Apr 25, 2024     Painting the doors, window frames, etc       Category: Fuselage

  Apr 25, 2024     Final riveting of bottom skins       Category: Wings

  Apr 03, 2024     Auxiliary tank installation, wiring, pitot tube - (90 hours)       Category: Wings

  Mar 11, 2024     Attach ailerons to line up wingtips - (4 hours)       Category: Controls

Wingtips need to be bonded at aft end and cut to length as well as locate wingtip lights on outermost arch of tip. Check alignment and motion of ailerons.

  Mar 01, 2024     Double checking flight control fit/reach - (.5 hour)       Category: Controls

Last qc of flight control (stick and rudder pedals) placement and seat movement/adjustment.

  Mar 01, 2024     Fuel tanks/Aux tanks - (10 hours)       Category: Wings

Drilled holes for fuel lines and fittings for both main and aux tanks as well as fabricated aux tank straps and drilled aux tank filler neck hole. Placed grommets and ran fuel line on right wing. Left wing fuel line and aux tank transfer pump mounting next.

  Mar 01, 2024     Initial paint - (40 hours)       Category: Paint / Decals

Fuselage and flight controls painted. More to go on fuselage when wings are ready (in a few weeks).

  Jan 13, 2024     Repeat covering process for control surfaces - (80 hours)       Category: Wings

Repeat covering process for control surfaces

  Jan 13, 2024     Sanding between each of the 3 cross coats of Ekofil       Category: Fuselage

Sanding between each of the 3 cross coats of Ekofil

  Dec 16, 2023     3-1 diluted Ekobond and Ekofill       Category: Fuselage