May 09, 2024     EFRT; 11-13 through 12-13; all steps - (1.8 hours)       Category: Wings

created a new access panel per ER fuel tank instructions. Measured and drilled out the access panel hole. Deburred and ready for the new access panel doubler when the skins have been completely prepped and ready for riveting.

  May 08, 2024     Sect 20; 20-5 Steps 2-5 left wing - (1.3 hours)       Category: Wings

Removed blueing from the back of the skins. Inserted the Wing box j stiffiners and put on the skins. Cleco'd them in place and match drill the #40 holes that needed match drilling. Also drilled the #40 and #19 size holes for nutplates in the inboard skin edge.

  May 06, 2024     Sect 20: 20-6 Step 1-4 right wing - (1.7 hours)       Category: Wings

Access panel deburred, drilled, and dimpled. Installed nutplates on the wings, also installed the trim servo. Closed everything up on the right wing.

  May 05, 2024     Sect 20: 20-5 Step 11-12 right wing - (9.7 hours)       Category: Wings

Riveted the outboard bottom wing skin.

  Apr 29, 2024     Sect 20: 20-5 Step 2-10 right wing - (10.8 hours)       Category: Wings

Deburred, filed, match drilled, primed, and riveted in place the right inboard bottom wing skin.

  Apr 07, 2024     Sect 20: 20-4 Step 1 right wing ; Trim servo - (3.8 hours)       Category: Wings

Built out the trim servo. Same deal, cut, deburr, paint, and installed onto the access panel.

  Mar 15, 2024     Sect 20: 20-4 Step 1 left wing - (.6 hour)       Category: Wings

Spliced together the wires for the regulator and fed it through the left wing conduit.

  Mar 13, 2024     Sect 20: 20-4 Step 1left wing - (2.1 hours)       Category: Wings

Installed the conduit line for the left wing by drilling and riveting the conduit clips, Then installed the conduit and zipped tied it to the conduit clips. Ran the lines for the lighting and GAP 26 regulator. Primed and installed the regulator mount stiffeners and screwed them in place.

  Mar 09, 2024     Sect 20; 20-5 Steps 3-9 Right wing - (5.5 hours)       Category: Wings

Clecko'd the wing skin onto the wing. Match drilled and deburred W-1005R wing skin.

  Mar 05, 2024     Sect 20: 20-4 Step 1 left wing - (3.7 hours)       Category: Wings

Installed the autopilot, wires for zip tips and RF antennae on the right wing. Housed them in the conduit that I attached with vans wire clips. Ordered a few items for the installation: Garmin autopilot mounting kit, wire pliers, butt splices, and more non standard rivets. Looking ahead, I had to order 2X VA -162 because I did a horrible job installing it..

  Feb 28, 2024     Sect 20: 20-4 ; step 5-6 - (2.4 hours)       Category: Wings

Riveted both the aileron and flap gap fairings to the wings.

  Feb 27, 2024     Sect 20 ; 20-4 Step 4 - (1.75 hours)       Category: Wings

Dimpled and primed all the pieces including the inside of the tubes and brackets for the actuation in section 23

  Feb 26, 2024     Sect 20; 20-4 step 2-4 - (2.3 hours)       Category: Wings

Cut out the stiffeners, deburred all the edges and holes, washed. Ready to prime.

  Feb 18, 2024     Sect 20: 20-2 step 4-6 - (.6 hour)       Category: Wings

Going with the garmin GAP 26 regulated pitot tube with AOA. Installed the bushings and sleeve to both the AOA and Pitot line. Will have to come back to this to install the garmin mast and pitot on the wings.

  Feb 17, 2024     ERFT; 12-14; Fuel tank test - (3.5 hours)       Category: Wings

Checked for leaks on the fuel tank and found a small leak. Borrowed a vacuum pump and put negative pressure in the tank and thinned out the proseal with a little ethanol. Using a syringe, pushed the proseal at the site of the leak and made sure there was ample amount of sealant to continue to draw proseal to seal the leak. It turned out well and then installed the tank to the wing.

  Jan 10, 2024     ERFT; 12-14; steps 1-6 - (2.7 hours)       Category: Wings

Installed the baffling and the z brackets on the right fuel tank. Sealed with Proseal and riveted everything together. The work was done in a span of two weeks. Next up is to seal test.

  Dec 17, 2023     Sect 23 - 2 Steps 1-4 through Sect 23-3 steps 1-2 - (4.8 hours)       Category: Wings

While the right fuel tank is curing. I started fabrication of the two torque tubes. Primed and installed the nut and o ring to each tube. Also started work on the bellcrank pushrod by cutting them to length and fitting the AN490HT8P. Just need to prime the insides before final riveting.

  Dec 10, 2023     ERFT; 16-3; 13-14 steps 1-2 left - (2.7 hours)       Category: Wings

Spent 2 hours fitting the left ER fuel tank.

  Nov 30, 2023     ERFT; 16-3; 7-14 steps 3-4 through 8-14 steps 6 - (3.1 hours)       Category: Wings

completed the inboard rib and all the attachments. Riveted and sealed off. Will allow a few days for the proseal to set up and then test.

  Nov 27, 2023     ERFT; 16-3; 7-14 steps 1-2; continued - (4.2 hours)       Category: Wings

completed the riveting of all the tank nose ribs and also attached and riveted the tank j channel. Completed proseal sealing the rivet heads on all riveted rivets.

  Nov 23, 2023     ERFT; 16-3; 7-14 steps 1-2 - (1.7 hours) Category: Wings

Prepped and installed/riveted the first 2 ribs on the inboard side of the right fuel tank. Very messy and time consuming work that is also time sensitive....

  Nov 14, 2023     ERFT; 16-3; 6-14 steps 1-2 - (2.2 hours)       Category: Wings

Cleaned the stiffeners with alcohol and riveted them to the skin using Proseal. Also installed the fuel cap flange and the VA-112 fuel drain flange.

  Nov 12, 2023     ERFT; 16-3; 4-14 through 5-14 steps 1-8 - (14.7 hours)       Category: Wings

completed all the steps on page 5. Took the entire weekend to do. Summary of work was working on the J stiffiner, baffling, and dimpling of the skin. Also attached the parts to the ribs that is associated with the gas plugs. Also ordered more Proseal

  Nov 09, 2023     ERFT; 16-3; 4-14 Right tank skin deburr and scuffing of holes - (2 hours)       Category: Wings

Tedious work that had to be done, I deburred all the inside holes and scuffed up the inside tank skin.

  Nov 05, 2023     ERFT; 16-3; 12-14 steps 1-6 Left Tank - (4.2 hours)       Category: Wings

Installed the baffling using rivets and proseal called out in the instructions. After curing for 2 days, I went in and installed the z brackets. Then I countersunk and riveted the 10 #40 holes aligning the skin to the baffling. 1 tank done!

  Oct 25, 2023     ERFT; 16-3; 2-14 steps 1-6; right tank - (2.7 hours)       Category: Wings

Same process as the left wing tank. Deburred, cramped, final drill, and deburred the holes on all the tank ribs.

  Oct 23, 2023     ERFT; 16-3; 9-14 steps 1-3 - (3.7 hours)       Category: Wings

Installed the fuel sender, then cleaned up the inside of the tanks a bit.