back and Spar Leveling - (8 hours) Category: Fuselage

Took apart bench back and the tube wrapped in aluminum foil stuck hard to the glass. It took me a while to get one of the backs (smaller one) free of the hinge tube. Will try to free the other back from the tube. Don't know if I can. I turned the plane around and removed the landing gear. Placed the fuselage on slides and leveled the plane (pitch and roll). Sanded the inside of the engine bulkhead and put the spar in and leveled the spar with the plumb laser level. Will glue the spar in tomorrow after I measure the tips of the spar from the nose.

Feb 12, 2020 Sump Tank, Rear Bench and Windows - (7 hours) Category: Fuselage

Glassed the braces on the sump tank. Glassed the hinge tube to the back of the rear bench. Applied micro slurry to one of the door windows. I did a very bad job. Frustrated and went home.

Feb 10, 2020 Windows - (6 hours) Category: Fuselage

Glassed the edge around the sump tank. Removed more old masking tape from interior window and from each of the two doors. Re-taped the two door windows in preparation for applying micro slurry. Sanded and applied more micro to elevator hinge areas.

Feb 09, 2020 Clean Interior Windows - (4 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Cut edges and sanded sump tank; sanded canard tips and continued to clean masking tape from interior windows. The combination of soaking the tape in WD-40 for a day or more and then using a heat gun at low heat works great to remove old masking tape on plexiglass.

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Dec 04, 2019 Cut Keel - (4 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Cut keel to adapt to RG-5

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Nov 14, 2019 Keel & Sanding - (6 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Marked keel to cut and sanded all new glass areas before leaving for Thanksgiving

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Nov 13, 2019 Landing Light Housing & Glass Gear Bulkhead - (16 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Installed landing light housing, sanded NACA scoops and glassed aileron support bracket and gear bulkhead

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Nov 12, 2019 Seat Hardpoints & NACA Scoops - (16 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Installed NACA and fresh air scoops, glassed all seats and seat belt hard points

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Nov 11, 2019 Oil Heater, Seat Hardpoints and NACA Scoops - (16 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Installed oil heater and battery tray, prepared and glassed in seat hard points (pilot & co-pilot) completed battery tray installation and cut NACA scoops

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Nov 10, 2019 Oil Cooler & Battery Tray - (6 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Cut inlet and outlet ducts for oil cooler and prepared for battery tray, glued oil cooler ducts

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Jun 06, 2002 Position Canard & Spar - (16 hours) Category: Fuselage

Set and position canard to fuselage, set and leveled center spar

Jun 05, 2002 Triax Keel to Bulkhead - (16 hours) Category: Fuselage

Triax keel to bulkhead, BID keel to floor

Jun 04, 2002 Keel & Hydraulics - (16 hours) Category: Fuselage

Installed hydraulics and keel hard points

Jun 03, 2002 Prepare Keel - (6 hours) Category: Fuselage

Removed center keel and prepared for control system