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Entry #	Created	Title	Category	Hours	Cost	# Pictures

395	May 10, 2024	SportEX EFIS	Avionics		$2366.00	2
Received GRT SportEX EFIS and Outside Air temperature probe. Did initial panel fit check. Now the wiring has to be completed.

 

394	May 05, 2024	Trailered to New Montana Home	Fuselage	11	$0.00	3
My friend, Eric loaned his trailer for me to transport my plane to our new home in Montana. Can finally get back to building.

 

393	Apr 29, 2024	Travel Struts	Wings	1.5	$0.00	2
Preparing airplane for trailer transporting to Montana. Removed front leading edge spar pins, and rotated wings back. Fabricated wing travel support/secure struts from 1/2 square tubing. Secured wings for trailering.

 

392	Apr 26, 2024	Cable Pulleys on Wings	Controls	3	$0.00	2
Located and installed left and right aileron pulleys with cable keepers (4 places). Installed flap control pulleys and cable keepers (2 places). Installed cover/closeout plates.

 

391	Apr 24, 2024	Jury Strut Install	Wings	3	$0.00	1
Located and drilled jury strut holes in weldment and the bracket straps that attach jury strut to wing struts. Painted brackets. Fastened in place with hardware.

 

390	Feb 26, 2024	Mounted Propeller	Propeller	1	$0.00	1
Installed propeller. Used hardware torque info from Kyiv Propeller USA website 18 ft-lbs. Set ground adjustable pitch with gauge provided by NR Prop. Installed propeller without nose cone backing plate for initial engine runups and then will retorque the pitch adjustment screws. Then remove hub to install backing plate.

 

389	Feb 05, 2024	Vinyl Wrap Kickpanels and Turtledeck	Fuselage	4	$65.00	3
Ordered vinyl wrap for kickpanels and turtle deck from Amazon. The orange color and gloss may not match perfectly with airplane paint but adequate. ViVid brand. I am trying to minimize further painting effort due to current Temps, and no more paint booth.

 

388	Jan 24, 2024	Installed Wings	Wings	4	$0.00	2
Moved plane and wings from garage to hangar. Installed wings after arriving at hangar. Still have a few hardware installation fixes but it sure looks like a plane now.

 

387	Jan 02, 2024	Electrical Supplies	Instrument Panel		$120.14	1
PIDG ring connectors, toggle switches, 20ga wire, 22ga wire, 2 conductor and 3 Co ductor shielded wire...

 

386	Jan 01, 2024	Windshield	Fuselage	6	$0.00	2
Rough cutout the windshield. This is the second attempt as I undercut the first one. Afterwards, made further precision trimming and drilled mounting holes, sanded smooth edges.

 

385	Dec 26, 2023	Engine Cowling	Fuselage	9	$36.00	3
Fiberglassed inner lower Radiator ducting. Shortened up scoop inlet, clecoed in place, checked fit on airplane, then used epoxy to secure. Next up is finishing with filler then primer.

 

384	Dec 15, 2023	Start your engine!	Engine		$0.00	1
Yahoo! Starting after 3 and half years. Video would not save. Saved to YouTube. https://youtu.be/RITszWDpqu4?feature=shared

 

383	Dec 14, 2023	Battery Charger	Tools		$72.98	1
The Lithium Phospate battery requires a charger other than the traditional lead acid type.

 

382	Dec 11, 2023	Panel Finishing	Instrument Panel	4	$25.00	3
Vinyl wrapped the dash, Dymo labeling. Fit radio chassis, EIS unit, cut holes for vents.

 

381	Dec 03, 2023	Spider of Wires	Instrument Panel	3	$0.00	1
Continue to make Wire connections and route to panel. These wires are for Master, auto tune, ignition, fuel pumps, start, landing and heater. Still need to route Nav/Strobe and interior light.

 

380	Nov 19, 2023	Battery Cable	Instrument Panel	.5	$26.15	1
Positive battery cable from battery to main relay. #6 gauge Wire, ring terminals, relay diode. $13 in Wire stuff, rest is shipping cost. Installed cable and diode on relay, routed to battery.

 

379	Oct 31, 2023	Switcheroo	Instrument Panel		$72.83	1
Time to get the Instrument Panel switches placed and installed. The cost sure adds up, taxes, shipping and etc.

 

378	Oct 21, 2023	Wires, Connectors, Light, Sleeving...	Instrument Panel		$183.67	4
Time to get on with the wiring. Purchased 100 ft of 22 gauge & 20 & 6 ft of 10 gauge, plus Pidg ring terminals, and rubber boots, 100 ft of .25 in Dia sleeving, plus clear heat shrink for labels. Also an interior light having both red and white LED.

 

377	Sep 24, 2023	Battery Contactor & Starter Relay	Firewall	1	$0.00	1
Found a place to locate the battery contactor and starter solenoid/relay on the cabin side of firewall. Trying to tuck things clear of the rudder pedals. Drilled firewall and installed rivnuts to locate components.

 

376	Sep 23, 2023	Canopy Glass	Fuselage	4	$0.00	1
Cut, trimmed, drilled Lexan. Aligned and fitted, located Rivet mounting holes. Tried to apply tinting film prior to mounting but learned that was the wrong approach. Scrapped tinting. Riveted overhead "glass" in place.

 

375	Sep 02, 2023	Access Door	Interior Finish	2	$0.00	3
Decided to install door into aft baggage compartment wall where I can gain access to stowed tool kit.

 

374	Sep 01, 2023	Door Install	Fuselage	2	$0.00	2
Doors were placed into position and hinge pins installed. Installed gas struts. Door latches were modified by threading ends for turn knots. Much better look and feel than the welded hoop.

 

373	Aug 27, 2023	Exhaust Pipe	Engine	2	$130.00	1
Needed to fabricate exhaust pipe connection between header collector and mounted muffler. Ordered 2in elbow, 2 inch straight pipe, 2 to 2.5 adapter, band clamp, and sleeve clamp. Had a local guy weld up the 304 stainless pipe.

 

372	Aug 26, 2023	Heater Outlets	Instrument Panel	2	$12.00	2
Found two Outlets from Miata dash at Pick-a-Part. Used SolidWorks to model spuds for hose connection. Had friend 3d print the parts. Turned out great. Now need to mount in panel.

 

371	Aug 22, 2023	Rock Guard	Fuselage	.5	$15.75	2
Used Harvey black pipe wrap, 10 mil, on my front gear legs and leading edges of horizontal stabilizer.

 

370	Jul 27, 2023	VHF Radio Purchase	Instrument Panel		$835.00	1
Purchased a Garmin GTR 200, used, from AWG International.

 

369	Jun 25, 2023	Propeller Spacer Install	Engine	.5	$40.00	1
Purchased 10.9 grade 8mm x 1.25 40mm long bolts for spacer to psru installation. Purchased Nordlock washers (25 sets). Torqued down the bolts per in reference to bolt grade.

 

368	Jun 17, 2023	EGT and O2 Sensor Routing	Engine	3	$0.00	2
Drilled holes through electrical tray, routed wires through tray. Mounted O2 Module, tightened thermal couple's to headers, drilled large hole through firewall, fabricated firewall bundle seal. Wired thermal couple's to connectors and installed.

 

367	May 30, 2023	Throttle Cable	Instrument Panel	.5	$140.00	1
The previous cable install was with spiral wire cable which is satisfactory for pull, put not pushing. Have you ever pushed a rope? Ordered and installed a solid wire type.

 

366	May 16, 2023	Propeller Spacer	Propeller		$435.00	1
Saber mfg 4" spacer and hardware.

 

365	May 07, 2023	Control Stick Collector Covering	Interior Finish	3	$30.00	2
Redid the decorative interior covering, removing my vinyl fabric covering and used abs plastic sheet instead. Used Heat gun for forming a bend. Made cutouts where appropriate. Overall a better finish and more robust.

 

364	May 06, 2023	Muffler	Engine	3.5	$5.00	1
Machined a hanger block from HDPE, tapped end of block for 1/4-20 bolt, cross drilled to mount to fuselage at unuesed landing gear bracket. Purchased rubber isolater, and used left over light mounting bracket at the cabane.

 

363	Apr 11, 2023	Engine Cowling	Fuselage	3	$0.00	2
Trimming Boot Cowl, upper and lower cowling to fit. Lots more to do.

 

362	Apr 09, 2023	Prop spacer Prop	Propeller	1	$0.00	1
Need to simulate spacer which I have not finished yet in order to fit engine cowling.

 

361	Apr 09, 2023	Heater Installation	Instrument Panel	3.5	$0.00	1
Found a location on underside of equipment rack. Disassembled heater to locate mounting holes, rotated heater core to point the hose connections where desired. Now I need to figure out routing and fittings through firewall.

 

360	Apr 05, 2023	Heater	Instrument Panel		$220.00	1
Thus plane is going to be flown in the snowy winters of eastern Washington and needs cabin heat. T7 Designs builds this compact little Heater setup. Now need to place behind the panel, route coolant hoses through the firewall, and duct warm air to the pilot and passenger.

 

359	Apr 01, 2023	Landing Light Mounted	Lighting	.5	$0.00	1
Decided on installing just one light on the cabane, and I like the looks. Will find out if adequate.

 

358	Mar 28, 2023	Header	Engine		$1864.00	2
What a work of art. I decided my fabrication and modification of a Suzuki Sammurai header from Amazon just would not be the most durable and performance way to go. So from a $200 product to a $1800 product seems crazy to me but the right decision for the long run.

 

357	Mar 26, 2023	Decorative Control Stick Covering	Interior Finish	2	$0.00	1
Had Vinyl material, cut to shape, installed gear shift boots, glued backing material to hold shape. Used contact adhesive.

 

356	Mar 25, 2023	Brakes and Wheels	Landing Gear	2	$0.00	2
Installed brake flanges, installed calipers, made lines for linking dual calipers. Installed spacers and then wheels.

 

355	Mar 23, 2023	Wheel Spacers	Landing Gear	3.5	$0.00	4
Needed spacers to mount and align wheel/brake rotor with caliper brake mount. Determined spacer width and so designed up what I desired and machined out of 6061T6 aluminum.

 

354	Mar 11, 2023	Installed Main Gear	Landing Gear	1	$0.00	1
Installed main gear legs and Shock system. Greased bolts for install, used engine hoist to lift airframe. Discovered I did not have Aluminum axle sleeves to space wheel and brake caliper setup. Also determined the garage is no tall enough for me to install the tundra tires.

 

353	Mar 04, 2023	Battery Mount Installation	Avionics	1	$12.00	1
Ordered more AN3-4a and AN3-5a hardware for miscellaneous installations like the battery mount. Positioned, located holes, drilled, deburred, mounted battery mount on electronics tray underside.

 

352	Mar 04, 2023	Master Cylinder Brake Lines	Fuselage	1	$20.78	1
My previous installation had lines too short , moving rudder pedals woul stress the remote master cylinder fittings. Ordered additional brake line material, built longer lines and looped the routing. Operation is improved.

 

351	Mar 04, 2023	Oil Cooler Line	Engine	1	$10.00	0
Received needed AN8 fitting having 90 degree bend. Constructed oil line, included fire sleeve and installed.

 

350	Feb 26, 2023	Coolant System/Expansion Tank	Engine	10	$238.61	3
Fittings, silicone coolant lines, clamps, expansion tank. Had a welder weld one aluminum fitting. Mounted tank to firewall, used rivnuts. Lots of time planning routing and etcetera.

 

349	Feb 24, 2023	Battery Mount	Avionics	2.5	$0.00	1
The battery mount I purchased was sized for EarthX680, the battery I have is a 680C, meaning compact. So fabricated my own mount.

 

348	Feb 02, 2023	Fuel Return Line	Fuel System	1	$17.00	3
After fabricating the supply fuel line from firewall to engine, it was time to make the return line. Purchased fuel rail adapter fitting and then cut hose to length, installed fittings, blew out line with air hose and installed.

 

347	Jan 27, 2023	Coolant Line Couplers	Engine		$17.00	1
1 inch diameter coolant line couplers.

 

346	Jan 24, 2023	Engine Management System	Engine	3	$0.00	1
Mounted the ECM, Ignition Control Module, Barometric sensor, fuel pump relays to underside of fabricated tray mount.

 

345	Jan 24, 2023	Radiator/oil cooler remount	Engine	2	$0.00	2
Changed up the mounting of the Radiator and oil cooler to improve routing of coolant and oil lines.

 

344	Jan 20, 2023	Fuel, Oil, Water	Engine		$126.62	1
Silicone Coolant line, engine start switch, oil coolant line, fuel fittings.

 

343	Jan 16, 2023	Firesleeve and Fitting	Fuel System		$31.98	1
Firesleeve for fuel lines, fitting for coolant expansion tank.

 

342	Jan 15, 2023	Fuel Lines to Firewall	Fuel System	2	$0.00	1
Built two fuel lines for cabin side connecting tubing lines to firewall bulkhead fitting. Located bulkhead fitting locations. Drilled holes in firewall. Fabricated hoses using Summiy braided hose and Summit Racing fittings.

 

341	Jan 11, 2023	Fuel lines	Engine		$125.00	1
Fuel line fittings and hoses for firewall forward . Two oil cooler fittings too. Now will cut to length and assemble.

 

340	Jan 11, 2023	Spinner	Propeller		$0.00	1
Carbon Fiber Nose Cone arrived from Kyiv Ukraine.

 

339	Dec 24, 2022	Seat Belt Install	Interior Finish	3	$0.00	2
Fabricated 4 cable ties for lap belt attachment. Bolt install of Hooker harness seat belts, left and right seat.

 

338	Dec 18, 2022	NR Prop	Propeller		$867.63	1
Ordered propeller in August from NR Prop. Kiev, Ukraine. Roman remains in business during the Russian invasion. His family is temporarily in Poland. Intermittent power outages, shelling and etc slowed him down but he managed to get it finished and delivered. Carbon fiber composite, metal leading edges, aluminum hub. Super light.

 

337	Dec 04, 2022	Throttle Control	Engine	5	$10.00	2
Used some aluminum scrap bar material, and some solid round stock. Purchased some extension springs. Engine throttle cable is pulled to open throttle, pilots push throttle forward to open. The mechanism has a 2 to 4 ratio. Took some effort and a few iterations to make it all work. Will still revise wire rope cable on airplane throttle to music wire.

 

336	Dec 01, 2022	Battery	Engine		$379.00	1
ETX680C EarthX LiFePO4 battery for the plane. Lightweight and powerful.

 

335	Nov 24, 2022	Systems Routing	Engine	10	$76.00	4
Routed engine harness through firewall and made connections on engine. Cut, rotated, welded coolant tubes at head to route to low side. Painted orange. Fabricated electronics rack from .040 5053 AL. ECM and many other electronics will attach here.

 

334	Nov 01, 2022	Elevators	Tail Feathers	5	$0.00	1
Installed elevator trim piece by riveting hinge piece to trim. Riveted trim cable bracket in place. Spent way too much time installing elevator to horizontal stab. A bushing for push/pull rod was challenging to place and bolting the two elevator halves together.

 

333	Oct 24, 2022	Flying Wires	Tail Feathers	1	$0.00	1
Installed flying wires to horizontal stabilizer and vertical tail.

 

332	Oct 23, 2022	Tinted Quarter Windows	Fuselage	3	$0.00	1
Added tinting to the aft quarter windows. I think I got carried away with the number of fasteners to install.

 

331	Oct 19, 2022	Firewall and Engine Install	Engine	6	$0.00	3
Cut boot cowl shape on firewall stainless steel sheet, located onto fuselage and drilled mounting holes. Riveted in place with CCP42 rivets. I did apply anticipating tape to tubing prior to firewall installation to minimize metal to metal rattle/buzz. Hoisted engine in place and mounted.

 

330	Oct 19, 2022	Paint Landing Gear Legs	Paint / Decals	2	$0.00	1
Sprayed gear legs with Polybrush and Polyspray on previous days, then sprayed multiple coats of orange. Unlike other parts, I did not first apply one coat of white, curious if I will see a brightness difference in natural light.

 

329	Oct 15, 2022	Painted Fuselage	Paint / Decals	8.5	$138.48	2
Purchased more reducer and some Dakota Black Polytone. Lots of time with masking. Used fine line tape. Got paint on it before Temps drop. So far I have purchased $1333.23 of Polybrush, Polyspray, Polytone, reducer, epoxy primer, blush remover, surface cleaner and etc. Lots of labor with painting. Pumpkin Orange, Dakota Black, and Insignia White.

 

328	Oct 06, 2022	Polyspray on Fuselage	Paint / Decals	3	$20.00	1
Applied crosscoats of UV protection to fuselage. Purchased masking tape and filters.

 

327	Oct 01, 2022	Prepping Fuselage for Paint	Paint / Decals	4	$0.00	1
Took a couple of hours to mask the cockpit and other others I did not want spray on. Then wiped down and tack cloth, then two coats of Polybrush sprayed on. First coat in the morning, second coat late afternoon.

 

326	Sep 11, 2022	Right Wing	Paint / Decals	6	$0.00	1
Painted Right Wing, now will add pinstripe at orange/white edge. Lots of labor with painting.

 

325	Sep 11, 2022	Paint Booth Filters and MEK	Tools		$60.00	1
Purchased more filters, have purchased several now, they clog quickly on the exhaust side of paint booth. MEK works the best for keeping the paint gun clean.

 

324	Sep 11, 2022	Flap Springs	Wings		$100.00	1
Plane Fun Aircraft now sells these alternative flap springs which perform better than the tension type provided in the kit.

 

323	Aug 31, 2022	VHF Antenna	Avionics		$140.87	1
Comment E series Top Mount VHF antenna.

 

322	Aug 17, 2022	Left Wing Paint	Paint / Decals	6	$0.00	1
Paint Pumpkin Orange on leading edge to add some character. Wonder if vinyl pinstripe will remain in place.

 

321	Aug 15, 2022	Oil Cooler Mounting Hardware	Engine		$6.62	1
AN4-34a bolts and metal stop nuts to mount oil cooler.

 

320	Aug 09, 2022	Left Wing Paint Coats	Paint / Decals	4	$0.00	1
Applied 2 medium coats and a light coat to get full coverage.

 

319	Aug 09, 2022	More Paint Supplies	Paint / Decals		$341.35	1
Another gallon of Insignia White, One gallon of Pumpkin Orange, and a gallon of reducer.

 

318	Aug 05, 2022	Left Wing UV Polyspray	Paint / Decals	4.5	$0.00	1
Sprayed first coat of Polyspray. Sanded lightly imperfections, smoothed out lifted plinking on fabric tapes with iron. Applied additional coats of UV protectant Polyspray.

 

317	Jul 24, 2022	Left Wing Polybrush Spray Coats	Paint / Decals	4.5	$0.00	1
Sprayed two coats of Polybrush on left wing. 1st coat on Saturday, then ironed smooth in plinking tapes that peeled up a bit because of solvents in Polybrush.

 

316	Jul 18, 2022	Landing Lights	Lighting		$77.06	1
Lights, Fuse Block, Engine Exhaust Gasket, wire harness for lights.

 

315	Jul 02, 2022	Flaps Painted	Paint / Decals	4	$0.00	1
A couple coats of Insignia White applied. Trim off the fabric identifier ink stamps from fabric before applying, they bleed through the multi coats of Polybrush, Polyspray, Polytone. Dang!

 

314	Jun 26, 2022	Ailerons & Flaps UV Coat	Paint / Decals	4	$0.00	1
Working through the process of applying 3 crossroads. Iron out air bubbles, picking tape and lightly sanding with 400 grit paper imperfections between coats.

 

313	Jun 19, 2022	Radiator &Oil Cooler Mount	Engine	1.5	$0.00	1
Fabricated a better mount than my first one, added flanges to stiffen and determining best hardware selection for securing.

 

312	Jun 15, 2022	EGT Bungs	Engine	1	$0.00	1
Gas welded stainless steel EGT bungs to stainless headers.

 

311	Jun 07, 2022	Insignia White Polytone Paint	Paint / Decals		$252.25	1
2 gallons of paint, others suggest 3 gallons are needed, ordered 2 Gallons to keep going. Still need some orange and black paint as well.

 

310	Jun 04, 2022	Polyspray Control Surfaces	Paint / Decals	8	$0.00	2
Sprayed 3 crossroads on rudder, stabilizers, smoothed picked tape edges with iron on elevators, ailerons, flaps. Applied first crossroad on elevators.

 

309	May 24, 2022	Polybrush Control Surfaces	Paint / Decals	6	$0.00	2
Sprayed 2 coats of Polybrush on ailerons, flaps, elevators, horizontal stab, rudder. 2 hour rest between coats.

 

308	May 18, 2022	Engine Management System	Engine		$5975.61	1
Purchased BD Turnkey AEM EFI kit.

 

307	Apr 24, 2022	Flaps- 2 coats of Polybrush	Paint / Decals	2.5	$0.00	1
Sprayed two coats of Polybrush on flaps. Temps were warm enough. Coats fill the weave of fabric. Waited two hours between coats. Paint booth worked well.

 

306	Apr 11, 2022	Ready to Spray	Paint / Decals		$427.00	1
More Polybrush to spray two more coats on everything. Polyspray is the UV protection coating. Plus a quart of surface cleaner and Blush retarded. Still need to buy the Polytone paint.

 

305	Apr 08, 2022	Paint booth	Tools	12	$350.00	1
Waiting for outside Temps to warm up for too long, built temporary paint booth in garage.

 

304	Mar 30, 2022	Wheel Seals for Tubeless Tires	Landing Gear		$33.98	1
Returned inner tubes, ordered Matco tubeless kit.

 

303	Mar 24, 2022	Tundra Tires	Landing Gear		$1600.00	1
Purchased 27.5 " tall tundra Aero Classic tires that fit the Matco 8 inch wheel. I also purchased inner tubes. The inner tubes were $275. The tires can be run tubeless, uncertain if I will go without tubes.

 

302	Feb 28, 2022	Exhaust Studs	Engine	.5	$44.10	2
Installed 8 studs into head. Used 8mmX1.25 38mm studs intended for VW air cooled engines.

 

301	Feb 19, 2022	Header	Engine	3.5	$200.00	1
Modifying Suzuki Sammurai Header. Cutoff flange from header, welded on flanges from APEX engine. $85 header, $115 for acetylene and welding rods.

 

300	Feb 15, 2022	Radiator Mount	Engine	3	$180.00	1
Radiator from eBay, $171 plus mounting hardware for oil cooler and radiator. Fabricated sheet metal bracket.

 

299	Feb 13, 2022	Oil Tank Fitting Spacer	Engine	3.5	$0.00	2
Machined an aluminum spacer to make hose clearance.

 

298	Feb 03, 2022	Aircraft Wiring Manual	Research		$23.00	1
EAA aircraft wiring guide.

 

297	Feb 03, 2022	Headphone Jacks	Instrument Panel		$22.32	1
2 pairs of jacks and insulating washers for installation.

 

296	Jan 29, 2022	Turtle Deck Stiffener	Fuselage	1.5	$0.00	3
Didn't like how the turtle deck sagged when installed. Add some extra aluminum C channel, so decided to use it as a stiffener. Spaced out rivet holes , drilled 1/16th holes. Countersink. Drilled lightening holes in channel. Installed with solid rivets.

 

295	Jan 29, 2022	Fuel Bulkhead Fittings	Fuel System		$18.00	1
Bulkhead fittings for fuel system.

 

294	Jan 23, 2022	Front Quarter Panel Glass	Fuselage	1	$0.00	1
Cut Lexan, drilled panels, match drilled Lexan.

 

293	Jan 23, 2022	Door Glass	Fuselage	6	$0.00	2
Cut Lexan for doors, 4 pieces. Drill door frames, match drill Lexan. Painted rivet heads. Finished edges of Lexan. Rivet in place.

 

292	Jan 19, 2022	Door Latch Guards	Fuselage	.5	$0.00	2
Fabricated two door latch guards that protect the fabric from wear. Then will be secured in place after final paint.

 

291	Jan 19, 2022	Airborne Bracket	Engine	.5	$25.00	1
Made a new supoort bracket for air intake that is more rigid and secure than first fabricated part.

 

290	Jan 16, 2022	Oil Kit	Engine		$90.00	1
Synthetic oil, filter, plug gaskets.

 

289	Jan 13, 2022	Thermostat Oil Bypass	Engine	4.5	$75.00	2
Removed oil/engine coolant heat exchanger. Machined from 6061 3 in round bar a housing for thermostat bypass. Purchased oil thermostat bypass, machined spacer. Installed onto engine. Ordered 8AN x 22mm fittings. Used bench top lathe/mill to make the parts.

 

288	Jan 09, 2022	3/8" VHB Tape	Fuselage		$10.00	1
Very High Bond Tape for door Lexan, and front kick panel Lexan glass installations.

 

287	Jan 09, 2022	Door Window Strut Mounts	Fuselage	3.5	$0.00	2
Built mounting brackets for gas struts for hinged windows on doors. Fabricated from split steel tubes and welded flanges. Brackets painted and riveted to door and window frames. Installed gas struts.

 

286	Jan 02, 2022	Butt Rib to Fuselage Closeout	Fuselage	3	$43.00	3
Made a pattern template with poster board. Purchased .025" aluminum sheet. Cutout sheet metal. Formed bends. Marked and drilled rivet holes. Match drilled fuselage and butt rib. Painted sheet metal. Installed and rivet in place.

 

285	Jan 01, 2022	Door Gas Strut Install	Fuselage	1.5	$0.00	3
Located lower gas strut mount to fuselage, temporarily installed door gas strut mount with hose clamps, secured. Adjusted both brackets till door opened to nearly underside of wing. Drilled door mount bracket, painted bracket, rivet in place. Repeat for other side.

 

284	Dec 30, 2021	Throttle Cable	Engine		$91.75	1
Quite an expensive a nice cable that I will cut up to fabricate what I need. I did not find a friction lock type for less.

 

283	Dec 23, 2021	Finished Air Intake	Engine	4.5	$0.00	2
Cut 4 inch PVC pipe to length, shortened flange on end cap, located and drilled holes for throttle body tubes, made supporting brackets, painted end cap, applied carbon vinyl wrap to tube. Installed filter.

 

282	Dec 19, 2021	Oil Cooler, Fittings	Engine		$107.69	1
Engine oil cooler, 2 fuel line bulkhead fittings, 2 fuel line connection fittings.

 

281	Dec 19, 2021	Airborne Materials	Engine		$47.00	3
4 inch PVC for air box and end cap, plus air filter.

 

280	Dec 06, 2021	Mount Doors to Airframe	Fuselage	2	$0.00	3
Cut larger piano hinge material to length. Mark out and drill holes into hinge. Locate hinge to door frame and match drill, use clecos along the way. Center door to fuselage, mark location. Center hinge half to fuselage door opening and match drill. Rivet hinge half to door and other hinge half to fuselage. Mate door to fuselage install hinge rod to locate and install door X2.

 

279	Dec 04, 2021	Doors	Fuselage	3	$0.00	4
Installed hinged windows in doors. Cut piano hinge to length. Mark out mounting holes into hinge. Drill #30 holes. Place hinge on window frame, drill. Center hinge on door and drill mounting holes. Rivet hinge to window and door. Repeat for other door.

 

278	Nov 30, 2021	PSRU and Head Cover Install	Engine	4	$0.00	2
Cleaned head cover of corrosion and grime (magnesium), removed engine cover, cleaned gasket surfaces. Painted head cover with black wrinkle paint. Installed head cover and SkyTrax PSRU.

 

277	Nov 30, 2021	Head Cover Gasket	Engine		$33.18	1
New gasket for head cover for Apex Engine, torque seal for fasteners, retaining compound for PSRU drive gear installation.

 

276	Nov 23, 2021	contacted. Washers	Fuselage		$8.00	1
Nylon washers for mounting of forward side panels and rear quarter windows.

 

275	Nov 23, 2021	Starter and Continous Relays	Avionics		$48.00	1
Starter solenoid and power relay/contacters.

 

274	Nov 23, 2021	Gear Leg to Fuselage Bolts	Landing Gear		$5.40	1

 

273	Nov 20, 2021	Spark Plugs	Engine		$20.00	1
New spark plugs for Apex engine.

 

272	Nov 20, 2021	Left Main Gear Leg Covered	Landing Gear	4	$0.00	1
Covered left gear legs with fabric and applied first coat of Polybrush.

 

271	Nov 15, 2021	Rivnuts in Elevator Access Flange	Fuselage	.5	$0.00	1
Installed #6 rivnuts in flange mount for elevator access panel mounting. 14 places.

 

270	Nov 13, 2021	Right Gear Leg Fabric Covering	Landing Gear	4.5	$0.00	2
Covered right gear legs using Polyfiber process. Could have gone without but like the final look of airplane with gear legs covered.

 

269	Nov 06, 2021	Left Elevator	Tail Feathers	6	$0.00	2
Applied fabric to the last control surface requiring it. The left elevator has some additional shape features for trim tab which results in more corners to deal with. Applied finish tapes and one coat of Polybrush. Two more spray coats, then UV coating then final paint required yet.

 

268	Oct 31, 2021	Fabric Tapes and Things	Fuselage	16	$0.00	3
After applying fabric and using iron to shrink, applied tapes anywhere metal was behing fabric and seams. Added rudder cable penetratration fairings and elevator access plates. Applied one coat of Polybrush over all surfaces afterwards.

 

267	Oct 11, 2021	Fuel Line Reroute	Fuel System		$23.43	1
More Fuel line, needed to reroute so it does not rub on fabric covering. $7 for line, $14+ for shipping.

 

266	Oct 10, 2021	Fabric Covering	Fuselage	14	$0.00	3
Continued covering fuselage, applying to sides.

 

265	Oct 04, 2021	Aileron Fabric	Wings	6.5	$0.00	1
Applied covering to remaining aileron.

 

264	Oct 02, 2021	Right Side Elevator	Wings	6	$0.00	1
Covered starboard elevator.

 

263	Sep 30, 2021	Rudder Fabric	Wings	9	$0.00	3
Applied fabric and tapes to rudder. Used Polyfiber system as with everything else.

 

262	Sep 24, 2021	Horizontal Stabilizer Fabric	Wings	3.5	$0.00	1
Finished Left Stabilizer by adding fabric and tapes to unfinished side.

 

261	Sep 20, 2021	Elevator Inspection Plate Kiy	Fuselage		$65.00	1
Purchased Elevator Inspection plate to mount in fabric on fuselage from Just Aircraft.

 

260	Sep 07, 2021	Control Cable Fairings	Fuselage		$8.86	1
Control Cable fairings for rudder cable penetrations in aft fuselage fabric.

 

259	Aug 31, 2021	Fabric Covering	Fuselage	6	$0.00	2
First piece of fabric on fuselage. Rolled out fabric on underside. Cut and trimmed extra off. Applied Polytak to lower longreons. Trimmed around landing gear attach points and other fittings. Applied Polytak to fabric and glued in place. Did an initial 225 degree heat shrink to tighten the fabric a bit.

 

258	Aug 28, 2021	Fuselage Rottiserie Stand	Tools	4	$0.00	2
Built after stand and mounted airplane. Ready to apply the fabric.

 

257	Aug 26, 2021	Left Stabilizer Fabric	Tail Feathers	4	$0.00	2
Had enough left over wing fabric to cover one side of stabilizer.

 

256	Aug 23, 2021	Muffler	Engine		$80.00	1
KTM dual sport bike muffler. Heavy but quiet.

 

255	Aug 18, 2021	Fuselage rotisserie stand	Tools	3	$0.00	3
Used scrap steel tubing from kit shipping container to fabricate stand for front of fuselage.

 

254	Aug 18, 2021	Right Horizontol Stabilizer	Tail Feathers	4.5	$0.00	3
Covering horizontal stab with left over fabric from wing. Used two pieces, underside first, then top side. Adding tape.

 

253	Aug 14, 2021	Left Aileron	Wings	8.5	$38.87	1
Purchased more MEK. Completed fabric application to left aileron.

 

252	Aug 08, 2021	Left Flap	Wings	9.5	$0.00	2
Added fabric to left flap. Process same as right flap work. Takes a lot of time to do properly. Skill gets better with each time.

 

251	Aug 05, 2021	Landing Gear Fit Up	Landing Gear	1.5	$0.00	2
Reamed fuselage/gear mounting holes. Reamed gear leg holes, V cabane holes and shock connect holes. Mounted legs to fuselage, cabane to fuselage, installed shocks. Bolts provided for gear legs are to short.

 

250	Aug 04, 2021	Right Flap	Wings	4.5	$0.00	2
Added leading edge tapes. Finished trailing edge tape on bottom side. Applied Polybrush to all surfaces.

 

249	Aug 01, 2021	Left Flap	Wings	4	$0.00	2
Applied fabric to flap. Used one piece. Applied adhesive to trailing edge. Wrapped, First applied Polytak to leading edge, and ribs. Drilled ribs for rivets. Used adhesive to bond the fabric. Did low temp shrink to work out the wrinkles on leading edge. Bonded to tip and root ribs. Used thinned Polytak t I bond leading edge. Trimmed fabric, overlapped tip and root ribs. Shrunk fabric at 250F, 300F and 350F.

 

248	Jul 30, 2021	Elevator Trim Tab	Wings	3.5	$0.00	3
Applied fabric to elevator trim tab. Used one piece. Used Polytak along leading edge, wrapped and overlapped, applied adhesive between fabric pieces. Trimmed. Bonded edges. Shrunk. Applied polybrush to all surfaces. Applied tapes to all edges.

 

247	Jul 27, 2021	Right Wing Fabric	Wings	3.5	$0.00	1
Used 6 inch tape for leading edge and two 3 inch tapes for trailing edge.

 

246	Jul 25, 2021	Right Wing Fabric	Wings	4.0	$0.00	3
Added Chordwise tapes over ribs top side and bottom side. Added tapes to false ribs and span wise over rear spar on underside. All were first marked out with #2 pencil and straight edge to get bond lines straight. Precoated fabric where tape was to be applied with Polybrush. Then applied wet, brushed over then dried then second coat over tapes.

 

245	Jul 22, 2021	Right Wing Fabric	Wings	3.5	$0.00	2
Finished fabric edges at trailing and leading edge butt rib and tip rib. Smooth fabric along leading edge. Bonded to gussets around strut fittings and control pulley areas. Installed reinforcement tape on under side ribs and secured fabric with large head rivets before final shrinking because of under camber wing. Used iron shrunk at 250F upper and lower sides. Next will shrink at final 325F or so.

 

244	Jul 19, 2021	Right Wing Top side Fabric	Wings	3.0	$0.00	3
Unrolled fabric across top side of wing. Cut off roll. Used Polytak to apply to trailing edge. Bonded leading edge. Bonded to wing tip rib and rib two. Trimmed leading edge fabric to chalk line for two inch overlap. Used iron at 225 to shrink top side, then rotated to shrink bottom side.

 

243	Jul 18, 2021	Right Wing Fabric	Wings	3	$0.00	2
Installed/applied fabric to lower side of wing. Process is going more smoothly after learning from process on left wing.

 

242	Jul 18, 2021	Magnetometer	Wings	.7	$0.00	1
Fabricated a mount for GRT magnetometer to be installed on/in right wing wing tip rib.

 

241	Jul 03, 2021	Polyfiber SuperFil	Wings		$49.38	1
Purchased more Polyfiber Superfil to smooth out rib to trailing edge joints, welded joints and etc to improve overall fit and finish of fabric applications. Expensive with shipping when comparing to autobody filler.

 

240	Jul 02, 2021	Landing Gear	Landing Gear	1	$0.00	1
Tk1 Shock Monster Gear arrives. Expensive but awesome.

 

239	Jul 01, 2021	Left Wing Fabric	Landing Gear	3	$0.00	2
Applied last span wise fabric tapes. The Leading edge and trailing edge. Used 6 inch wide tape on leading, and two 3 inch tapes for trailing. Marked out straight tape lines with pencil. Applied Polybrush, dried. Then applied wet polybrush when laying down the tape. Finally add a second coat of polybrush over the tape. Ironed out any bubbles, wrinkles.

 

238	Jun 25, 2021	Gear Legs and Shocks	Landing Gear		$4793.40	1
Purchased TK1 Monster Gear Legs and Struts.

 

237	Jun 22, 2021	Left Wing Fabric	Wings	7.0	$0.00	2
Bonded lower side ribs, shrunk fabric at 250F, applied reinforcement tapes,, installed rivets, securing fabric to ribs, shrunk at 300F, Applied gussets and fabric dollies over bracket areas, chordwise tapes over ribs top and bottom sides using the polyfiber system instruction.

 

236	Jun 05, 2021	Left wing Fabric	Wings	6	$0.00	4
Continue to work on wing as time permits. Learned plenty along the way, next wing will go better. Had to iron out several wrinkles in fabric, will cut holes for wing strut mounts prior to attaching lower side fabric next time. Applied upper fabric with 2 inch bond line on leading edge, 1 in trailing edge. Did initial 250 degree heat shrink with iron, continued to trim for jury strut and control pulleys. Used soldering iron to burn holes through fabric for rivets in lieu of lacing. Applied reinforcing tape, burnt holes, installed rivets. Next is to shrink at 300 and final 350 prior to applying Polybrush and tapes.

 

235	May 14, 2021	Lower Side Fabric-Left Wing	Wings	4	$0.00	2
First piece of fabric being applied. Still have a few wrinkles to iron out prior to applying top fabric. So much more to do just to finish this wing.

 

234	Apr 28, 2021	Fabric Supplies	Wings		$120.57	1
Anti-chafe tape, rib lacing, needle. $20 for tape, $50 for thread, $20 for needle, $20 for shipping. Crikey things add up.

 

233	Apr 25, 2021	Polybrush on Leading/Trailing Edges	Wings	1.5	$0.00	1
Mixed Polybrush with Reducer and applied two coats to leading edge, and trailing edge and fabric plates.

 

232	Apr 25, 2021	MEK Substitute	Tools		$23.00	1
Solvent for cleaning brushes and mixing cups.

 

231	Apr 25, 2021	Dry Iron	Tools		$45.00	1
Purchased an old style dry iron because the heat should be more consistent than steam type for installing fabric with Polyfiber system.

 

230	Apr 15, 2021	Polyfiber Materials	Paint / Decals		$414.11	1
3 gallons of Polybrush, 3 yards of lightweight fabric for doilies, 1 gallon of 65-75 Reducer.

 

229	Apr 15, 2021	Engine Stand Engine Mount	Engine	3	$0.00	1
Fabricated engine mount so it could be hung on stand.

 

228	Apr 12, 2021	SkyTrax PSRU Arrives	Engine		$3900.00	1
$3500 + PayPal fees, shipping and insurance. Yikes.

 

227	Apr 08, 2021	Removal From Snowmobile	Engine	3	$0.00	3
Removed Yamaha Apex Engine for 2007 Yamaha MTX.

 

226	Apr 05, 2021	Support for Fuel Shutoff Actuator	Fuel System	1.5	$0.00	2
Fabricated support plate to stabilize long actuator for fuel shutoff.

 

225	Mar 31, 2021	Tech Counselor Inspect Prior to Covering	Inspection	3	$0.00	1
Jeff Bongard inspected fuselage, control surfaces and wing assemblies prior to fabric covering step.

 

224	Mar 29, 2021	Wire Support Track	Interior Finish	1.5	$24.00	2
Purchased household type wire track, lightened it by drilling out material. Mounted in airplane via Adel clamps.

 

223	Mar 28, 2021	Center Cargo Floor Panel	Interior Finish	2	$0.00	1
Modified aluminum floor panel to make cutout relief for fuel lines. Applied vinyl film have 3d carbon fiber look.

 

222	Mar 27, 2021	Fuel Shutoff	Fuel System	3	$0.00	2
Fabricated a fuel shutoff switch extension to work with preferred fuel shutoff location.

 

221	Mar 21, 2021	Prep for Covering Wings & Control Surfaces	Wings	15	$0.00	3
Applying Superfil, sanding, and etc. Tedious effort to blend leading and trailing edges with spars and ribs. Still not perfect, but might say good enough.

 

220	Mar 02, 2021	ACK E-04 ELT Install	Avionics	1	$624.16	2
Received ELT in mail, positioned on mounting plate in aft section of fuselage. Located holes for mounting plate, and ELT brackets and antenna. Installed. Remote switch, audible alert, cabling to be installed later.

 

219	Feb 28, 2021	Control Area Cover	Interior Finish	3	$28.00	3
Purchased floor covering. Cut to fit. Purchased universal shift boots. Fabricated flanges, Mounted shift boots.

 

218	Feb 28, 2021	Pitot and Static Tube Routing	Wings	1	$0.00	1
Routed two tubes from Pitot and static location, into rear spar at rib 2 and extend tubing out the end of spar at root.

 

217	Feb 27, 2021	Floor Panel Covering	Fuselage	2	$0.00	3
Improved fit of forward floor panel for ease of removal, cleaned surface. Applied carbon fiber look vinyl to surface. Similarly did the floor panel aft of seats.

 

216	Feb 18, 2021	Left Aileron Fabric Plates	Wings	3	$0.00	3
Added joggle to fabric plates to install on underside of custom leading edge. Trimmed to fit. Applied chromate primer to underside. Drilled mounting holes, countersunk, applied epoxy to mating surfaces, located in place, installed rivets.

 

215	Feb 12, 2021	Vent Line, Filter, Elbow Fittings	Fuel System		$29.00	1
1/4" fuel vent line, header tank drain and fittings for pitot hose.

 

214	Feb 07, 2021	Metal Fuel Routing, Filter Install	Fuel System	4	$0.00	2
Bend and route aluminum tube fuel lines, install fittings, clamp in place, secure.

 

213	Feb 02, 2021	Pitot Tube Mount	Avionics	4	$0.00	2
Made a bracket mount for pitot and static tube assembly. Designed so I could later replace with pitot/aoa is desired later.

 

212	Jan 26, 2021	Fuel Line Mounting Hardware	Fuel System		$12.43	1

 

211	Jan 24, 2021	Installed Fuel Line Shutoffs	Fuel System	1	$0.00	1
Routed fuel line along fuselage welded members to wing root ribs. Cut fuel line where shutoff were to be located. Installed and secured with worm clamps.

 

210	Jan 24, 2021	Fuel Line, Thread Sealer, Silicone Tape	Fuel System		$38.00	1
Purchased additional fuel line, Permatex PTFE liquid thread sealer, Rescue Tape.

 

209	Jan 23, 2021	Fuel Fittings and Header Tank Install	Fuel System	3	$0.00	2
Applied thread sealer to header tank fittings and installed. Located tank in fuselage and mounted in place with Adel clamps. Began fuel line routing.

 

208	Jan 22, 2021	Filled Leading Edge Cuff Joint	Wings	4	$0.00	2
Scuffed and solvent cleaned spar surface along bonded cuff. Marked flush surface line on spar. Applied tape along line to limit area for filler application. Mixed up super light filler from Polyfiber. Applied to upper and lower mating cuff edge to spar area. Allowed overnight curing and then sanded.

 

207	Jan 22, 2021	Filled Leading Edge Cuff Joint	Wings	4	$0.00	0
Scuffed and solvent cleaned spar surface along bonded cuff. Marked flush surface line on spar. Applied tape along line to limit area for filler application. Mixed up super light filler from Polyfiber. Applied to upper and lower mating cuff edge to spar area. Allowed overnight curing and then sanded.

 

206	Jan 21, 2021	Painted Header Tank	Fuel System	3	$0.00	1
Scuffed surfaces with Scotchbrite. Solvent cleaned surfaces. Warmed up the part and paint and spray area. Applied paint to 5 of the 6 surfaces, dried. Painted remaining surface. Applied Wild West Aircraft decal to Header tank.

 

205	Jan 21, 2021	Fuel Fittings/Filter	Fuel System		$132.35	1
Purchased various AN fuel fittings and filter for metal fuel lines from header tank to engine.

 

204	Jan 17, 2021	Rear Quarter Window	Fuselage	.5	$0.00	1
Cut from Lexan sheet, rear quarter window. Temporary install to straighten sheet metal for epoxy application.

 

203	Jan 17, 2021	Fuel Line, Return	Fuel System	1.0	$0.00	2
Straightened coiled aluminum tubing, routed from firewall to header tank, made 90�end to route from lower fuselage to tank.

 

202	Jan 17, 2021	Fuel Pump	Fuel System	1.5	$0.00	1
Mounted fuel pump. Fabricated two aluminum straps, used four cushioned clamps.

 

201	Jan 16, 2021	Fuel Line	Fuel System		$47.28	1
Purchased 8ft of rubber fuel line. 4ft of line worked for right wing to header tank. Should have measured twice for left wing, too short.

 

200	Jan 08, 2021	Header Tank	Fuel System	1.0	$772.50	2
$750 + shipping. Seems exorbitant, but I practiced TIG welding and fabricating my own. The effort was taking too long and the results would not be satisfactory. Received tank, located and marked mounting points for Adel clamps. Drilled, demurred, mounted.

 

199	Jan 04, 2021	Aileron Cables	Controls	1.5	$0.00	3
Made up aileron cables that run from control mixer to aft of door. Installed nico sleeve, thimble, clevis on 3/16th" wire rope, swaged nico sleeve in place. Routed cable to determine length, cut cable and installed nico sleeve, thimble with turnbuckle. Swaged. Two cable assemblies.

 

198	Jan 04, 2021	Aluminum Fuel Line and Clamps	Fuel System		$50.18	1
3/8th inch fuel line -25ft, size 10 adel clamp qty=6, size 8 adel clamp qty=8. And 10 #8 nutplates.

 

197	Jan 02, 2021	Pitot with Static Port	Avionics		$37.80	1
Pitot and Static Port for Wing

 

196	Jan 02, 2021	Sandpaper 180 grit	Tools		$18.00	0

 

195	Jan 02, 2021	Acetone	Tools		$11.00	0

 

194	Dec 30, 2020	Rudder Cable Installation	Controls	3	$0.00	3
Fabricated cables. Clamped rudder and pedals in neutral position. Installed turnbuckles at pedals. Sized cables and swaged ends.

 

193	Dec 29, 2020	Smoothing Out Imperfections	Wings	3.5	$0.00	2
Mixed up light weight filler and applied to left wing at rib/trailing edge interface. False rib to front spar joints. Applied to wing tip/strobe light mounts.

 

192	Dec 28, 2020	Serial# Plate	Fuselage	.5	$0.00	1
Located, drilled, riveted serial number plate in place.

 

191	Dec 27, 2020	Varnish False Ribs, Rear Spars, Bracing	Wings	3.5	$0.00	2
Mixed up varnish, brushed on false ribs, rear spars, flaps and aileron false ribs and ribs.

 

190	Dec 27, 2020	Wing Tip &Strobe Light Mounts	Wings	2	$0.00	3
Epoxied light mounts. Fabricated wood closeouts for wingtip at aileron area.

 

189	Dec 26, 2020	Nav Light Mounting To Wing Tips	Wings	4	$0.00	3
Fabricated aluminum brackets for mounting nav/strobe/position lights. Pressed treaded inserts into brackets. Bonded to inside of fiberglass strobe mounts.

 

188	Dec 26, 2020	Nutplates, Adel Clamps, Fuel Line	Wings		$50.18	0
Parts for fabric plates, and mounting fuel system.

 

187	Dec 21, 2020	Left Wing Control Pulley Mounts	Wings	6	$0.00	6
Position flap pulley mount near rib#2. Trimmed rib cap. Aligned with flap control horn. Drilled, cleco in place. Abraded mating surfaces, applied epoxy, riveted in place. Did the same with aileron pulley mounts. Slotted trailing edge for flap spring. Positioned trailing edge, drilled and countersunk rivet mounting holes, abraded mating surfaces. Epoxy and rivet in place.

 

186	Dec 21, 2020	Shutoff Valves	Fuel System		$18.00	1
Wing tank shutoff valves 6AN male fittings.

 

185	Dec 21, 2020	Left Wing Control Surfaces	Wings	1	$0.00	1
Mixed epoxy adhesive, solvent cleaned mating surfaces, applied epoxy to hinge plates and riveted in place.

 

184	Dec 21, 2020	Left Wing Control Surface Hinges	Wings	2	$0.00	3
Located supports from top of wing contour. Placed flap and aileron in position with spacers to offset from wing trailing edge. Located hinges, clamp in place, drill through hinge mounting plate holes through rib webs. 6 hinge pairs.

 

183	Dec 21, 2020	EAA Certification Guide Step by Step	Tools		$18.00	1
EAA Certification Kit

 

182	Dec 21, 2020	Zinc Chromate Primer	Paint / Decals		$15.00	1
One rattle can of Zinc Chromate primer.

 

181	Dec 16, 2020	Flap Hinges- Left Wing	Wings	1.5	$0.00	1
Temp installed trailing edge. Clamped straight edges to ribs on top side of wing, and 1/8 spacer to position flap. Match drilled hinge mounting holes,, reamed 3/16th hinge bushing hole x6. Positioned hinges and clamped in place.

 

180	Dec 14, 2020	Left Wing Aileron Leading Edge	Wings	2	$0.00	1
Fitted leading edge to aileron. Drilled rivet holes, countersink each one. Abraded and solvent cleaned spar and metal leading edge. Applied epoxy to 14 ribs, positioned, applied epoxy to main ribs, placed leading edge in place, installed rivets.

 

179	Dec 10, 2020	Leading Edge Cuffs	Wings	3	$0.00	2
Cut relief cuts in leading edge cuffs for lift strut bracket and jury strut bracket. Sanded mating surface, solvent cleaned surfaces applied Dynaflex 260 sealant to mating surface. Taped into place, positioned per template.

 

178	Dec 07, 2020	Leading Edge materials	Wings		$20.00	0
One tube of Dynaflex 230 sealant to affix leading edge to front wing spars. 1/16ths thick basswood straps for aileron leading edge.

 

177	Dec 07, 2020	Tailwheel Fuselage Closeout Plate	Fuselage	1	$0.00	1
Fabricated access panel to closeout tailwheel area in fuselage.

 

176	Dec 07, 2020	Left Flap Leading Edge	Wings	1	$0.00	2
Cut leading edge clearance cutouts around hinges and bellcrank.

 

175	Dec 06, 2020	Left Wing False Ribs & Cable Guided	Wings	2	$0.00	3
Marked out locations of 14 false leading edge ribs. Abraded wing stringer and leading edge. Solvent cleaned, applied epoxy to ribs and installed. Used templates to locate control cable holes through main ribs near trailing edge. Drilled pilot hole then opened hole for nylon cable guides. Cut tubing, swaged one end of each, 16 pieces. Installed into ribs, swaged other end. Used heat gun and pressed ends with metal strip to swage.

 

174	Dec 03, 2020	Left Aileron Hinges&Bell Crank	Wings	1.5	$0.00	3
Abraded hinges and bell crank mating surfaces, abraded spar at mounting locations. Solvent cleaned surfaces. Mixed up and applied epoxy to mating surfaces, installed hinges and bell crank with CCP44 rivets. Located leading edge and marked locations of hinges and bell crank. Cut 5/8 inch slots at those locations.

 

173	Dec 02, 2020	Left Wing Trailing Edge	Wings	1	$0.00	1
Lightly abraded inside surface of trailing edge. Masked wing main rib locations. Applied chromate primer.

 

172	Nov 28, 2020	Left Wing Flap	Wings	2	$0.00	1
Trimmed fiberglass flap leading edge to fit. Marked locations for leading edge ribs. Mixed epoxy and applied to false rib edges. Installed and used tape to keep square, applied epoxy to flap ribs and positioned flap leading edge. Taped in place.

 

171	Nov 24, 2020	100 pack of CCP45 rivets	Wings		$13.57	0
Rivets to install brakes on ailerons.

 

170	Nov 24, 2020	Loctite EA 9460 Adhesive	Tools		$31.38	1
Two tunes of epoxy adhesives.

 

169	Nov 24, 2020	Left Wing Flap	Wings	1.5	$0.00	3
Clamped left flap and aileron together with 1/4 inch spacer. Centered both surfaces with wing, marked centerline of wing ribs 1,2,4,5,7,9 onto front spars. Centered and clamped hinges and bell crank on flap with markings. Secured with hose clamps. Set position of hinge points with measurements from trailing edge. Located flap to wing to confirm alignment. Transfer drilled #30 holes from brackets to spar. Removed hose clamps to access other holes to transfer. Cleco in place and drilled remaining holes. Mixed up epoxy, solvent cleaned surfaces, applied epoxy and riveted flap hinges and bell crank in place.

 

168	Nov 20, 2020	Right Wing Tip	Wings	1.5	$0.00	2
Taped along molded in scribe mark. Trimmed off fiberglass at scribe line. Hung aileron on wing, marked notch area for aileron travel, cut notch in wing tip. Installed wing tip onto wing, transferred drill holes in fiberglass for mounting.

 

167	Nov 18, 2020	False Rib Install, Right Wing	Wings	1	$0.00	1
Selected 14 false ribs. Spaced and marked positions on front spar and stringer two false rib locations evenly spaced between main ribs. Abraded surface, silent cleaned. Mixed and applied epoxy to false rib mating edges, squarely placed and applied fillers of epoxy. 14 places.

 

166	Nov 17, 2020	Right Flap Fabric Plates	Wings	1	$0.00	2
Drilled matching rivet holes in aileron leading edge with fabric plates. Sanded mating surfaces of aileron leading edge around hinges and flap control bracket. Sanded sheetmetal fabric plates. Solvent cleaned surfaces. Mixed epoxy and applied to mating surfaces, riveted plates to edge of leading edge.

 

165	Nov 15, 2020	Fitting Fabric Plates- Right Wing	Wings	2	$0.00	1
Prepared fabric plates for control surface hinges, trimming to fit, adding joggle to aileron hinge fabric plates to work with metal leading edges. Applied epoxy to wing fabric plates, installed in place on ribs with rivets.

 

164	Nov 13, 2020	Fabric Plates - Strut Brackets, Control Surfaces	Wings	1.5	$0.00	3
Located and matched drilled fabric plates with strut brackets. Riveted in place. Fit fabric plates for aileron and flap control brackets. Drill plates, match holes into leading edge of control surfaces.

 

163	Nov 12, 2020	Fabric plates Right Wing	Wings	1.5	$0.00	3
Fitted fabric plates for aileron and flap control pulleys. Clearanced opening, installed nutplates to fabric plates and trailing edge of right wing.

 

162	Nov 11, 2020	Right Wing Trailing Edge	Wings	1	$0.00	1
Countersunk rivet holes in trailing edge, Abraded mating surfaces, applied epoxy and riveted trailing edge to rivets in place.

 

161	Nov 10, 2020	Wing Control Cable Guides	Wings	1	$0.00	1
Cut nylon tubing in 2 inch pieces, 16 pieces for right wing. Heated one ened of each piece and presses end to create a bulb. Installed pieces into previously drilled wing rib holes. Heated and pressed remaining end of tube pieces to lock in place in ribs.

 

160	Nov 08, 2020	Aileron Hinge Brackets, Cable Rib Holes	Wings	2	$0.00	4
Lightly sand, clean right wing aileron hinge brackets. Painted. Printed out rib templates for control cable locations. Placed templates to ribs and drilled with 1/8" drill. Then drilled holes with 5/16th drill. Cut cable bushings.

 

159	Nov 06, 2020	Engine Mount Powder Coat	Wings		$100.00	1

 

158	Nov 03, 2020	Flap Hinges Right Wing	Wings	2	$0.00	1
Located flap to hinge brackets, position flap flat with top contour and 1/8 inch gap. Clamp brackets in place, drilled through bracket holes through rib web. Removed flap, epoxied and riveted hinge brackets in place.

 

157	Nov 03, 2020	Flap Hinges Right Wing	Wings	2	$0.00	0
Located flap to hinge brackets, position flap flat with top contour and 1/8 inch gap. Clamp brackets in place, drilled through bracket holes through rib web. Removed flap, epoxied and riveted hinge brackets in place.

 

156	Oct 20, 2020	Engine Mount	Engine		$2000.00	1

 

155	Oct 18, 2020	Right Wing Trailing Edge Mounting	Wings	1	$0.00	2
Position Trailing Edge, drill #40 holes into each rib thru trailing edge. Counter sink holes in metal trailing edge.

 

154	Sep 14, 2020	Left Aileron Leading Edge Bonding	Wings	2	$0.00	1
Drilled Aileron Leading edge for rivets into rib caps. Abraided mating surfaces, solvent cleaned, epoxied in place.

 

153	Sep 07, 2020	Aileron Pulley Blocks Right Wing	Wings	3	$0.00	2
Position pulley blocks on rear spar, clearance rib cap. Drill, and cleco in place. Abrade and clean mating surfaces, apply epoxy to mating surfaces, install rivets.

 

152	Sep 06, 2020	Control cable pulley install	Fuselage	1	$0.00	1
Position and locate 8 pulleys.

 

151	Sep 06, 2020	Turtle Deck Install	Fuselage	3	$0.00	2
Make pattern with poster board for trimming clearance for control cables and head rack, trim both sides of turtle deck. Position and locate camlock locations, drill and install Camlocs

 

150	Sep 01, 2020	Flap Pulley Block -Right Wing	Wings	2	$0.00	0
Position Pulley Block to inboard side of rib 2, trim rib cap, align with control bracket on flap, mark location, drill and locate with clecos, abrade and clean rear spar and block. Apply epoxy and rivet in place.

 

149	Aug 31, 2020	Aluminum Header Tank	Fuel System	1	$0.00	1
Practice TIG welding, in prep for tank welding.

 

148	Aug 31, 2020	Left Aileron Leading Edge Splice	Wings	.5	$0.00	1
Completed joining the two leading edge pieces with splice. Used 3/32nd solid rivets.

 

147	Aug 31, 2020	Nav/Position/Strobe Lights	Fuel System		$505.00	0
Purchased Aveo Nav/Position/Strobe Light and AN4-16A bolts.

 

146	Aug 28, 2020	Fuel Pumps	Fuel System		$625.00	1
Purchased Edge Performance fuel pumps setup.

 

145	Aug 20, 2020	Epoxy Left Quarter Window	Wings	1	$0.00	1
Masked and applied epoxy at rear quarter window to fuselage.

 

144	Aug 20, 2020	Epoxy Left Quarter Window	Wings	1	$0.00	1
Masked and applied epoxy at rear quarter window to fuselage.

 

143	Aug 19, 2020	Right Wing Return Spring	Wings	1	$0.00	1
Aligned and attached flap spring bracket to flap spar. Slotted leading edge for flap spring.

 

142	Aug 15, 2020	Left Aileron Leading Edge	Wings	2.5	$0.00	4
Mr. Naoya Kishimoto assisted with modifying aileron rib leading edges for custom leading edge. Marked cut line on ribs, and 14 false ribs. Trimmed away material for fitting metal leading edge. Installed leading edge splice to one of two pieces. Marked rivet location, drilled #40 holes, countersunk for flush rivets. Installed rivets with squeeze and impact gun.

 

141	Aug 15, 2020	Right Wing Flap Pulley Block	Wings	2	$0.00	1
Temp installed flap, positioned pulley block, cut rib cap for clearance, clamped pulley block with pulley in place. Marked trailing edge for flap return spring slot. Drilled out 2 -3/4" holes and then removed material in between.

 

140	Aug 15, 2020	Pulley Blocks	Wings	1	$0.00	1
Marked and drilled #30 holes in 6 pulley block mounts for wings. Sanded mating surfaces free of paint.

 

139	Aug 12, 2020	Varnished Left Wing	Wings	2	$0.00	2
Applied Poly Fiber epoxy varnish to wood ribs of left wing.

 

138	Aug 05, 2020	Left Wing Root Rib Lightening	Wings	2	$0.00	4
Marked out cutout pattern similar to right wing. Completed cutouts, bonded and riveted stiffener to underside rib cap.

 

137	Aug 04, 2020	Flap Leading Edge-Right Wing	Wings	1	$0.00	1
Abraded spar of flap where false ribs were to be bonded. Applied epoxy to false ribs and to ribs. Mated leading edge and secured in place.

 

136	Aug 03, 2020	Left Wing Tank Cover	Wings	2.5	$0.00	2
Aligned sheetmetal over ribs one and two. Located holes aligning with nutplates in ribs. Drilled. Installed tank and aligned sheetmetal to locate hole for tank filler spout. Marked and cutout hole.

 

135	Aug 02, 2020	Butt Ribs and Trailing Edge Finish	Wings	2	$0.00	2
Installed reinforcement to butt ribs, epoxy and riveted in place. Applied paint to butt ribs. Applied Zinc Chromate primer to inboard surface to right wing trailing edge.

 

134	Jul 30, 2020	Epoxy Varnish Butt Ribs and Aileron	Fuselage	2	$0.00	2
Applied Varnish to Butt ribs, right wing aileron and flap ribs. Applied varnish to false ribs in leading edge of aileron and flap for right wing.

 

133	Jul 30, 2020	Loctite EA9460 Epoxy Adhesive	Tools		$33.62	0
Purchased additional epoxy adhesive.

 

132	Jul 27, 2020	Aileron Hinge and Bellcrank Mounting	Wings	1.5	$0.00	3
Abraded mounting surfaces of hinges, bell rank and front spar. Solvent cleaned, applied epoxy and riveted in place.

 

131	Jul 22, 2020	Aileron Leading Edge Right Wing	Wings	2	$0.00	2
Cut relief clearance cuts around hinge and bell crank locations for hinge brackets from main wing.

 

130	Jul 16, 2020	Aileron Leading Edge Fillers	Wings	1	$0.00	1
Purchased 1" x 24" x 1/16" basswood to use as filler to close gaps between false ribs and leading edge preventing distortion when fabric covering is shrunk.

 

129	Jul 16, 2020	Panel Placement	Instrument Panel	1	$0.00	1
Placed Instrument Panel, marked fastener locations, drilled and positioned panel, cleco'd in place for control stick adjustment. Shortened control sticks for adequate clearance.

 

128	Jul 15, 2020	Flap Leading Edge	Wings	1	$0.00	2
Cut and sanded leading edge hinge and bell crank relief cutouts so flap can be installed.

 

127	Jul 14, 2020	Right Flap Hinges and Bracket Attach	Wings	.5	$0.00	2
Abraded mating surfaces of hinges and control bracket and flap spar. Cleaned surfaces with acetone. Applied epoxy adhesive to matting surfaces. Cleco'd in place. Installed CCP-44 rivets.

 

126	Jul 13, 2020	Varnish and Aileron False Ribs	Wings	2	$0.00	2
Applied second coat of epoxy varnish to tight wing ribs. Applied epoxy adhesive to aileron false ribs and installed into right wing aileron. Cleco'd aileron leading edge in place to secure false ribs in place for adhesive to cure.

 

125	Jul 12, 2020	Right wing root rib stiffener	Wings	.8	$0.00	1
Placed metal stiffener. Marked for holes, drilled #30. Transferred holes to lower rib cap. Abraded mating surfaces and applied epoxy, riveted in place.

 

124	Jul 12, 2020	Root Rib Web Out	Wings	3	$0.00	3
Decided to remove material from rib #1 right wing similar to patterns on other ribs. Drew out pattern, marked center points for radius. Used hole cutter at locations then used small, reciprocal saw to remove material. Sanded cutouts. Installed fuel tank for verification.

 

123	Jul 11, 2020	Quarter Windows in Kick Panels	Fuselage	1.5	$0.00	2
Cutout desired window profile in aluminum sheet material which are located on forward part of fuselage. Temporary install of rear quarter window features too.

 

122	Jul 10, 2020	Epoxy Varnish to Right Wing	Wings	2.5	$0.00	2
Applied by brush epoxy varnish to wood ribs and gussets of right wing.

 

121	Jul 09, 2020	Epoxy Prime Parts	Paint / Decals	1.5	$0.00	3
Primed more control surface hinges and front kick panels and access plate.

 

120	Jul 08, 2020	Priming of Small Parts	Paint / Decals	1.5	$0.00	1
Applied epoxy primer with spray gun to aileron/flap hinges and control brackets as well as windshield mounting brackets.

 

119	Jul 08, 2020	3/32nd Clecos and #8 Anchors	Fuselage		$31.85	0

 

118	Jul 08, 2020	Paint and Sheetmetal	Fuselage		$22.00	0

 

117	Jun 28, 2020	Sheetmetal and Paint	Fuselage		$22.00	0
Purchased .025 aluminum sheet and orange spray paint.

 

116	Jun 28, 2020	False Rib Install In Right Aileron Leading Edge	Wings	2.5	$0.00	2
Positioned leading edge, marked centerline for Control bracket and hinges. Marked offsets and measured. For other false rib locations. Sanded fiberglass leading edge bonding areas. Applied epoxy to ribs and installed. 24 hour cure.

 

115	Jun 27, 2020	Fuel Tank Cover Leading Edge Mouny	Wings	1.5	$0.00	1
Located piece in place on front spar and marked with Sharpie. Drilled for rivets on rib 1 and 2 rib caps. Scuffed mating surfaces, solvent cleaned. Mixed up epoxy and applied to mating surfaces. Positioned, clamped in place with straight edge, installed rivets and allowed 24 hour cure.

 

114	Jun 23, 2020	Camlocs for Turtledeck and Cowling	Fuselage	2	$0.00	2
Drilled and located CAMLOCS for turtle deck 7 places. Squeezed rivets to install. Located and drilled for CAMLOCS for engine cowling 12 places.

 

113	Jun 22, 2020	Rear Quarter Windows	Fuselage	2	$0.00	2
Cut out windows in sheetmetal, cut from sheetmetal the frame to trap and secure window. Primed and painted the inside. Drilled holes for securing window.

 

112	Jun 15, 2020	Rear Windshield Bracket	Fuselage	.5	$0.00	1
Aligned Rear Bracket with butt rib caps using straight edge. Trimmed lower edge to clear fuselage tubing. Marked and drilled mounting holes.

 

111	Jun 14, 2020	Slotted Trailing Edge Left Wing	Wings	1	$0.00	1
Slotted trailing edge for aileron and flap hinges at ribs 5, 7 and 9.

 

110	Jun 13, 2020	Flap and Aileron Rt Wing Brackets	Wings	1	$0.00	3
Drilled rivet holes into front spar of aileron and flap for hinge brackets and bellcranks for right wing.

 

109	Jun 12, 2020	Flap and Aileron Leading Edges	Wings	3	$0.00	3
Cut fiberglass leading edge for flap to length. Trimmed long edges so edges mated with rib caps. Cut metal aileron leading edge to length. Cut slots to clear hinges.

 

108	Jun 10, 2020	Left Wing Trailing Edge	Wings	2.5	$0.00	2
Marked, set punch drilled for nutplates in trailing edge for fuel tank cover mount. Cut trailing edge pieces to length to meet at rib web.

 

107	Jun 07, 2020	Right wing trailing edge.	Wings	2.5	$0.00	2
Cut trailing edge pieces to length for right wing. Chained drilled and filed slots for aileron and flap hinges.

 

106	Jun 02, 2020	Aileron and Flap Install-Right Wing	Wings	2	$0.00	1
Placed wing underside up. Clamp straight edges on wing ribs to support aileron &flap. Cleaned up epoxy around flap spar and rib so hinge can be placed.

 

105	May 31, 2020	Butt Rib Left	Wings	2	$0.00	0
Clamped root rib to butt rib with 1/8 inch spacer. Measured distance to fuselage mounting bosses. Measured and cut standoffs. Drilled mounting to butt rib. Riveted standoffs to butt rib. Drilled and cut features into web for clearance of fitting s and fuel lines.

 

104	May 31, 2020	Aileron Leading Edge Splice	Wings	1	$0.00	1
Aligned leading edge pieces, marked out spacing, drilled for 3/32nd holes. Matched drill splice doubler.. Countersunk for flush solid rivets. Installed rivets.

 

103	May 31, 2020	Filler Rib Left Wing	Wings	1	$0.00	1
Trimmed Filler rib caps flush with web aft edge. Taped wing trailing edge in place for filler rib alignment. Scuffed rear spar for bonding. Cleaned surface. Installed rib and confirmed position and squareness. Applied epoxy, let sit for 24 hours.

 

102	May 30, 2020	Right Aileron Leading Edge Mod	Wings	1	$0.00	1
Modified shape of leading edges of aileron ribs to fit custom shaped Steve Henry aileron leading edge.

 

101	May 30, 2020	Butt Rib Fuel Tank Fuel Fitting Holes	Wings	1.5	$0.00	1
Marked fitting locations to rib, drilled holes in rib to allow installation of fuel line fittings.

 

100	May 30, 2020	Left Wing Fuel Tank Install	Fuel System	3.5	$0.00	4
Temporary installed root rib, clamped supports between ribs 1& 2 to support tank. Clamped tank mounting brackets in place, marked positions, removed tank. Drilled 4 brackets, match drilled front and rear spar. Riveted brackets. Applied epoxy at bracket joints. Match drilled tank to bracket mounting. Installed nutplates.

 

99	May 29, 2020	Left Wing Root Rib	Wings	2	$0.00	1
Fitted rib to spar, positioned similar to right wing. Abraded spars. Solvent cleaned. Epoxies in place.

 

98	May 27, 2020	Fuel Tank Install Left Tank	Wings	2	$0.00	3
Positioned butt rib so 1/8 inch gap with tank at ribs 1 and 2. Clamped 2 straight edges on underside. Positioned tank, clamped mounting brackets to tank and marked positions for attaching brackets to front and rear spars. Marked, drilled brackets, positioned and transferred drilled spars, riveted in place, applied epoxy at bracket spar joints.

 

97	May 12, 2020	Right Wing Fuel Tank Cover	Wings	2	$0.00	2
Drilled and located nutplates in trailing edge. Used strap duplicator to locate fuel tank cover mounting holes. Marked out and located fuel inlet.

 

96	May 11, 2020	Right Wing Wing Tip Nutplates	Wings	2	$0.00	1
Measured out, marked, drilled 1/8 center holes, checked, transferred drilled 3/32nd mounting holes, opened up center holes with #18, counter sunk 3/32nd holes. Riveted nut plates in place.

 

95	May 10, 2020	Installed Left Wing	Wings	1	$0.00	0
Reamed fuselage mounts. Rearranged shop and located fuselage in other garage bay to make room for installing left wing.

 

94	Apr 28, 2020	Left Wing Tip Trimming	Wings	1	$0.00	1
Applied tape along scribe line, used angle grinder with cutting wheel to trim part. Finished edge with hand sander. Sanders flash off at parting line as well.

 

93	Apr 27, 2020	Paint Scheme Concept	Paint / Decals		$0.00	1
Nitsuj Designs provided a conceptual paint scheme. Paint Theme name is "Brush Cutter".

 

92	Apr 26, 2020	Right Wing Butt Rib	Wings	3	$0.00	2
Pivoted wing back to place butt rib. Reamed tubing mounts on fuselage. Cut to length rib T-fittings. Clamped Butt rib to root rib, marked and located fuel fitting holes and sight gauge holes.

 

91	Apr 26, 2020	Tapped Sight Gauge Fittings	Fuel System	.5	$0.00	1
Located, marked, drilled and tapped 1/8NPT threads for sight gauge fittings in right wing tank.

 

90	Apr 25, 2020	Rib 9 Nutplates for Wing Tips	Wings	2.5	$0.00	3
Located, marked, drilled, countersinked, riveted 23 nutplates into last rib of left wing.

 

89	Apr 25, 2020	Duplicator Strap	Tools		$9.50	0
Hole duplicate. Will use for locating mounting holes in wing tips.

 

88	Apr 25, 2020	Epoxy Varnish	Wings		$88.50	0
Ev-400 Epoxy Varnish kit Qt.

 

87	Apr 24, 2020	Right Wing Tank Nutplate Mounted	Wings	1	$0.00	1
Located Nutplates with clecos to 4 drilled mounting holes. Transferred drill 3/32nd holes. Countersinked. Mounted nutplates with rivets, 4 places.

 

86	Apr 24, 2020	Tank Cover Front Mount Nutplates	Wings	2	$0.00	2
Installed nutplates to the two wing tank front mounts. Used 3 inch spacing. Drilled 1/8 holes on centers. Cleco'd nutplates to locate mounting holes, drill 3/32nd holes. Opened up 1/8 holes with #18 drill for thru holes. Riveted in place with solid rivets.

 

85	Apr 23, 2020	Left Root Rib Nutplate Install	Wings	1	$0.00	1
Marked Out Three Inch spacing. Drilled 1/8 inch holes on center. Cleco'd nutplates to locate 3/32nd holes. Drilled out 1/8th holes with #18 hole. Countersink rivet holes. Located rivets and squeezed to locate nut plates.

 

84	Apr 21, 2020	Butt Rib Reinforcement	Wings	2	$0.00	1
Steve Henry recommended improvement-adding reinforcement to the butt rib rib cap. The cap is stapled and glued to the web. The windshield is mounted to this rib. Fabricated aluminum angle extrusion to follow contour of upper rib cap. Will be epoxies and riveted in place.

 

83	Apr 20, 2020	Left Wing-Installed Wing Joint Doublers	Wings	1	$0.00	1
Match drilled doublers to spars. Abraded mating surfaces, cleaned surfaces with acetone. Epoxied, bolted and riveted in place. Cleaned surfaces of excess.

 

82	Apr 19, 2020	Left Wing-Strut Brackets	Wings	1.5	$0.00	1
Bonded previously drilled spar/lift strut brackets, interface front and rear spars. Installed Jury strut brackets. Cleaned and abraded surfaces, applied epoxy to both sides and rivet in place.

 

81	Apr 18, 2020	Flight Test Manual and check cards	Wings		$17.95	0
Ordered EAA's Flight Test manual and test check cards.

 

80	Apr 18, 2020	Lift Strut Brackets- Left Wing.	Wings	1.5	$0.00	1
Drilled front and rear spar of left wing for lift strut brackets.

 

79	Apr 18, 2020	Left Side Kickpanel Nutserts	Fuselage	2	$0.00	1
Drilled out mounting holes to install 8-32nd nutserts. Used nursery puller to complete installation.

 

78	Apr 16, 2020	Fuel Tank Cover Nutplates	Wings	3	$0.00	1
Chalked lined on upper rib caps. Drilled 1/8 inch holes on ribs 1 & 2 every 3 inches. Cleco'd nutplates in place to locate 3/32nd mounting holes. Drilled holes. Cleaned surfaces. Countersink 3/32nd rivet holes. Cleco'd nutplates into position, installed flush solid rivets, used rivet squeezer to compress rivets to secure nutplates.

 

77	Apr 15, 2020	Right Wing Tank Rib	Wings	1	$0.00	1
Cut rib caps flush for trailing edge. Marked location on rear spar. Abraded spar surface, solvent cleaned. Applied epoxy, positioned end rib behind fuel tank. Used trailing edge to secure in place.

 

76	Apr 15, 2020	Left Wing Stringer Install	Wings	1	$0.00	1
Install stringer through ribs 2 to 9, mark where to cut to length. Abrade stringer for bonding to each rib. Clean surface with acetone. Position stringer. Apply epoxy.

 

75	Apr 14, 2020	End Rib Drag Links	Wings	2	$0.00	2
Fabricated drag links from leftover stringer material. Cut to length, pinched ends, bent angles, drilled mounting holes, transferred holes to rib and spar, drilled holes, abraded metal mating surfaces, applied epoxy and rivet in place.

 

74	Apr 12, 2020	Left Wing Gussets	Wings	1.5	$0.00	1
Positioned wing to work. Sanded mating surfaces. Applied epoxy to gussets, positioned. Applied epoxy fillets to both sides of 8 gussets between spars and drag links.

 

73	Apr 12, 2020	Bonding Root Rib	Wings	1	$0.00	1
Abraded spars, used acetone to clean up surfaces. Assured proper place and position of root rib. Epoxy rib in place.

 

72	Apr 12, 2020	Root Rib Cutouts	Wings	1	$0.00	1
Marked locations for fuel tank fittings locations onto root rib. Used hole saw to make holes.

 

71	Apr 11, 2020	Front Kick Panels	Fuselage	1	$0.00	2
Installed 8-32 nutserts 13 places for locating right side footwell side panel. Drilled out panel mounting holes to accept 8-32 screws. Marked out window cutout.

 

70	Apr 11, 2020	Ailerons Trailing Edge	Wings	2	$0.00	1
Prepared trailing edge pieces for flaps. Cut to length, abrade mating areas, temp install for drilling mounting holes,#40, through rib caps, both sides. Countersink for 3/32 rivets. Mix up epoxy, apply to rib caps, install trailing edge, install rivets, wipe off squeeze out epoxy. Cure for 24 hours.

 

69	Apr 10, 2020	Flaps	Wings	2	$0.00	2
Prepared trailing edge pieces for flaps. Cut to length, abrade mating areas, temp install for drilling mounting holes,#40, through rib caps, both sides. Countersink for 3/32 rivets. Mix up epoxy, apply to rib caps, install trailing edge, install rivets, wipe off squeeze out epoxy. Cure for 24 hours.

 

68	Apr 08, 2020	Rear Side Windows	Fuselage	2	$0.00	2
Made window frame pattern made with poster board from fuselage. Cut frame from .025 aluminum sheet. Located onto fuselage to size window. Marked out window on sheet. Cut window out and dressed edges with file.

 

67	Apr 07, 2020	Fuel Tank Install	Wings	1	$0.00	1
After brackets were installed, placed tank and drilled mounting holes in each of the four brackets. Shimmed with thick tape where needed to eliminate and play at mating surfaces.

 

66	Apr 06, 2020	Fuel tank support brackets	Wings	2	$0.00	2
Right Wing: Placed temp supports across underside of ribs #1 & #2. Positioned tank, clamped mounting brackets to mounts on fuel tank. Marked positions on front and rear spars. Removed tank, marked out 4 hole positions on each bracket, drilled #30 holes. Relocated brackets and drilled holes into spars. Riveted in place and backfilled with epoxy.

 

65	Apr 05, 2020	Flap Trailing Edges	Wings	2	$0.00	0
Cut trailing edge material to length. Filed edges smooth. Installed onto flap ribs, marked on edge width of rib caps, both sides. Center punch for drilling #40 hole on trailing edge on each rib cap. Drilled. Ordered 3/32nd countersink.

 

64	Apr 05, 2020	Countersinks	Tools		$25.60	0
#30 & #40 Countersink cutters needed for Micro adjust countersink tool. $12.85 a piece

 

63	Apr 05, 2020	Camloc Pliers	Tools		$16.95	0
Camloc Pliers Tool needed to locate CamLoc Receptacles

 

62	Apr 02, 2020	Installed Right Wing	Wings	.5	$0.00	1
Temporarily installed right wing to locate fuel tank and root rib.

 

61	Apr 02, 2020	Trim Trailing Edge Rib Cap Strips	Wings	1	$0.00	4
Trim and sand upper and lower cap strips at trailing edge flush with ribs. Radius edges so trailing edge installs flush.

 

60	Apr 01, 2020	Lift Strut Wing Brackets	Wings	2.5	$0.00	2
Lift Strut locations preset by factory. Aligned and match drilled bracket hole locations into front and rear spar of right wing. Cleco'd has holes were drilled. Removed, cleaned holes, painted brackets, abraded mating surfaces, mixed up epoxy, applied to mating surfaces, riveted in place and cleaned up epoxy squeeze out.

 

59	Mar 30, 2020	Jury Strut Brackets, Right Wing	Wings	1	$0.00	2
Measured and positioned jury brackets 90 degrees normal to bottom of front and rear spars. Drilled 1/8 holes in brackets teamed 3/16ths holes in tabs, abraded mating surfaces applied epoxy. Riveted in place. Cleaned excess squeeze out.

 

58	Mar 29, 2020	Header Tank Fabricate	Fuel System	2	$0.00	3
Folded sheetmetal flat patterns to make a header tank. Had no sheetmetal brake. After forming, radiused edges, and did final fitting.

 

57	Mar 28, 2020	Rivnut Puller	Workshop		$26.00	0
Purchased rivnut puller to install 8-32 fasteners.

 

56	Mar 28, 2020	Header Tank Fabrication	Fuel System	2	$0.00	1
Used prototype mockup to layout flat patterns on 3003-H14 .063" sheet aluminum. Cut out flat patterns.

 

55	Mar 28, 2020	Wing Tip Rib Drag Links	Wings	1.5	$0.00	1
Fabricated drag links from leftover stringer material. Drilled for rivets. Abraded mating surfaces. Mixed up Hysol and applied to cleaned mating surfaces. Installed rivets. Cure for 24 hours.

 

54	Mar 28, 2020	Attachment Doubler	Wings	2	$0.00	3
Installed upper and lower doubles to forward and aft spar fuselage attachment points for right wing. Located, drilled #30 holes 4 places per doubler. Mixed up Hysol epoxy, abraded mating surfaces. Cleaned, applied Hysol to mating surfaces. Installed rivets and fastener. Let cure 24 hours.

 

53	Mar 25, 2020	Gussets	Wings	2	$0.00	1
Installed gussets between drag links and spars on right wing. Shaped gussets to fit. Roughed up surfaces on drag links and spars where gussets install. Applied Hysol to edges of gussets and installed eight places. Then applied Hysol fillets to all sides of install.

 

52	Mar 21, 2020	Brake Line Routing	Landing Gear	1.5	$0.00	3
Routed Matco brake lines between cylinders and parking brake valves.

 

51	Mar 21, 2020	Systems support tray	Fuselage	1.5	$0.00	0
Used an extra aluminum channel piece and modified for a system routing and supporting feature underneath floor board.

 

50	Mar 19, 2020	Brake master cylinder installation	Landing Gear	2	$0.00	2
Reamed mounting holes in fuselage and rudder pedal assembly. Fitted pedal brake mounts. Installed cylinders and marked drill points in pedal mounts. Drilled 5/16ths holes. Painted pedal mounts. Reinstalled master cylinder assemblies and connected pedals to cylinders using the appropriate hardware.

 

49	Mar 18, 2020	Parking brake control unit	Landing Gear	1.5	$0.00	1
Located mounting plate below control mixer with Adel clamps. Mounted brake fluid flow control unit. Cut pull cable to length and installed.

 

48	Mar 18, 2020	Switch Plate	Fuselage	1.5	$0.00	1
Fabricated plate to install forward of control mixer for mounting parking brake pull cable and tailwheel locking lever. Shaped aluminium plate, drilled mounting holes, drilled holes for parking brake pull cable and tailwheel locking lever. Installed.

 

47	Mar 17, 2020	Tailwheel	Landing Gear	1	$0.00	1
Received Tundra Lite tailwheel in mail. Mounted it to Superstol tailwheel suspension by aligning and drilling for 1/4" securing bolts.

 

46	Mar 16, 2020	Header Tank Pattern	Fuel System	2	$20.00	1
Made a mockup header tank with foam board. Measured, made first pattern from cardboard, fitted, made adjustments to make final pattern. Will now transfer to .063 aluminum sheet. Foam board assembled with hot glue gun.

 

45	Mar 14, 2020	Forward Skin Panels	Fuselage	2	$0.00	1
Used poster board for pattern. Cut left and right skin panels from. 025 aluminum sheet. Drilled pilot holes and used clecos to secure panels for final fitting. Used body hammer to shape panel edge to door frame edge. Cut pattern for windows in forward skin panels.

 

44	Mar 12, 2020	Header Tank	Fuel System		$110.18	0
Purchased 48 inch x 48 inch X 0.063 inch 3003H14 material to fabricate a header tank.

 

43	Mar 08, 2020	Windshield A Post Mount	Fuselage	1.3	$0.00	3
Drilled out windshield post mounting holes with #30 bit. Fitted formed sheetmetal pieces to fuselage. Trimmed where needed. Back drilled through mounting tabs. Ready for primer.

 

42	Mar 07, 2020	Side Floor Panel Closeouts	Interior Finish	1.5	$0.00	2
Because I am choosing not to apply fabric covering on interior sides of fuselage I fabricated side of seat closeouts that extend beyond structure to close gaps with applied exterior covering. Provided AL sheetmetal strips are not used. Made poster board templates, cut sheetmetal, drilled mounting holes, zinc Chromate primer, and painted.

 

41	Mar 06, 2020	Stick Grip Install	Controls	1	$0.00	2
Determine where the PTT wires should exit the sticks. Found some grommets for the routing wiring through sticks. Drilled sticks, routed wires, installed grip with tube diameter adapter, mounted PTT cap, fixing it to stick with rivet.

 

40	Feb 28, 2020	Control Stick Grips.	Controls		$106.53	1
Purchased RAC Stick Grips. $46.55 each, tax and shipping

 

39	Feb 24, 2020	Bottom Stringer	Fuselage	1.5	$0.00	1
Cut standoffs to a length that provides a nice stringer profile. Drill fuselage bushings, align stringer standoffs and match drill. Bushings had to be reamed. Primed standoffs with chromate primer. Rivet Standoffs. Align stringer and mark standoff locations. Drill stringer. Prepare epoxy adhesive. Apply adhesive to standoffs, install stringer. Secure stringer in place with bungees. Cure overnight.

 

38	Feb 21, 2020	Tundra Lite Tailwheel Purchase	Landing Gear		$1064.46	1
Ordered 8" SuperSTOL Tundra Lite Taillwheel from Pekola Enterprises- Jim Pekola $957+$Tax+$22 shipping.

 

37	Feb 13, 2020	Control stick shaping	Controls	2	$0.00	0
Added bends to the control sticks to jiggle and improve position of stick handle in relation to reach from seated position.

 

36	Feb 09, 2020	Elevator Push/Pull Rod Install with Control Mixer	Controls	4	$0.00	3
Installed Control Mixer, Positioned control sticks and drilled for mounting. Formed bends into long elevator push/pull rod for alternate routing below floor. Installed push/pull rods to bell crank.

 

35	Feb 08, 2020	Paint	Tools		$20.00	0
Purchased black & safety orange enamel paint in rattle cans, and 3 feet of non-skid tape.

 

34	Feb 08, 2020	Assembly- Seats, Rudder Pedals, Control Mixer	Fuselage	3.0	$0.00	3
Riveted Seat back & base aluminum panels to seat frames, assembled seat backs to seat frames with hardware, installed seat adjuster spring pins. Installed rudder pedal assembly to fuselage. Assembled control mixer, control stick pivots, and tie rod.

 

33	Feb 05, 2020	Paint Parts	Fuselage	1.0	$0.00	0
Painted miscellaneous parts, push/pull elevator control rods, touch-ups on rudder pedal assembly.

 

32	Feb 03, 2020	Paint Parts	Fuselage	1.5	$0.00	0
Paint Seat Frames, Control Mixer and other miscellaneous parts.

 

31	Jan 26, 2020	Finishes for Metal Parts	Fuselage	4	$0.00	2
Prep Chrome moly/steel parts for paint. Scotch brite all surfaces and etc. Hang from fixture.

 

30	Jan 25, 2020	Elevator Install	Fuselage	2.5	$0.00	2
Installed elevators to horizontal stabilizers. Clamped leading edges. Applied welding clamp to elevator horns to secure alignment. Removed leading edge clamps and positioned elevators so 5/16th" hole could be drilled through horns for elevator push/pull rod clevis installation. Drilled and reamed. Removed elevators from plane, cleaned finished hole, placed elevators on flat surface, clamped horns and removed material to fit clevis. Reinstalled elevators to plane.

 

29	Jan 24, 2020	Manual Trim Control Assembly.	Fuselage	2	$0.00	1
Trimmed flat aluminum sheet to fit manual trim cable mount on elevator. Located mounting holes, drilled with #30 drill, installed blind rivets. Aligned elevator trim with elevator, sized piano hinge, cut to length and notched, drilled for mounting piano hinge between elevator and elevator trim part. Located assembly with clecos. Fabricated more robust angle for cable mount in lieu of provided L-bracket. Drilled for rivets, aligned with elevator trim actuator arm, located angle to plate mounted in elevator and drilled #30 holes for rivets. To be mounted at final assembly after fabric installed to control surfaces.

 

28	Jan 18, 2020	Fly Wires	Fuselage	6	$0.00	2
Built wood frames to hole the Horizontal stabilizers at horizontal, and the vertical fin vertical. Used Swage-it Tool to make up the Flying wires- upper and lower.

 

27	Jan 13, 2020	Seat Adjustment Rail Installation	Fuselage	0.6	$0.00	1
Located and drilled the seat adjustment positions in the left and right seat adjustment rails.

 

26	Jan 12, 2020	Seat Adjustment Rail Installation	Fuselage	1.5	$0.00	1
Located seat adjustment rails, drilled & reamed 1/4" mounting bolt holes in rail, temporary install of flap pulleys, located seat adjustment stops for aft position.

 

25	Jan 12, 2020	Fly Wires	Fuselage	1	$0.00	1
Ream 1/4" bushings in Horizontal Stabs and Vertical Fin for mounting of Fly Wire Tabs. Gathered appropriate bolt/washers/nut hardware and located tabs.

 

24	Jan 09, 2020	Seat Backs	Fuselage	2	$0.00	2
Trim .040 Aluminum sheet to fit seat frames-Seat backs (2), Seat Bases (2). Drill for rivet installation.

 

23	Jan 06, 2020	Flap Handle Assembly and Install	Fuselage	1.5	$0.00	2
Drilled Push button rod, assembled plates with flap handle with spring detent and appropriate hardware. Tested actuation. Located into fuselage, drilled mounting holes, reamed fuselage mounting bushings. Handle and pushbutton detent rod will be painted.

 

22	Jan 05, 2020	Manual Trim Control Assembly.	Fuselage	1.5	$0.00	1
Dressed up the manual trim handle with lightening holes, drilled pilot holes in plate for pre-assembly.

 

21	Jan 04, 2020	Seat Runners	Fuselage	2	$0.00	1
Installed 4 seat runners (PTFE) Strips. Drilled, countersinked, and riveted in place.

 

20	Jan 02, 2020	Horizontal Stabilizers	Fuselage	1	$0.00	1
Shorten front stabilizer bushing .060" for flush fitment of stabilizers, confirmed zero degree angle of incidence, drilled 3/16ths holes in front stabilizer mounts.

 

19	Dec 31, 2019	Swage-It #2 Tool, Nico Gauge, & EP-420 Primer	Tools		$161.48	0
Ordered Nicopress (Swage-it #2) for cable making. Ordered EP-420 Epoxy Primer, with catalyst and reducer. All purchased through Aircraft Spruce.

 

18	Dec 31, 2019	Top, Side Aluminum Stringer Install	Fuselage	1.5	$0.00	2
Sanded all fuselage spigots, Vertical Fin and aluminum stringers in vicinity of structural epoxy application with 180 grit, cleaned all sanded surfaces with acetone. Applied epoxy, completed installation, seized all installation positions with bungees. After epoxy drying for 2 hours, smoothed transition areas where fabric covering would telltale through. Riveted top stringer to vertical fin during epoxy application, used CP44 rivet.

 

17	Dec 31, 2019	Hysol Epoxy Plunger	Tools	.5	$0.00	1
Made a dual plunger tool for pushing out the Hysol Epoxy Structural adhesive from tubes. Epoxy was squirted into zip lock bag for mixing and dispensing.

 

16	Dec 30, 2019	Finishes for Metal Parts	Research	.5	$0.00	0
Reviewing Poly-fiber Aero-Thane information. Checking on prices. Sent inquiry of which orange color option best matches the Cardinal Color safety orange.

 

15	Dec 30, 2019	Fitted Aluminum Stringers	Fuselage	1	$0.00	1
Removed temporary installed aluminum stringers, added corrosion finish to ends of all the welded spigots that were cut to define fabric covering shape. fabricated an additional support for upper aluminum stringer. Top and side stringers are now ready to be bonded in place.

 

14	Dec 30, 2019	Revise forward Fuselage Stand	Fuselage	0.5	$0.00	1
Removed cross support for my fuselage stand, welded 45° braces instead. Fix allows me to install Bottom fuselage stringer.

 

13	Dec 24, 2019	Rudder Pedal Assembly Prior to Painting	Fuselage	1.5	$0.00	1
Scotch brite the metal pieces, shaped and drilled the plastic spacers,assembled, aligned mounting brackets and assembly in fuselage, drilled bottom bracket of assembly through the oil holes to rivet mounting brackets. Now the assembly is ready for paint, later the rivets will be drilled out.

 

12	Dec 21, 2019	Fitted Aluminum Stringers	Fuselage	3	$0.00	2
Fitted Top Aluminum Stringer to fuselage, welded spigots had to be trimmed for proper installation of top stringer, had to install Horizontal Stabilizer Front attach bracket to finalize fitment of Top stringer.

 

11	Dec 17, 2019	Ordered Reamers and Clecos from Aircraft Spruce	Workshop		$65.07	0
Ordered 10 1/8" Clecos, 3/16", 1/4", 5/15", 3/8" Reamers.

 

10	Dec 16, 2019	Footwell, baggage Floor Panels	Fuselage	1	$0.00	0
Fitted Aft Baggage Panel

 

9	Dec 14, 2019	Footwell, baggage Floor Panels	Fuselage	1.5	$0.00	1
Fitted Baggage Floor Panels

 

8	Dec 13, 2019	Footwell, baggage Floor Panels	Fuselage	2.5	$0.00	1
Fit Aluminum Footwell Floor Panel.

 

7	Dec 10, 2019	Picked up Parts from Powder Coater	Fuselage	1	$873.60	0
Returned powder coated parts to shop.

 

6	Nov 29, 2019	Scotch brite fuelage -prep for powder coat.	Fuselage	6	$0.00	1
Prep Fuselage, Vertical Fin, Horizontal stabilizers(2), elevators(2), Jury struts (2), welded door assys (2), wing struts (2)

 

5	Oct 24, 2019	Picked up Parts from Powder Coater	Landing Gear	1	$65.52	0
Picked up Matco Wheels after powder coating black.

 

4	Oct 15, 2019	Dissembled Matco Wheels for Powder Coating	Landing Gear	1	$0.00	1
Split Matco Wheels to prepare for Powder Coating

 

3	Oct 11, 2019	Inventory Kit	Inspection	4	$0.00	0
Uncrate, inventory parts, read through the 14 pages of Bill of Materials.

 

2	Oct 09, 2019	Airplane Kit Arrives	Workshop	1.5	$1169.63	2
My Just Aircraft Highlander quick build kit arrives via Semi-Tractor trailer. Unload to trailer, then transport to garage and unload and slide crate in garage. Shipping charges shown.

 

1	May 04, 2019	Order Highlander from Steve Henry	Research	1	$32810.00	0
Ordered Quick Build kit

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