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Builder Name:	Philip Howe -

Project:	Rans - S-21 Outbound - VIEW REPORTS
Total Hours:	1654.75
Total Flight Time:	6
Total Expense:	N/A
Start/Last Date:	Oct 19, 2020 - No Finish Date
Engine:	Rotax 915is
Propeller:	Whirlwind
Panel:	Dynon

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

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May 02, 2024 Vents - (1 hour)

Category: Interior Finish

We installed the panel vent and tubing to the cowling exterior air access. We needed to enlarge the panel hole to fit the vent fixtures.

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Feb 23, 2024 Rudder Return Kit - (4 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

We ended up drilling out the rivets and moving the back pully. and creating a strap over the back so that we didn't have to drill new holes through the skin. We drilled new holes through the floorboards and riveted those as well. We cut the plastic rudder cable close out so that the cables could pass through. We then measured, cut, and riveted the rudder cable mounts to the floorboards. We matched drilled the tunnel to the mounting rails and then installed the Timmermans.

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Feb 22, 2024 Rudder Return Kit - (5 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

Drilled the holes through the skin for the rear rivets - it shifted left 1/2 - 1 " while drilling. I continued drilling then riveted the rear pully assembly as directed. I swapped out the buckle holding the front pully for the one provided with the kit. We started to reinstall the interior closeouts so we could measure where the tunnel is to be mounted.

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Feb 21, 2024 Rudder Return Kit - (5 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

After discovering that Rans Had the Rudder Return kit with the Rudder cable I ordered it last week and It arrived. I primed the parts and assembled the rear cable pully mechanism. I removed the control sticks so that it could be mounted below them and mounted the cables to the rudder pedals.

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Nov 17, 2023 Side Seat Closeout - (6 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

Finished the side seat closeouts. Sanded and cut the left closeout and completed the final fitting. Drilled the mounting holes and upsized the bracket hole.

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Nov 16, 2023 Plastic Seat Closeouts - (6 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

Worked on the replacement plastic side closeouts. Trimmed and sanded and the right side is basically done. The left side is rough cut and in the process of being fitted.

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Oct 10, 2023 Control Cable Closeout - (0.95 hour)

Category: Interior Finish

Closeout was trimmed and fitted.

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Oct 10, 2023 Control Column Closeouts - (3 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

The closeout supports were riveted to the closeouts after match drilling.

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Oct 09, 2023 Baggage Area Floor - (5 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

Taylor cut the underfloor supports and then riveted them to the bottom of the floor.

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Oct 09, 2023 Flap Handle Closeouts - (1 hour) Category: Interior Finish

Well after discovering that the epoxy didn't hold, I must have not gotten the ratios incorrect. I bought PVC cement like Rans advised and cleaned and reattached the tabs.

Oct 09, 2023 Side Closeouts - (4 hours) Category: Interior Finish

After cutting down both closeouts so they appeared to fit, I finally found the mounting brackets and riveted them in, I had cut way too much off of them. So I had to order replacements. I really do not like working with the plastic parts.

Oct 06, 2023 Flap Handle Issue - (1 hour)

Category: Interior Finish

I put the flap handle together including the cable ends. Now the cable ends hit the forward mounting point to the cage. It looks like the holes I had to drill were slightly too low. I have emailed Rans asking for replacement brackets.

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Oct 06, 2023 Baggage Area Floor - (8 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

The L bracket supports were sized and cut and riveted to the tabs of the cage for the near area of the baggage compartment. The floor was match-drilled to the supports.

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Oct 06, 2023 Side closeout Next to the Right Door - (5 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

Cut and fit the plastic closeout that fits between the seat and the cage. I was able to fit the right-hand closeout and rough cut the left. I really dislike working with these parts.

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Oct 04, 2023 Flap Handle - (6 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

I took over working on the flap handle. I fabricated 2 of the spacers and the "L" brackets ( from raw stock as I couldn't find those supplied by Rans). I fabricated and epoxied the PVC tabs to the flap handle cover.

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Oct 03, 2023 Doors - (3 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

Taylor picked up working on the doors were we left off over a year ago. He sanded the plexiglass to fit better and worked on the mounting straps.

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Oct 03, 2023 Flap Handle - (2 hours) Category: Interior Finish

Taylor cut out the plastic enclosures and sanded them to fit. Installed the Spring and push button into the handle.

Sep 21, 2023 Plastic Station 3 Closeout - (1.5 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

The closeouts were marked following the cutout indentations. The left cutout was rough cut and sanded. A preliminary fitting was done.

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Sep 14, 2023 Fluid connection to radiant heat - (1 hour)

Category: Interior Finish

Hoses were connected to the firewall pass-through fittings and the heater.

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Sep 13, 2023 Cabin Heater - (5 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

We finished assembly of the cabin heater and fans. We mounted it behind the panel. Also finished the fittings on the firewall fluid pass-through for the heater.

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Sep 12, 2023 Heater - (4 hours) Category: Interior Finish

Brenden worked on the assembly and mounting of the radiant heater.

Sep 11, 2023 Cabin Heater - (2 hours) Category: Interior Finish

Brenden worked on figuring out how to mount the radiant cabin heater on the bottom of the cross support under the boot cowl with the avionics.

Feb 18, 2022 Doors - (8 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

Trimmed and sanded the Lexan for the left-hand door. Drilled the strip for the middle of the door that holds the top and bottom Lexan sheet to the middle of the door. We upsized the holes in the Lexan to the #27 drill size. We then removed the Lexan and the doors and put them back into storage. We will rivet and reinstall later in the build after the interior is completed and the wings are on.

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Feb 17, 2022 Doors - (12 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

We worked on cutting, trimming, and sanding the Lexan panels for the right-hand door. Also match-drilled the holes in the Lexan to the door frame. We had previously marked off the positions on the frame and drilled those.
Worked on the trim for the left-hand door. Marked and drilled holes in that door frame

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Feb 16, 2022 Brakes - (3 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

Installed fittings on brake master cylinders and then attached to pedals. We did not attach to floor mounts yet. Will finalize after the firewall is attached.

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Feb 15, 2022 Doors - (4 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

Worked on the doors - trying to bend so that the middle bar was the correct height off the floor - per manual. Attached doors to the cage. Matched drilled and installed interior top strip on the doors.

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Dec 09, 2021 Located parts for the rudder cable system - (1 hour) Category: Interior Finish

Located all the parts need to attach the rudder cables to the rudder pedals

Dec 09, 2021 Test fitted/ installed rudder pedals - (2 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

Installed the rudder pedals by screwing them through the floorboard into the nut plates. We had to grind down, ever so slightly, one of the tubes on which the rudder pedals are mounted so we could get the screw in the screw hole.

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Dec 08, 2021 Match drilled Floorboard - (2 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

Now that the skins were off for deburring we trimmed the floorboard for the best fit then match drilled where the screws will attach the rudder pedals and the control sticks. We then riveted the nut plates to the tabs.

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Sep 30, 2021 FINISH SEAT - (.5 hour) Category: Interior Finish

The needed rivet and washers to finish the headrest arrived in the mail. I enlarged the previously drilled holes and riveted the "buttons". I installed the crossbar, tightened the mounting bolts, and reinstalled the headrest cushion. - DONE

Sep 28, 2021 Assembly of control sticks. - (3 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

Finished up assembling the control sticks and mechanism.

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Sep 28, 2021 Baggage Area skins - (3 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

Trimmed and fitted the fabric over to the backside to "lock" the fabric in place. Glued and rolled. Had to trim the fabric off where the sides are wedged under the window supports. I think turned out pretty well.

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Sep 28, 2021 Seats - (1 hour)

Category: Interior Finish

All but finished the remaining seat. Remelted the holes for the screws and attached the headrest. Only waiting for the rivets and washers to reinstall the crossbar on the headrest.

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Sep 27, 2021 Seat - (8 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

Removed the damaged back and headrest from the seat. Cut, Drilled, and installed the rivet nuts on the replacement seat back and headrest. Thought I was done but discovered that I had attached the back to the bottom backward. I also had not ordered the replacement rivet and washers for the internal support bar. Should arrive this week, then the seats will FINALLY be done.

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Sep 27, 2021 Assembly of control sticks. - (6 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

worked on assembling the control sticks and mounting structure.

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Aug 13, 2021 Cloth on baggage area skins - (4 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

We cut out pieces of the fabric that were slightly larger than the skins. I first started with the baggage area floor. After struggling to get the fabric glued over most of the skin, the fabric had shifted and was angled so that it wouldn't cover a corner of the skin. Pulled the fabric off, cut another one started at the middle, and worked to the edges. This time it fit. We also covered the small side panels. Figures crossed when we check them in September they will be firmly attached to the skins.

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Aug 13, 2021 Second Seat - (1 hour) Category: Interior Finish

Ahhh We tried to attach the headrest again this morning and we broke the rivet nut. The screw holes that we had drilled in the seat back are just not lined up good enough with the headrest holes, they are angled so much it is almost impossible to attach the headrest.....solution is we ordered a replacement seatback and headrest frame.

Aug 12, 2021 2nd Seat - (4 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

The replacement seat bottom frame arrived by UPS late this morning. So we worked on finishing up the 2nd seat. Drilled holes, attached to the back, riveted the seat pan, and put on the cushions. The only thing left is attached the headrest.

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Aug 09, 2021 Seats - (3 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

Finished 1 seat !!!!! We also replaced 2 broken rivet nuts. One was under the rightmost seat rail (threads were somehow stripped), the other was in the seatback frame of the 2nd seat (rivet head ripped off when we took the headrest frame off). I riveted the seat pan on, struggled to put the cushions on, melted the required holes, riveted the seat guides under, and bolted on the headrest.

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Aug 06, 2021 Seats - (4 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

Continued to work on the one seat as we need to wait for the replacement bottom frame from RANS. The top and bottom were attached to each other per diagram from the parts manual. The seat internal supports were cut to 13.75" and inserted as well as the Builder Alert supports and the attachments were tightened. The bottom seat pan was match drilled and deburred.

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Aug 06, 2021 Seat rails - (4 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

The seat stops were fabricated and rivet nuts were installed for the bottom track. One of the nuts was pushed in during the bolting process. We will deal with that Monday - I ordered more rivet nuts. The top track was match drilled and countersunk.

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Aug 05, 2021 seats - (12 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

Worked on the seats today, primarily the optional headrest. We drilled all the holes to attach the headrest. Had a major oops, somehow when up drilling one of the matched drilled attachment holes with the drill press it was WAY off from the prior holes. I decide to redrill and go with the new holes. I did this based on it is just one of the attachment holes and it is for the headrest only.
We also fabricated the bar to be inserted into the headrests.

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Aug 04, 2021 Started to work on Seats - (8 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

Assembled the seatbacks by trimming off the excess, and loosely attaching the side seat brackets. This was after drilling through the doubler and countersinking the outside seat brackets. Next worked on the seat bottom support by drilling the required holes. One of them was done incorrectly and so a replacement was ordered. on the other one attached the flanges after up drilling. Ended the day by starting on the optional headrests. Located the parts and marked the position for holes to be drilled tomorrow. Too hot to do anything else

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Aug 03, 2021 Constructing seats - (5 hours)

Category: Interior Finish

After locating the parts.......which took forever as we were looking for parts on the parts list not included with our seats. Worked on the backs trimmed and drilled per instructions. Worked on installing the bottom tracks that attach to the fuselage cage.

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