Mar 23, 2023     Right Wing - (20 hours) Category: Wings

Installed Tank Bay Braces, Fit Fuel tank, riveted in tank cover strips and fitted ailerons on the right wing.

  Jan 22, 2023     Aileron assembly - (25 hours)       Category: Wings

Completed both ailerons. Built a jig to keep them square. Can't have too many clecos when it comes to assembly.

  Mar 26, 2022     Ailerons - (10 hours)       Category: Wings

Built jigs and then built up ailerons for both wings.

  Mar 23, 2022     Left wing - (8 hours)       Category: Wings

Installed wires for wingtip led's, tank rib braces and wing tip bow fitted.

  Dec 05, 2021     Trailing edges (left wing) - (5 hours)       Category: Wings

Trailing edges all done on left wing. Few odds and ends and this wing will be ready for cover.

  Dec 04, 2021     Flap & aileron hangers (left wing) - (3 hours)       Category: Wings

Installed flap and aileron hangers and flap return spring. Laid out trailing edges and started laying out wing bow.

  Dec 04, 2021     Left wing leading edges - (10 hours)       Category: Wings

Built jig to add washout into wings. Used smart level to get 1.2 degrees washout into wings. About half of Piper specs. Installed leading edges on left wing. Also installed Atlee Dodge tie-down brackets.

  Nov 07, 2021     Tank straps - (3 hours)       Category: Wings

Installed tank straps and aileron cable pulley at #3 compression strut. Torque seal on all threads.

  Nov 06, 2021     Trammel both wings - (5 hours)       Category: Wings

Trammeled both wings. Took my time and got them laser straight. Borrowed a trammel tool and also ran string on rib seam for visual. String never lies. Set drag wires at 1/4” deflection at 8 lbs pull. Torque seal on jam nuts.

  Nov 03, 2021     Right Wing - (7 hours)       Category: Wings

Right wing caught up with left. Installed compression struts, drag wires, ribs drilled and screwed to spar (130 total), torque every bolt and applied torque seal. Trammel both wings is next on the list.

  Oct 31, 2021     Left wing ribs/drag wires - (6 hours)       Category: Wings

( Left wing) Permanently attached ribs to spars with screws. 130 screws total per wing. Installed tank bay drag tube and all drag wires. Criss/crossed drag wires in each bay. Will trammel wing tomorrow.
(Right wing) Attached flap cable pulls and wing root compression tube.

  Oct 29, 2021     (Left wing) Torque tubes and fittings - (8 hours)       Category: Wings

Square and torque tubes and bolts, add torque seal and start permanently attaching ribs to wings

  Oct 28, 2021     (Left wing) Wing assembly - (5 hours)       Category: Wings

Started assembling wings

  Oct 01, 2021     Wing rib assembly - (13 hours)       Category: Wings

Got COVID so spent the weekend assembling my wing ribs. 34 ribs total.