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Avionics

Pitch Servo Lead, Garmin Roll Servo, Magnetometer, and Wing Tip Lights

I need to plan the conduits that will traverse the rear seat and baggage area. There isn’t any good way to access that area after I seal it off so I need to get conduit run through that area so I can make runs down the road. In the mean Read more

By olanandkate, 2 weeksAugust 25, 2025 ago
Fuselage

Empennage Attached

I finished the empennage today with some help from Brendon and Kate. Trying to work on the ground while also having to be in the fuselage was not going to work with just one person. But all of the rivets have been set. I am surprised that they didn’t install Read more

By olanandkate, 2 weeksAugust 23, 2025 ago
Fuselage

Dimpling/Countersinking Complete – First Rivets

Lots of work that is hard to show in this picture, but I got everything match drilled, deburred, and dimpled. I then got the tailcone back on. I ended up having an easier time doing it myself by putting the tailcone on a single saw horse but almost perfectly balanced Read more

By olanandkate, 2 weeksAugust 22, 2025 ago
Fuselage

Bulkheads and Longerons Match-drilled

I didn’t get a ton of time today to work, but I did get all of the mating surfaces inside the plane match drilled. I got the shims fabricated for the trailing end of the top longeron to skin so there’s identical thickness of skin and no odd pillowing of Read more

By olanandkate, 2 weeksAugust 21, 2025 ago
Fuselage

Initial Joining of Empennage and Fuselage

I got all of the bulkheads drilled and dimpled. The rest of the night was mating up the empennage. The left longeron was a bit long with what they had from the factory on the fuselage. The longeron that was on the empennage was just the right length with the Read more

By olanandkate, 2 weeksAugust 20, 2025 ago
Avionics

Quickbuild Inspection & Initial Work

Tonight was the first real night of fuselage work. I had to remove the pop rivets they installed to hold down the components that they did not perform the final install on. I then inspected their work which was really good! They did an excellent job with all of their Read more

By olanandkate, 3 weeksAugust 19, 2025 ago
Avionics

Cradle Done and Wiring Block Diagram Started

I spent quite a bit of time in Visio working on the block diagram. I know the components I want/need in the plane so now I just need to document how they will connect to each other as well as the redundant paths in case one of the methods goes Read more

By olanandkate, 3 weeksAugust 18, 2025 ago
Fuselage

Additional Cradle Work

After looking at the cradle and thinking about the stability I want, I decided to put some additional length and width to the rear. This will allow me to adjust the cradle after I get the empennage attached so that it will support it a little bit better. But hopefully Read more

By olanandkate, 3 weeksAugust 17, 2025 ago
Fuselage

Fuselage and Empennage Retrieved and Cradle Build

I got the fuselage and empennage today from storage. Took quite a bit of moving stuff around but we got it figured out. I got the fuselage removed from the crate and I started working on building a cradle. I think I might need to make it a bit longer Read more

By olanandkate, 3 weeksAugust 16, 2025 ago
Wings

Pitot Wireloom and Wingtip Lighting Cleanup

Before I left for the wiring class today I got the package from Aircraft Spruce in with all of the adel clamps. I installed nutplates and then got the wireloom mounted. I also got the tape off the wingtip lights and cleaned up the excess sealant. I might need to Read more

By olanandkate, 4 weeksAugust 12, 2025 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 Area16.75
S35 - Access & Floors3.5
S36 - Brake Lines4.5
S38 - Rudder Pedals & Brake System12.5
Total741
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