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Builder Name:	Alan Levinson -

Project:	Piper PA-22 Super - VIEW REPORTS
Total Hours:	1121.8
Total Flight Time:	2
Start/Last Date:	Nov 09, 2018 - No Finish Date
Engine:	Lycoming O-320-B1A
Propeller:	McCauley 1A175/GM8244

Friendly URL:	https://eaabuilderslog.org?s=PA-22SuperPacer

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Jun 01, 2023 Rudder bar and cables - (4 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Temporarily install rudder bar, master cylinders, rudder cable w/ pulleys. Measure length needed, add 21.75". Old cable 180.125". Clean up parts, cut fittings off old cables, and prime paint.

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May 30, 2023 Rudder bar and stab yoke - (8 hours) Category: Fuselage

Found rudder bar clamps, installed rudder bar temporarily. Installed horizontal stab trim yoke.

May 26, 2023 Controls - (2 hours) Category: Fuselage

Clean up from painting. Put things away. Start assembling control column. Put vertical stab on fuselage.

May 21, 2023 Painting parts - (3.5 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Prep and prime Ekopoxy rudder bar, rudder pedals, stab trim yoke, vertical stab, engine mount.

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May 19, 2023 Rudder bar - (2.5 hours) Category: Fuselage

Disassembled and cleaned rudder bar.

Apr 29, 2023 Painting - (4 hours) Category: Fuselage

Paint Stewart's top coat on fuselage where small welding was done and control column, flap handle and elevator bellcrank.

Apr 28, 2023 Painting - (4 hours) Category: Fuselage

Paint Stewart's primer on fuselage where small welding was done and control column, flap handle and elevator bellcrank.

Apr 13, 2023 Took airframe to welder - (1 hour) Category: Fuselage

Took airframe to Sam Porter to finish welding up tubes that box in tail.

Apr 09, 2023 Baggage door frame - (5 hours) Category: Fuselage

Put rivnuts in top of door frame for interior panels. Sorted through flap pulleys, found a couple of damaged ones. Went through aileron pulleys, a couple of bearings are rough. Ordering some replacements.

Apr 08, 2023 Baggage door frame - (1 hour) Category: Fuselage

Found pieces for door frame and started to assemble. Need to consult tear down pictures.

Apr 08, 2023 Welding - (2 hours) Category: Fuselage

Tried setting up oxy-acetylene torch and practicing on scrap. No luck, kept popping and blowing holes in tubing.

Mar 31, 2023 Airframe top coat - (3 hours) Category: Fuselage

Turned airframe LH side down. Spraying top coat. Ran out of 2nd qt of Insignia White Aerothane.

Mar 30, 2023 Airframe top coat - (5 hours) Category: Fuselage

Fuselage on RH side. Spraying top coat.

Mar 28, 2023 Airframe top coat - (4 hours) Category: Fuselage

Airframe right side up. Spraying top coat. Tiki and Thea got another qt of Aerothane paint in Fairbanks.

Mar 26, 2023 Prime paint - (1.5 hours) Category: Fuselage

Spray primer on backseat lower tube. Clean up a little. Out of Aerothane top coat epoxy.

Mar 24, 2023 Painting airframe - (10 hours) Category: Fuselage

Airframe upside down. Started spraying top coat Aerothane insignia white.

Mar 23, 2023 Prime paint airframe - (2.5 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Turn airframe upside down. Final spraying of dark green primer. Ended up using 1 qt white primer, and 0.8 qt dark green primer.

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Mar 22, 2023 Primer painting airframe - (2.5 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Turned fuselage right side up. Painted on more dark green.

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Mar 21, 2023 Prime airframe - (4.5 hours) Category: Fuselage

Turned airframe onto LH side. Continue primer painting w/ dark green.

Mar 20, 2023 Painting primer on airframe - (6.5 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Turned airframe on to RH side w/ front on a half height saw horse. Started painting w/ dark green primer.

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Mar 18, 2023 Spraying primer - (4.5 hours) Category: Fuselage

Spraying primer on fuselage tubing.

Mar 17, 2023 Prime paint - (8 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Started brushing on white primer then switched to spraying. Very slow going.

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Mar 16, 2023 P/u fuselage - (5 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Got fuselage from sandblasting in Fairbanks. Also p/u more 100' control cable Nicopress sleeves, and thimbles.

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Mar 10, 2023 Sandblasting - (5 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Took fuselage to Fairbanks to get sandblasting. Picked up Polyfiber epoxy primer (2 qts, 2 colors) and Aerothane top coat.

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Mar 04, 2023 Change angle of strut fittings - (6 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Installed wings on fuselage with JW and Greg's help. Leveled fuselage and adjusted wing dihedral to PA-22 specs (4 ⅞"). Heated strut fittings with rose bud torch and lowered fitting angle with 16" Crescent wrench. Measured length for front strut=121 23/32", rear 125 9/32.

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Feb 23, 2023 Fit temporary landing gear - (3 hours) Category: Fuselage

Got old beat up landing gear from Sutton Aircraft Salvage for $10! Had to grind a little off the RH gear to fit the fuselage fittings. Mounted gear and wheels (from Truman) and tied rope between legs to hold together. Put old 6" Scott t/w on Citabria tail spring and mounted on fuselage. Fuselage is somewhat mobile now!