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olanandkate

Empennage

Trim Tabs Formed and Drilled

The trim tabs arrived later than expected. They didn’t come until Thursday which I had other stuff that ended up happening that night. So I finally got a chance to work on it all today. I got the skins bent to their proper angle and then I got the ends Read more

By olanandkate, 2 yearsAugust 25, 2023 ago
Workshop

Garmin Pitot Arrived & Organization

I needed to finish organizing the wing kit hardware and I finally got a new hardware bin from Amazon that showed up. My wife also got a new label printer which works very well. So I started splitting up the hardware into their separate bins and putting labels on them. Read more

By olanandkate, 2 yearsAugust 22, 2023 ago
Empennage

Laser Cut Parts Issue & Delayed Inspection

Eric called me yesterday stating he did not feel well. This will delay the inspection which is fine. I started working on the trim tabs again and I noticed that the trim tab spars are laser cut parts. I looked and saw burn splatter in quite a few places as Read more

By olanandkate, 2 yearsAugust 18, 2023 ago
Empennage

Elevator Trim Tab Skin Taping

I only got 15 minute but I wanted to document it. I got the tape on in the places the manual asks us to so that I can buff the area where the foam ribs will be glued. I need to double check the measurements before I actually sand it Read more

By olanandkate, 2 yearsAugust 17, 2023 ago
Empennage

Elevator Trim Tabs Rework Step 1

I finally got a new print out of the templates for the trim tabs. I glued them to the foam and cut them out last night. I did much better on them this time around as I knew the pitfalls with my machinery and also with my impatience LOL. I Read more

By olanandkate, 2 yearsAugust 16, 2023 ago
Empennage

Trim Servo Assembly Initial Work

I started work on the trim servo assembly. I ended up wasting some work on trim bell crank tab as I cut too much out of it. I ordered more aluminum from Van’s to remake the one tab I made. I also finished the other tabs that are used to Read more

By olanandkate, 2 yearsAugust 13, 2023 ago
Empennage

Elevator Push Rod Completed and Rudder Installed

I got the pushrod completed today. I just created 60 ml of primer and just swirled it around on the inside. I checked and it created a complete coverage on the inside. I let it dry for an hour or two before putting the caps on each end with the Read more

By olanandkate, 2 yearsAugust 12, 2023 ago
Empennage

Pushrod Prep

I got all of the prep work done for the push rod today. I just need to get some primer on the inside tomorrow, rivet it together and install it. I also got a good hack from the Facebook group. I was having trouble getting my spacing washers installed for Read more

By olanandkate, 2 yearsAugust 12, 2023 ago
Empennage

Vertical Stabilizer Attached & Rudder Stop SB Completed

I had bought the rudder stop service bulletin hardware a while ago, but just hadn’t executed on it yet since it was up in the attic. I knew I would pull it down at sometime so I just waited. I finally got that done which we can see the completed Read more

By olanandkate, 2 yearsAugust 11, 2023 ago
Empennage

Horizontal Stabilizer Attached

I got all of the work done to attach the horizontal stabilizer today. I saw that I did not trim down the shims on the forward portion of the horizontal stabilizer properly so I spent some time reshaping those. Luckily I had to remove more material so it wasn’t a Read more

By olanandkate, 2 yearsAugust 9, 2023 ago

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Aircraft Build Time

Airplane sectionBuild time (hrs)
Avionics/Electronics9
S06 - Vertical Stabilizer22.5
S07 - Rudder34.25
S08 - Horizontal Stabilizer49.75
S09 - Elevators59
S10 - Tailcone75.75
S11 - Empennage Attach27.75
S12 - Empennage Fairings26.5
S13 - Main Spar18.25
S14 - Wing Ribs35.5
S15 - Rear Spar29.25
S16 - Top Skins32.75
S17 - Outboard Leading Edge34.75
S18 - Fuel Tank79.5
S20 - Bottom Skins42.25
S21 - Aileron35.5
S22 - Flap44
S23 - Aileron Actuation11
S24 - Wing Tip Installation14.5
S25 - Mid Fuselage Bulkheads0.25
S26 - Mid Fuselage Ribs Bottom Skins0.25
S27 - Firewall0.25
S28 - Forward Fuselage Bulkhead Ribs0.25
S29 - Fuselage Side Skins4
S30 - Step Installation2
S31 - Upper Forward Fuselage0.25
S32 - Tailcone Attach14.75
S33 - Baggage Area18.25
S35 - Access & Floors3.5
S36 - Brake Lines4.5
S38 - Rudder Pedals & Brake System12.5
Total742.5
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