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Builder Name:	Dennis Tyson -

Project:	1100R - VIEW REPORTS
Total Hours:	734.5
Total Flight Time:
Total Expense:	$13481.32
Start/Last Date:	Feb 10, 2020 - No Finish Date
Engine:	Hummel 1/2 VW
Propeller:	Performance Propeller

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

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Jul 15, 2023 Covered Right Wing - (16 hours)

Category: Fabric Cover

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Jul 14, 2023 Installed tank in Left Wing - (3 hours)

Category: Wings

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Jun 12, 2023 Installed Brakes - (10 hours)

Category: Controls

Installed Brakes and made cover for fuel tank from Lexan

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Jun 06, 2023 Painted top of Left Wing - (8 hours)

Category: Paint / Decals

Painted top of wing and added roundel

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May 31, 2023 Painted Bottom of Left Wing - (6 hours)

Category: Paint / Decals

Painted wing bottom and added bottom roundel

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May 29, 2023 Sealing Left Wing for Paint - (4 hours)

Category: Fabric Cover

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May 26, 2023 Started Painting Roundels - (5 hours)

Category: Paint / Decals

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May 23, 2023 Installed Rudder Cables and Steering - (6 hours)

Category: Controls

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May 19, 2023 Installed Throttle Cable - (6 hours)

Category: Controls

Fabricated supports and installed housing and cable

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May 16, 2023 Finishing Tapes and Drain Grommets on Left Aileron - (4 hours)

Category: Fabric Cover

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May 12, 2023 Covered Left Aileron - (6 hours)

Category: Fabric Cover

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May 08, 2023 Finishing Tapes on Left Wing - (6 hours)

Category: Fabric Cover

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Jan 28, 2023 Rib Stitched Left Wing - (8 hours)

Category: Fabric Cover

Rib Stitched using the Superflite method with the help of my son Parker

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Jan 15, 2023 Finished Fabric on Left Wing - (8 hours)

Category: Fabric Cover

Finished up the fabric and prepared the wing for rib stitching

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Dec 05, 2022 Inspection Rings on Bottom and started Top Fabric - (8 hours)

Category: Fabric Cover

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Nov 28, 2022 Covering Bottom of Left Wing - (6 hours)

Category: Fabric Cover

Started the wing covering using Stewart Systems and Light Weight Fabric

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Aug 31, 2022 Finished up the tank bay change - (4 hours)

Category: Wings

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Aug 24, 2022 Wiring to Instrument Panel and Engine - (6 hours)

Category: Instrument Panel

Installed wiring to senders and ignition

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Jul 14, 2022 Wind Screen install - (4 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Started the installation of the wind screen

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May 09, 2022 Tested Engine to mounts - (3 hours)

Category: Engine

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Apr 25, 2022 Painted Engine Bay - (8 hours)

Category: Paint / Decals

Painted the engine bay with a good marine paint and started putting urethane on the left wing

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Apr 11, 2022 Connected Instrument Panel and Radio to power - (5 hours)

Category: Avionics

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Apr 06, 2022 Installed radio and jacks - (5 hours)

Category: Avionics

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Mar 30, 2022 Fuel tank supports - (3 hours)

Category: Wings

Installed members in fuel tank bays to prevent tank from moving fore and aft

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Mar 26, 2022 Drilling holes for access to engine mount bolts - (2 hours)

Category: Fuselage

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Mar 21, 2022 Correction to fuel tank opening - (5 hours)

Category: Wings

The plans are designed around a 5 gallon tank which is what I built to. The available tanks at the time were 6.5 gallon. This required the rear cross member to be relocated in the tank bay.

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Mar 13, 2022 Built Battery Tray - (4 hours)

Category: Electrical

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Mar 12, 2022 Intake Clearance - (4 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Finished up the change in hole location

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Mar 10, 2022 Intake Clearance - (6 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Had to correct fuselage side for engine intake clearance

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Mar 09, 2022 Aircraft Spruce Category: Expense

Clamps, Hinge Pins

Mar 08, 2022 Painting Tail Feathers - (6 hours)

Category: Paint / Decals

Painted tail pieces and worked on the radio mount

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Mar 08, 2022 Aircraft Spruce Category: Expense

Expandable wrap

Mar 06, 2022 Aircraft Spruce Category: Expense

Engine Mount Bolts, Lexan .060 Windscreen Material

Mar 02, 2022 Covering Elevator and preparing to mount engine - (8 hours)

Category: Tail Feathers

Covered Elevator, machined standoff's for engine bed, mounted instrument panel, ready the comm antenna for install in the right wing

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Feb 26, 2022 Aircraft Spruce Category: Expense

Plastic Cleaner, Hose Clamps

Feb 25, 2022 Aircraft Spruce Category: Expense

Round Bar for Engine Mounts

Feb 24, 2022 Installed Shoulder Harness, Seat Belt, and Shoulder Harness - (6 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Covered Rudder and Installed Seat Belt and Head Rest

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Feb 21, 2022 Team Minimax Category: Expense

Balance of Engine picked up from Hummel Aircraft Engines

Feb 21, 2022 Team Minimax Category: Expense

Fuel Tanks

Feb 19, 2022 Aircraft Spruce Category: Expense

Fabric, VHF Antenna

Feb 19, 2022 Aircraft Spruce Category: Expense

Fabric

Feb 19, 2022 Aircraft Spruce Category: Expense

Green Primer

Feb 08, 2022 Assembling Landing Gear to Fuselage - (8 hours)

Category: Fuselage

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Feb 01, 2022 Aircraft Spruce Category: Expense

Radio Jacks, AN Hardware

Jan 31, 2022 Covering Stab - (4 hours)

Category: Fabric Cover

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Jan 28, 2022 Covering Landing Gear and Headrest - (4 hours)

Category: Fabric Cover

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Jan 26, 2022 Painting Fuselage - (8 hours)

Category: Paint / Decals

Using exterior Acrylic Enamel paint rolled on

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Jan 24, 2022 Aircraft Spruce Category: Expense

Polyfiber Finishing Tape

Jan 22, 2022 More Fuselage Covering - (8 hours)

Category: Fabric Cover

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Jan 19, 2022 Aircraft Spruce Category: Expense

Drain Grommets, Log Books

Jan 18, 2022 Aircraft Spruce Category: Expense

Terminals, Stewart Systems Glue

Jan 14, 2022 More Fuselage Covering - (6 hours)

Category: Fabric Cover

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Jan 07, 2022 Fuselage Bottom - (4 hours)

Category: Fabric Cover

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Jan 07, 2022 Aircraft Spruce Category: Expense

MGL Instruments, Wire, Breakers, Terminals

Dec 20, 2021 Elevator Cable , Control Stick Install - (6 hours)

Category: Controls

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Dec 16, 2021 Rudder Cables, Static Tubes - (6 hours)

Category: Controls

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Dec 01, 2021 Polyurethane the fuselage - (4 hours)

Category: Fuselage

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Dec 01, 2021 Aircraft Spruce Category: Expense

Iron, Fabric, Stewart Systems Glue

Nov 28, 2021 Landing Gear Stop Blocks - (2 hours)

Category: Landing Gear

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Sep 29, 2021 Intake Passthrough and Step Insert - (3 hours)

Category: Fuselage

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Sep 26, 2021 Fairlead Install - (2 hours)

Category: Controls

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Sep 12, 2021 Windscreen Work - (2 hours)

Category: Fuselage

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Aug 27, 2021 Building Headrest - (6 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Assembled plywood headrest

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Aug 26, 2021 Aircraft Spruce Category: Controls

Green Primer

Aug 21, 2021 Windscreen - (3 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Starting assembly of the lexan windscreen

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Aug 17, 2021 Windscreen Roll Over Cage - (3 hours)

Category: Fuselage

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Aug 17, 2021 Windscreen Roll Cage - (3 hours) Category: Fuselage

Aug 15, 2021 Wing Strut Tubes - (6 hours)

Category: Wings

Putting the struts on is a time consuming process due to the many things that have to be checked and re-checked. The tubes mount to the landing gear and the wing spars. They main spar sets the wings dihedral angle and the rear spar ensures the incidence from root to tip stay the same. I have 3* dihedral and +2* Incidence. My son Parker has been a huge help with this process.

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Aug 08, 2021 Mounted Roll Over Frame and tailwheel steering bar - (5 hours)

Category: Fuselage

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Aug 06, 2021 Aircraft Spruce Category: Expense

Lexan, AN Bolts, and 1/4" 4130 rod for wing mounting pins

Aug 06, 2021 Aircraft Spruce Category: Expense

Metal Cleaner and Rivet Backing Washers

Aug 05, 2021 Made wing strut mounting tubes and brackets - (3 hours)

Category: Wings

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Aug 02, 2021 Mounted right wing to the fuselage - (7 hours)

Category: Wings

Made the carry through bracket and got the right wing mounted and ready for strut tubes. The wing is set for 3* dihedral and 2* incidence.

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Aug 01, 2021 Mounted Stab - (3 hours)

Category: Empennage

Mounted the stab to the fuselage

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Jul 30, 2021 Stab mounting brackets and fin support tubes - (4 hours)

Category: Empennage

Built the brackets for mounting the stab and cut the tubes for the vertical stab support

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Jul 23, 2021 Aircraft Spruce Category: Expense

Control Cable, Nicopress sleeves, Thimbles, Go No-Go gauge, Safety Wire

Jul 23, 2021 Turnbuckles and AN3-25A Bolts Category: Expense

Jul 16, 2021 Hinged the Elevator and and Stab - (4 hours)

Category: Empennage

Built the brackets for the vertical stab support and hinged the elevator and stab

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Jul 06, 2021 Epoxied elevator components together - (2 hours)

Category: Empennage

Epoxied everything together for the elevator and tested the design for the windscreen

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Jul 04, 2021 Elevator - (4 hours)

Category: Empennage

Laid out spars and cut ribs for elevator

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Jun 30, 2021 Riveted Roll Over Cage - (3 hours)

Category: Fuselage

Installed the gussets on the roll cage with 1/8" cherry rivets
Epoxied the ribs into the horizontal stab

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Jun 28, 2021 Horizontal Stab Ribs - (4 hours)

Category: Empennage

Cut all of the ribs for the stab and prepped them for epoxy

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Jun 26, 2021 Horizontal Stab - (3 hours)

Category: Empennage

Laminated the leading edges and started the stab outline

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Jun 26, 2021 Securing Cable and Static Ports - (2 hours)

Category: Controls

Built some mounts to secure elevator cable and built the blocks for static ports.

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Jun 16, 2021 Finished the Gascolator mount - (3 hours)

Category: Fuel System

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Jun 14, 2021 Mount for Elevator control cable - (4 hours)

Category: Controls

The mount at the rear fuselage for the cable is a T6 angle. This angle doubles as the shoulder harness mount.

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Jun 12, 2021 Built mount for the Gascolator - (2 hours)

Category: Fuel System

Used some .032 T6 sheet to build a mount for the gascolator.
Spent a lot of time figuring out the location to keep it clear and out of the way.

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Jun 11, 2021 Drain, Hinges, Lexan Category: Expense

Safe-Air Drain, Aluminum hinges, and lexan for windscreen

Jun 10, 2021 Rudder Pedals - (3 hours)

Category: Controls

Attached rudder pedal hinges to the floor board

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Jun 07, 2021 Hinging the Rudder - (5 hours)

Category: Empennage

Prepared the hinges and slotted the stab and rudder to receive them. Also worked on the rudder pedal hinges.

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Jun 04, 2021 Fuel Elbow and Machine Screws Category: Expense

Jun 04, 2021 Cab-o-sil Category: Expense

May 31, 2021 Elevator and Hinges - (6 hours)

Category: Empennage

Assembled the rudder and made the hinges for the rudder and elevator. Also slotted for the elevator trim cable

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May 27, 2021 Misc Category: Expense

Facet Pump
All T6 Tubing for landing gear and wind screen

May 26, 2021 Vertical Stab - (4 hours)

Category: Empennage

Got the stab together and tested out the trim cover

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May 24, 2021 Cover for Elevator Trim - (2 hours)

Category: Controls

Made the trim cover from some .032 aluminum sheet

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May 22, 2021 Throttle Quadrant and Elevator Trim - (5 hours)

Category: Controls

Made the mount for the throttle quadrant and for the elevator trim. Then I got the mounts attached to the fuselage.

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May 16, 2021 Instrument Panel completion - (2 hours)

Category: Instrument Panel

Put the back panel on the panel assembly and tested on the fuselage. Also laminated the 1/4 x 1-1/4 vertical stab leading edge together.
The last thing I did was put the Push to Talk switch on the stick

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