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Builder Name:	Richard Tardiff -

Project:	Bearhawk - Patrol - VIEW REPORTS
Total Hours:	2319.25
Total Flight Time:	0.7
Total Expense:	$39.00
Start/Last Date:	Aug 10, 2019 - No Finish Date
Engine:	Lycoming 0360

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

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Jul 16, 2022 Gear Legs.5 - (1.5 hours) Category: Covering

Ironed finish tapes

Jul 15, 2022 Gear legs.4 - (3 hours) Category: Covering

Applied finish tape and attached inspection rings @ brake line fittings.

Jul 14, 2022 Gear legs.3 - (6 hours) Category: Covering

Finished covering g. legs. Shrunk fabric @ 250-300-350. Marked and laid down adhesive for finish tapes.

Jul 13, 2022 Gear legs.2 - (6 hours) Category: Covering

Applied Ceconite on gear legs.

Jul 12, 2022 Gear Legs - (2 hours) Category: Covering

laid down 2 coats of thinned adhesive (2:1) at attach points on gear legs

Jul 11, 2022 Ironing.2 - (7 hours) Category: Covering

Continued ironing finish tapes.

Jul 09, 2022 Ironing - (3 hours) Category: Covering

Began ironing finish tapes using 250 F iron.

Jul 08, 2022 Fuselage Tapes - (6 hours)

Category: Covering

Continued applying tapes to fuselage @ wear points.

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Jul 07, 2022 Finish Tapes - (5 hours) Category: Covering

Began marking glue lines for finish tapes @ formers and longhorns.

Jul 07, 2022 More shrinking; Rotisserie Revisited - (5.5 hours)

Category: Covering

Shrink bottom fabric @. 250-300-350. Began rebuilding a rotisserie using 1" pipe flanges &. 2X4's.

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Jul 06, 2022 Rotisserie - (3 hours)

Category: Covering

Mounted fuselage on rotisserie @ firewall. Removed landing gear.

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Jul 06, 2022 Finish Tapes - (4 hours) Category: Covering

Finished applying tapes on top & sides of fuselage

Jul 05, 2022 Finish tapes.6 - (5 hours) Category: Covering

Continued with tapes

Jul 01, 2022 Finish Tapes.5 - (6 hours) Category: Covering

Began applying finish tapes @ all (potential) wear points on fuselage, beginning with vertical stab.

Jun 28, 2022 Finish Tapes.4 - (5 hours) Category: Covering

Continued applying thinned glue (2 coats) for finish tapes at all wear points

Jun 27, 2022 Finish Tapes.3 - (6 hours) Category: Covering

Applied adhesive @ vertical stab. & top- of fuselage in preparation for finish tapes.

Jun 24, 2022 Finish Tapes.2 - (3 hours) Category: Covering

Continued marking glue lines

Jun 21, 2022 Bottom side & cable fairings - (4.5 hours)

Category: Covering

Glued fabric to bottom of fuselage. Used 1/2" magnets to hold fabric to longerons. Much easier than spring clamps.
Glued fairings @ cable exit points.

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Jun 20, 2022 Inspection Openings, Glue, Call Fairings - (5 hours)

Category: Covering

Cleaned up the fabric around inspection openings. Applied 2 coats of thinned adhesive on bottom longhorns, in preparation for attaching fabric on bottom. Primed cable fairings.

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Jun 17, 2022 Trim and fit - (3 hours)

Category: Covering

Continued cleaning up around the edges

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Jun 17, 2022 More trimming Category: Covering

Jun 16, 2022 Inspection opening - (4 hours)

Category: Covering

Glued .020 frame @ horizontal stab. location. Both sides. Will provide access for install and inspection of elevator & trim control attach points.

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Jun 15, 2022 inspection plates - (4 hours)

Category: Covering

Researched and fabricated backing plates for access openings @ horizontal stabilizer.

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Jun 14, 2022 Trim and fit - (3 hours) Category: Covering

Worked around the fuselage, trimming fabric as needed.

Jun 09, 2022 Final Shrink - (3 hours)

Category: Covering

Continued shrinking. Iron @ 350 F.

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Jun 08, 2022 More shrinking - (6 hours)

Category: Covering

Continued shrinking. Iron @ 300 F

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Jun 07, 2022 Incredible Shrinking Ceconite - (7.5 hours)

Category: Covering

Shrunk fabric top & sides using 250 F iron. Glued fabric to left forward section (pilot cockpit).

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Jun 06, 2022 Top & Sides - (6.5 hours)

Category: Covering

Attached semi-envelope to top and sides. Glue @ bottom longerons. Fitting fabric into rear window channels was tedious, but not especially difficult.

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Jun 04, 2022 Fuselage Envelope - (4 hours)

Category: Covering

Fit and glued fabric @ rear windows. Fabric is inserted in channel such that window will trap it, in addition to the glue. 3/4 x 1/16 aluminum bar, rounded at corners, makes a nice tool for fitting the fabric into the channels.

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Jun 03, 2022 Reinforcement & patches - (3 hours) Category: Covering

Cut and fit patches and reinforcements at strategic areas, interior fabric.

Jun 02, 2022 Glue - (3 hours) Category: Covering

Applied Air Tech UA 55 to rear window frames, top former, and longhorns in preparation for installing fuselage fabric. Began gluing fuselage envelope, starting with the "backbone". or top former and vertical stab.

Feb 03, 2022 Pre-Cover Details - (2 hours)

Category: Covering

Cut templates to assist in locating rudder cable exit holes @ rear of fuselage.

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Oct 05, 2021 Finish Tapes - (4 hours)

Category: Covering

Re-do finish tapes-elevators
Install center stringer

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Oct 04, 2021 Elevators - (4 hours) Category: Covering

Attach and iron finish tapes—elevators

Aug 31, 2021 Trim actuators - (5 hours)

Category: Covering

Opened skin to accomodate the trim actuators on both sides of the horizontal stabilizer. Will add slotted aluminum cover before prepping for paint. Completed finish tapes on tail feathers

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Aug 26, 2021 Tail Feathers.3 - (10 hours) Category: Covering

More marking and finish taping over two days

Aug 25, 2021 Tail Feathers.2 - (7 hours)

Category: Covering

Continued with finish tape on tail feathers-

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Aug 23, 2021 Tail Feathers - (2.5 hours)

Category: Covering

Marked and taped tail feathers.

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Aug 13, 2021 Finish Tapes - (18.5 hours)

Category: Covering

Marked & taped finish tapes over rib stitching--ailerons & elevators---over 4 days and 18.5 hours

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Aug 09, 2021 More rib stitching - (18.5 hours)

Category: Covering

Took a little road trip to the east coast. Having gotten that out of my system, returned to the important work of rib stitching the horizontal stabilizer and rudder-18.5 hours over three days.

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Jul 13, 2021 Rib stitch - (9 hours)

Category: Covering

Over two days, prepped and rib stitched tail feathers.

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Jul 09, 2021 Tail Feathers - (14 hours) Category: Covering

Over three days, ironed tail feathers. @ 250, 300, 375 degrees

Jul 05, 2021 more tape - (9.5 hours) Category: Covering

Finish tape ailerons and flaps

Jul 04, 2021 Tape - (7 hours) Category: Covering

Applied finish tape to flaps

Jul 03, 2021 Tape & Iron - (6 hours) Category: Covering

Finish tape & iron ailerons

Jun 23, 2021 Ailerons - (4.5 hours) Category: Covering

Finish tape on ailerons.