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Builder Name:Barry Cole   -  
Project:   Sport Performance - Panther   -   VIEW REPORTS
Total Hours:562
Total Flight Time:4.6
Start/Last Date:Jan 01, 2018 - No Finish Date
Engine:Lycoming O-320
 
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Jun 04, 2020     Riveted fuel tanks on - (3 hours)       Category: Wings
After filling tanks completely full and letting them set for 5 days, I was happy to have no leaks! Went ahead and riveted them on .


 
May 29, 2020     Dissassembled Carb - (1 hour)       Category: Fuel System
Disassembled carb for minor overhaul.


 
May 29, 2020     Baggage compartment & Elevator push rod tunnel. - (8 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Today I worked on finishing the elevator push rod tunnel installation and also fabricated the optional baggage compartment panels. Then I installed the previously fitted top skin formers aft of the seat. I also filled both fuel tanks to be sure that there are no leaks before installing them to the wings.


 
May 14, 2020     Fitting wings and flaps to fuselage etc - (14 hours)       Category: Wings
Cut flaps to length, installed inboard rib on both flaps after cutting. Installed drive horn for flap linkage. Mad spring mounts for flap retainer for folding wings. Finished fitting wing walk doubler and riveted it on. Finished riveting wing skins on. Ready for fuel tank install.


 
May 12, 2020     Aileron and flap rigging - (12 hours)       Category: Wings
Installing bell cranks, push rods and joiners for aileron and flap controls. Finished installing control stick. Finished flap handle. Prepped for cutting flaps s12 inches shorter.


 
Apr 29, 2020     Installed optional folding wing components. - (4 hours)       Category: Wings
Fitted wing support brackets to fuselage which included drilling through the side skins and one additional hole through a gusset on the forward hole of bracket. Fabricated the universal joint on the brackets and also the wing support slide tubes so they are ready to install later on.


 
Apr 29, 2020     Flap lever and linkage - (3 hours)       Category: Controls
Installed flap lever and adjuster arms.


 
Apr 24, 2020     Aileron bell crank installations. - (6 hours)       Category: Controls
Installed bearings in bell cranks and made aileron push tubes. Cut clearance for bell crank on number 1 wing rib on left wing.


 
Apr 23, 2020     Installed Wings - (6 hours)       Category: Wings
Installed wings and adjusted the guide plates and rollers. Checked wing incidence after leveling fuselage. Then we measured triangulation from firewall to back corners of each wing. It was withing 1/32"". Very happy with how easy this step was, lock pins slide in effortlessly after proper adjustment. Drilled rear spar holes once everything was set. Drilled aileron joiner and removed wings. Installed nylon spacers for rear spars. Began assembly of aileron push tubes.


 
Apr 21, 2020     Riveted tail section after rigging. - (2 hours) Category: Controls
Riveted tail section after rigging.
 
Apr 21, 2020     Riveted tail section after rigging. - (2 hours)       Category: Controls
Riveted tail section after rigging.


 
Apr 21, 2020     Riveted bottom forward skin on, worked on fitting rudder pedals. - (3 hours) Category: Fuselage
Riveted bottom forward skin on, worked on fitting rudder pedals.
 
Apr 21, 2020     Cheek and joggle fitment, exhust tunnel. - (8 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Fit left side cheek former's and skin. Finished fitting both cheeks, de burred and dimpled cheeks and former's. Began fitting joggle strips for cowling.


 
Apr 20, 2020     Installed aileron hinges and riveted skins on to right wing. - (6 hours)       Category: Wings
Riveted right skins on, drilled and installed both aileron hinges to rear spars.


 
Apr 20, 2020     Riveted more ribs. Ran pitot tube. Conduit - (7 hours)       Category: Wings
Riveted left wing ribs to main spar. Installed pitot tubing through ribs. Installed plastic conduit through ribs for wiring. Installed bearings in aileron bell cranks. Squared left wing for skinning.


 
Apr 19, 2020     Fuselage construction       Category: Fuselage


 
Apr 16, 2020     Elevator balance, rudder cables, return springs etc - (12 hours)       Category: Controls
Installed elevator balance weight, installed rudder cables, installed rudder return springs and bracket, installed rudder pedal adjusters. Fitted rudder horn stops. Ran elevator trim cable. Checked rudder travel.


 
Removed Elevators and riveted inner ribs and drive horns onto inner ribs. Reinstalled elevators and re leveled. Drilled hole in drive horn for heim bearing installation per build manual.
 
Installed rudders and brake pedals. Installed upper and lower nylon blocks for spar sliders.
 
Aug 21, 2019     Bottom skin fitting, assembly of rudder and brake pedals. - (8 hours) Category: Fuselage
Did final fit of bottom skin and prepped for final riveting. Started assembling rudder and brake pedals.
 
Jul 25, 2019     Fit and up drilled all horizontal brackets - (5 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Fit and up drilled all horizontal brackets and mounted horizontal with bolts. Began fitting vertical stabilizer.


 
Jul 10, 2019     Fit horizontal tail and brackets - (5 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Fit horizontal tail and brackets. Leveled and squared horizontal to fuselage. Trimed horizontal to fit tail cone. Appled service bulliten to correct angle of incidence to 0 degrees.


 
Jun 12, 2019     Tailcone final assembly - (8 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Assembled and worked on final assembly of tail cone. Finsihed all riveting except bottom skin to longerons.


 
Jun 02, 2019     Worked on assembly of push rod tube cover. - (4 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Worked on assembly of push rod tube cover.


 
Apr 22, 2019     Fitted longerons & stiffners to rear tail cone panels. - (8 hours)       Category: Wings
Fitted longerons and stiffners to rear tail cone side pannels. Disassemled, deburred and dimpled rear cone side panels.



 
Apr 21, 2019     Fitted and assembled bulkheads. - (5 hours)       Category: Fuselage
Fitted and assembled bulkheads.


 
Installed elevator balance weight, installed rudder cables, installed rudder return springs and bracket, installed rudder pedal adjusters. Fitted rudder horn stops. Ran elevator trim cable. Checked rudder travel.
 
Apr 10, 2019     Fitted fuel tanks to wings - (8 hours)       Category: Wings
Fitted fuel tanks to wings and drilled holes where needed to tank attachment to spars. Deburred and dimpled. Countersunk spars where needed.


 
Feb 18, 2019     Finished wings, on to fuel cells. - (12 hours)       Category: Wings
Installed wing skins and leading edge skin. Deburred and dimpled all skins. Deburred ribs and dimpled ribs. Countersunk spars, riveted rear spr plate on, dimpled rear spar, installed skins on.


 
Feb 17, 2019     Squared and leveled right wing, began installing upper wing skins. - (2 hours)       Category: Wings
Squared and leveled right wing, began installing upper wing skins.


 
Feb 08, 2019     Debur, dimple and countersink. - (4 hours)       Category: Wings
Debuured and dimpled the left wing ribs and countersunk main spars. Installed skins back on to wing. Checked all hole alignment and dimples.


 
Feb 07, 2019     Debur, dimple repeat. - (8 hours)       Category: Wings
Worked on deburring and dimpling left wing skins. Installed pitot doubler and pitot fitting. Started deburring ribs and preparing to dimple ribs. Finished dimpling left wing skins.


 
 
Shortened rear spars as per plans for sport wing. Cut holes in rear spars for aileron drive linkage.


 
Dec 22, 2018     Flap construction - (11 hours)       Category: Controls
Construction of flaps and installation of flap hinges.


 
Jan 09, 2018     Kit Delivered, Inventory checked. Unpacked - (5 hours)       Category: Workshop
Kit delivered, had some damage to cowling, but everything was fine. Unpacked everything, checked for damage and organized the parts and hanger.


 
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