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
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
Man it was a long day but I really wanted to wrap up on the wings today before I packed up for the wiring class tomorrow. I talked with my EAA tech counselor and he had a nut plate jig that I could borrow. Man that thing was awesome! Made Read more
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
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