Project: rtardiff   -  
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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
 
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Jun 12, 2023     Floor Boards - (3 hours) Category: Paint Prep.
Cleaned and scuffed floor panels in preparation for application of spray-on bed-liner. Reasoned that if it's tough enough for a pickup bed....
 
May 31, 2023     Interior Prep - (6 hours) Category: Paint Prep.
A wise person once told me, "Thou shalt not stray from the critical path!" She was right. I should have painted the interior tubing before I covered the fuselage. I didn't, and that meant carefully masking the fabric and other white places inside the cockpit and baggage area.
 
May 30, 2023     Interior tubing - (1.5 hours) Category: Paint Prep.
Began masking prior to painting exposed interior tubing with flat black.
 
May 29, 2023     Fiberglass 2 - (2 hours)       Category: Paint Prep.
More sanding & filling--fairings @ stop & bottom of wing strut (new apprentice is working out great)


 
May 18, 2023     Lots of little pieces - (6 hours) Category: Paint Prep.
Prepped more small pieces for paint. Rounded up missing parts from storage.
 
May 13, 2023     More of the same - (6 hours) Category: Paint Prep.
Continued with paint prep--small parts.
 
May 11, 2023     Struts Get Prepped - (2.5 hours) Category: Paint Prep.
Pulled attach brackets off wing struts; cleaned with Dawn detergent, applied acid etch & Aldine
 
May 02, 2023     Wings - (9 hours)       Category: Paint Prep.
Watched, acid etched & alodined first wing.


 
Apr 18, 2023     Boot cowl & interior panels - (10 hours) Category: Paint Prep.
Washed, scuffed, acid etched & alodined boot cowl & interior aluminum panels.
 
Apr 14, 2023     More Do-overs - (9.5 hours)       Category: Paint Prep.
Cleaned up hangar & paint booth. Not happy with flaps, elevator & horizontal stab. Wet-sanded the whole lot & repainted with AT white.


 
Mar 27, 2023     Fuselage - (2 hours)       Category: Paint Prep.
Touched up primer, masked critical areas on fuselage.


 
Mar 13, 2023     New Tools       Category: Paint Prep.
Cleaned and set up new HVLP spray gun.


 
Mar 06, 2023     Fuselage and Paint Booth - (5.5 hours)       Category: Paint Prep.
Continued sanding primer--on to the fuselage. Cleaned up paint booth.


 
Mar 01, 2023     Sanding continues - (10.5 hours) Category: Paint Prep.
Over 3 work days, continued sanding primer on control surfaces.
 
Feb 28, 2023     Sand, rinse, repeat - (2 hours)       Category: Paint Prep.
After curing for several months, the primer cried out for sanding. Blue masking tape defines and protects underlying hard surfaces (tubing, etc.).


 
Sep 20, 2022     FUSELAGE PREP. - (3.5 hours) Category: Paint Prep.
CONTINUED MASKING FUSELAGE
 
Sep 12, 2022     PRACTICE - (3 hours) Category: Paint Prep.
SET UP SPRAY GUN & PRACTICED ON CARDBOARD, SCRAP SHEET METAL, ETC.
 
Sep 08, 2022     CLEANUP - (3 hours) Category: Paint Prep.
VACUUMED DUST, WIPED DOWN SURFACES, CLEANED UP EQUIPMENT IN PREPARATION FOR FIRST PRIME COAT
 
Sep 07, 2022     Paint Prep - (4 hours) Category: Paint Prep.
Cleaning & trimming fabric as needed prior to painting---
 
Aug 15, 2022     Back to the Boot Cowl! - (17.5 hours) Category: Paint Prep.
Cleaned up and checked boot cowl for burrs. Removed plastic wrap. Replaced short section at the bottom to get a better fit.
 
Aug 04, 2022     Lots of Plastic - (9.5 hours) Category: Paint Prep.
Checked aluminum & steel parts for burrs I might have missed. Missed quite a few. Deburred as I went. Removed many square feet of plastic from aluminum, as I prepare for priming and paint.
 


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