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Lens Bonding and Rear Nav Lights Ready
I got the lenses bonded today and went ahead and got the rear NAV lights installed. I’m missing some screws but beyond that they are ready.
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Aeroled VXi Wingtips Started
I had spare time after dealing with weekend chores so I decided to spend some time getting the lenses prepped for bonding with the wing tips. Spent most of my time taping and then I scoured the external edges for the bonding process which I will start on Monday.
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Aileron Actuation Complete!
As I was thinking through my mistake last night with one of the aileron torque tubes, I realized that the first hole that I drilled was the undersized #30. I still had to drill a #12 to get it to the size for an AN3 bolt to fit through it. Read more
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Garmin Servo Mount and Aileron Actuation
I got the Garmin servo mount installed in the right wing today as the first order of business. I got all of the tubes cut, drilled, primed, assembled, and installed as well. I got the inboard actuation tubes done for one of the sides but unfortunately I was not paying Read more
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Bottom Skins Finished!
The new pitot mount and the rivets came in today a little after noon. I got the new pitot mount drilled and prepped and I riveted just the pitot mount in. It went excellent! I then got the support bracket drilled and I was able to double the amount of Read more
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Pitot Mount Redo and Aileron Actuation First Steps
I was pretty uncomfortable with what I saw from the work behind the pitot mount last night… That there is a pretty mangled mount… So I decided to order a new one today which surprisingly is arriving tomorrow. This whole pitot system has been a nightmare but luckily I’ve got Read more
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First Section Left Bottom Skin Complete
I got the first half of the left outboard bottom skin done tonight as well as the pitot tube mount. That was a pain in the rear and I left some marks on the mount when the bucking bar kept slipping off one of the rivets. Such a pain in Read more
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Wire Runs Complete, Left Flap Installed, and Bottom Skin Riveting Started
The last of my wire order came in. I got the wires run and I soldered them to the Garmin GAP 26 controller. I put the outboard bottom skin on the wing and installed the flap on the wing. I got a series of the rivets setup and ready for Read more
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Left Flap Completed
I got the frame riveted together and all of the skins on. Now I just have to wait for the outboard skin to go on before I can put the brass bushings in and mount the flap to the wing.
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Left Inboard Bottom Wing Skin Complete
I did a few things today which was nice to get caught back up on. I started off by priming the parts this morning. After getting back from the temple I started by getting the pitot ready for installation. It came together very easily and everything fit just great! I Read more