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Entry #	Created	Title	Category	Hours	Cost	# Pictures

60	Jun 04, 2020	Riveted fuel tanks on	Wings	3	$0.00	1
After filling tanks completely full and letting them set for 5 days, I was happy to have no leaks! Went ahead and riveted them on .

 

59	May 29, 2020	Dissassembled Carb	Fuel System	1	$0.00	1
Disassembled carb for minor overhaul.

 

58	May 29, 2020	Baggage compartment & Elevator push rod tunnel.	Fuselage	8	$0.00	3
Today I worked on finishing the elevator push rod tunnel installation and also fabricated the optional baggage compartment panels. Then I installed the previously fitted top skin formers aft of the seat. I also filled both fuel tanks to be sure that there are no leaks before installing them to the wings.

 

57	May 14, 2020	Fitting wings and flaps to fuselage etc	Wings	14	$0.00	12
Cut flaps to length, installed inboard rib on both flaps after cutting. Installed drive horn for flap linkage. Mad spring mounts for flap retainer for folding wings. Finished fitting wing walk doubler and riveted it on. Finished riveting wing skins on. Ready for fuel tank install.

 

56	May 12, 2020	Aileron and flap rigging	Wings	12	$0.00	8
Installing bell cranks, push rods and joiners for aileron and flap controls. Finished installing control stick. Finished flap handle. Prepped for cutting flaps s12 inches shorter.

 

55	Apr 29, 2020	Installed optional folding wing components.	Wings	4	$0.00	6
Fitted wing support brackets to fuselage which included drilling through the side skins and one additional hole through a gusset on the forward hole of bracket. Fabricated the universal joint on the brackets and also the wing support slide tubes so they are ready to install later on.

 

54	Apr 29, 2020	Flap lever and linkage	Controls	3	$0.00	2
Installed flap lever and adjuster arms.

 

53	Apr 24, 2020	Aileron bell crank installations.	Controls	6	$0.00	7
Installed bearings in bell cranks and made aileron push tubes. Cut clearance for bell crank on number 1 wing rib on left wing.

 

52	Apr 23, 2020	Installed Wings	Wings	6	$0.00	8
Installed wings and adjusted the guide plates and rollers. Checked wing incidence after leveling fuselage. Then we measured triangulation from firewall to back corners of each wing. It was withing 1/32"". Very happy with how easy this step was, lock pins slide in effortlessly after proper adjustment. Drilled rear spar holes once everything was set. Drilled aileron joiner and removed wings. Installed nylon spacers for rear spars. Began assembly of aileron push tubes.

 

51	Apr 22, 2020	Finished installing elevator trim cable. Completed final assembly of tail section. Installed spar guide blocks and adjusters. Installed flap detent plate.	Controls	6	$0.00	5
Finished installing elevator trim cable. Completed final assembly of tail section. Installed spar guide blocks and adjusters. Installed flap detent plate.

 

50	Apr 21, 2020	Riveted tail section after rigging.	Controls	2	$0.00	0
Riveted tail section after rigging.

 

49	Apr 21, 2020	Riveted tail section after rigging.	Controls	2	$0.00	1
Riveted tail section after rigging.

 

48	Apr 21, 2020	Riveted bottom forward skin on, worked on fitting rudder pedals.	Fuselage	3	$0.00	0
Riveted bottom forward skin on, worked on fitting rudder pedals.

 

47	Apr 21, 2020	Cheek and joggle fitment, exhust tunnel.	Fuselage	8	$0.00	1
Fit left side cheek former's and skin. Finished fitting both cheeks, de burred and dimpled cheeks and former's. Began fitting joggle strips for cowling.

 

46	Apr 20, 2020	Installed aileron hinges and riveted skins on to right wing.	Wings	6	$0.00	1
Riveted right skins on, drilled and installed both aileron hinges to rear spars.

 

45	Apr 20, 2020	Riveted more ribs. Ran pitot tube. Conduit	Wings	7	$0.00	2
Riveted left wing ribs to main spar. Installed pitot tubing through ribs. Installed plastic conduit through ribs for wiring. Installed bearings in aileron bell cranks. Squared left wing for skinning.

 

44	Apr 19, 2020	Fuselage construction	Fuselage		$0.00	1

 

43	Apr 19, 2020	O-320 A1A Assembly	Engine	40	$0.00	7
Assembly and powder coating of O-320.

 

42	Apr 16, 2020	Elevator balance, rudder cables, return springs etc	Controls	12	$0.00	7
Installed elevator balance weight, installed rudder cables, installed rudder return springs and bracket, installed rudder pedal adjusters. Fitted rudder horn stops. Ran elevator trim cable. Checked rudder travel.

 

41	Oct 29, 2019	Finished elevator aft push tube and painted it. Worked on elevator balance weight brackets. Made master cylinder extensions and mounted master cylinders. Set brake pedal locations.	Controls	7	$0.00	6
Finished elevator aft push tube and painted it. Worked on elevator balance weight brackets. Made master cylinder extensions and mounted master cylinders. Set brake pedal locations.

 

40	Oct 28, 2019	Removed vertical stabalizer to install elevator down stop. Worked on elevator aft push pull tube.	Controls	4	$0.00	4
Removed vertical stabilizer to install elevator down stop. Worked on elevator aft push pull tube.

 

39	Oct 15, 2019	Removed Elevators and riveted inner ribs and drive horns onto inner ribs. Reinstalled elevators and re leveled. Drilled hole in drive horn for heim bearing installation per build manual.	Fuselage	5	$0.00	0
Removed Elevators and riveted inner ribs and drive horns onto inner ribs. Reinstalled elevators and re leveled. Drilled hole in drive horn for heim bearing installation per build manual.

 

38	Sep 13, 2019	Installed elevators and leveled and fixtured for elevator drive horn installation	Fuselage	2	$0.00	5
Installed elevators and leveled and fixtured for elevator drive horn installation

 

37	Sep 12, 2019	Assembled and installed control stick assembly. Installed nylon slide nblocks for wing spars.	Fuselage	14	$0.00	4
Assembled and installed control stick assembly. Installed nylon slide nblocks for wing spars.

 

36	Sep 11, 2019	Installed rudders and brake pedals. Installed upper and lower nylon blocks for spar sliders.	Fuselage	4	$0.00	0
Installed rudders and brake pedals. Installed upper and lower nylon blocks for spar sliders.

 

35	Aug 21, 2019	Bottom skin fitting, assembly of rudder and brake pedals.	Fuselage	8	$0.00	0
Did final fit of bottom skin and prepped for final riveting. Started assembling rudder and brake pedals.

 

34	Aug 20, 2019	Upper panel, seat back construction.	Fuselage	12	$0.00	11
Built forward upper fuselage panel between inst cluster and firewall. Built seat back assembly.

 

33	Aug 01, 2019	Fit front cheek former's.	Fuselage	5	$0.00	4
Fit front cheek former's.

 

32	Jul 26, 2019	Fit vertical stabilizer, worked on main gear	Fuselage	9	$0.00	10
Fit vertical stabilizer and up drilled and bolted on to tail cone and horizontal. Fit and prepped main landing gear for paint. Made attach brackets for main gear and painted all components. Mounted tires to wheels.

 

31	Jul 25, 2019	Fit and up drilled all horizontal brackets	Fuselage	5	$0.00	1
Fit and up drilled all horizontal brackets and mounted horizontal with bolts. Began fitting vertical stabilizer.

 

30	Jul 10, 2019	Fit horizontal tail and brackets	Fuselage	5	$0.00	4
Fit horizontal tail and brackets. Leveled and squared horizontal to fuselage. Trimed horizontal to fit tail cone. Appled service bulliten to correct angle of incidence to 0 degrees.

 

29	Jun 20, 2019	Joining tail cone to front cage.	Fuselage	14	$0.00	5
Fit front fuselage to tail cone, remove, debur and dimple holes. Bolt two together.

 

28	Jun 19, 2019	Started fitting skins to fuselage cage.	Fuselage	4	$0.00	3
Started fitting skins to fuselage cage.

 

27	Jun 12, 2019	Tailcone final assembly	Fuselage	8	$0.00	2
Assembled and worked on final assembly of tail cone. Finsihed all riveting except bottom skin to longerons.

 

26	Jun 06, 2019	Tail spring mount and tail cone rear.	Fuselage	16	$0.00	4
Finished assembling tail cone and tail spring mount. Dissassembled for debur and dimpling.

 

25	Jun 02, 2019	Worked on assembly of push rod tube cover.	Fuselage	4	$0.00	1
Worked on assembly of push rod tube cover.

 

24	May 22, 2019	Assembled side panels and bottom panel to bulkheads, squared assembley and updrilled.	Fuselage	8	$0.00	3
Assembled side panels and bottom panel to bulkheads, squared assembley and updrilled.

 

23	Apr 24, 2019	Assembled upper formers and upper skins on rear fuselage.	Fuselage	3	$0.00	3
Assembled upper formers and upper skins on rear fuselage.

 

22	Apr 22, 2019	Fitted longerons & stiffners to rear tail cone panels.	Wings	8	$0.00	1
Fitted longerons and stiffners to rear tail cone side pannels. Disassemled, deburred and dimpled rear cone side panels.

 

21	Apr 21, 2019	Fitted and assembled bulkheads.	Fuselage	5	$0.00	1
Fitted and assembled bulkheads.

 

20	Apr 16, 2019	Installed elevator balance weight, installed rudder cables, installed rudder return springs and bracket, installed rudder pedal adjusters. Fitted rudder horn stops. Ran elevator trim cable. Checked rudder travel.	Controls	12	$0.00	0
Installed elevator balance weight, installed rudder cables, installed rudder return springs and bracket, installed rudder pedal adjusters. Fitted rudder horn stops. Ran elevator trim cable. Checked rudder travel.

 

19	Apr 10, 2019	Fitted fuel tanks to wings	Wings	8	$0.00	3
Fitted fuel tanks to wings and drilled holes where needed to tank attachment to spars. Deburred and dimpled. Countersunk spars where needed.

 

18	Feb 22, 2019	Left & Right fuel tank assembly proceedure.	Wings	33	$0.00	13
Assembled left fuel tank, installed fuel sender and made float arm to specs. Fitted fuel cap flanges and fuel tank drains. Dissasembled, deburred and dimpled left tank. Cleaned and scuffed skin. Installed fuel sender and used Flamemaster B2 while riveting fuel cell together. Same process used for right tank.

 

17	Feb 19, 2019	Built fuel tank jig.	Fuel System	2	$0.00	4
Made fuel tank jig for fuel tank construction.

 

16	Feb 18, 2019	Finished wings, on to fuel cells.	Wings	12	$0.00	1
Installed wing skins and leading edge skin. Deburred and dimpled all skins. Deburred ribs and dimpled ribs. Countersunk spars, riveted rear spr plate on, dimpled rear spar, installed skins on.

 

15	Feb 17, 2019	Squared and leveled right wing, began installing upper wing skins.	Wings	2	$0.00	1
Squared and leveled right wing, began installing upper wing skins.

 

14	Feb 09, 2019	Installed pitot tube connection and riveted the skins on the left wing.	Wings	4	$0.00	3
Installed pitot tube connection and riveted the skins on the left wing.

 

13	Feb 08, 2019	Debur, dimple and countersink.	Wings	4	$0.00	2
Debuured and dimpled the left wing ribs and countersunk main spars. Installed skins back on to wing. Checked all hole alignment and dimples.

 

12	Feb 07, 2019	Debur, dimple repeat.	Wings	8	$0.00	3
Worked on deburring and dimpling left wing skins. Installed pitot doubler and pitot fitting. Started deburring ribs and preparing to dimple ribs. Finished dimpling left wing skins.

 

11	Feb 06, 2019	Removed skins from left wing for deburring and dimpling. Made inspection plates for both wings and installed left plate on skin.	Wings	8	$0.00	3
Removed skins from left wing for deburring and dimpling. Made inspection plates for both wings and installed left plate on skin.

 

10	Feb 05, 2019	Fitted all skins and updrilled to #40 on left wing.	Wings	7	$0.00	5
Fitted all skins and updrilled to #40 on left wing.

 

9	Feb 03, 2019	Mounted right wing ribs and riveted.	Wings	5	$0.00	3
Riveted right wing ribs to main spar. Started on left wing.

 

8	Feb 02, 2019	Shortened rear spars as per plans for sport wing. Cut holes in rear spars for aileron drive linkage.	Wings	2	$0.00	1
Shortened rear spars as per plans for sport wing. Cut holes in rear spars for aileron drive linkage.

 

7	Jan 31, 2019	Spar construction	Wings	52	$0.00	7
Spent 52 hours assembling both wing spars using hydrolic squeezer from SPA. Worked out great!

 

6	Jan 24, 2019	Wing construction	Wings		$0.00	8
Wing construction

 

5	Jan 17, 2019	Aileron Construction	Controls	16	$0.00	8
Started and finished ailerons.

 

4	Dec 22, 2018	Flap construction	Controls	11	$0.00	1
Construction of flaps and installation of flap hinges.

 

3	Jan 26, 2018	Building of the empennage.	Empennage	62	$0.00	12
Photos of the horizontal stabilizer, vertical stabilizer, elevator and rudder.

 

2	Jan 09, 2018	Kit Delivered, Inventory checked. Unpacked	Workshop	5	$0.00	3
Kit delivered, had some damage to cowling, but everything was fine. Unpacked everything, checked for damage and organized the parts and hanger.

 

1	Dec 31, 1969	Set up wing jigs and began working on wing ribs.	Wings	16	$0.00	4
Set up wing jigs and began modifying the wing ribs according to build manual.

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