May 02, 2021     Painting Trim - (1.2 hours)       Category: Horz. Stab.

Prep and Paint black trim

  May 01, 2021     Install Hinge and Tip Plastics - (3.2 hours) Category: Horz. Stab.

Installed hinge (had to cut and trim to clear tip ribs), installed trailing edge tips ribs, and painted the plastics.

  Apr 25, 2021     Drilled Hinge and Started Plastics - (2.1 hours) Category: Horz. Stab.

Drilled hinge up through final A5 size, fitted trailing edge end ribs, and started installing plastic tip on right side.

  Apr 14, 2021     Final Skinning - (2 hours)       Category: Horz. Stab.

Installed new rear attachment bracket and started final fitting of top skin and end ribs. Riveted top skin and end ribs.

  Mar 21, 2021     Skinning - (4 hours)       Category: Horz. Stab.

Test fit and trimmed skin. Riveted bottom side of skin to skeleton. Fabricated end rip attachment brackets. Deburred and primed. Tom Hathaway helped out a lot today.

  Mar 20, 2021     Reassemble Skeleton - (3.9 hours)       Category: Horz. Stab.

Reassembled and riveted complete skeleton. I ordered a replacement rear attachment bracket from Zenith that has not arrived yet. Since that needs to be installed before skinning, I am limited to how much more I can do. Deburred and primed skin.

  Mar 15, 2021     Deburring and Priming - (2.1 hours) Category: Horz. Stab.

Deburring and priming skeleton parts before final assembly.

  Mar 14, 2021     Front Spar Work - (2.5 hours)       Category: Horz. Stab.

Deburred, primed, and riveted front spar. Still need to rivet attachment brackets, but they are primed and ready for installation.

  Mar 06, 2021     Started - (2 hours)       Category: Horz. Stab.

Fabricated rear spar mounting tab. Prepped and riveted rear spar lower caps and doublers.