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2012.02.05: Worked on Snorkel
2012.01.29: Fit Snorkel to Inlet Ramp
2012.01.24: Drilled Ramp for Alternator Cooling Blast Tube Flange
2012.01.20: Fit Air Filter Mounting Flanges to Snorkel
2012.01.19: Fit Snorkel to Fuel Injection Servo
2012.01.18: Modified Starter
2012.01.16: Finished Baffle Connecting Rods and Started Snorkel
2012.01.15: Finished Fabricating Outer Baffle Connecting Rods
2012.01.14: Started Threading Baffle Connecting Rods
2012.01.13: Worked on Baffle Connecting Rods
2012.01.11: Riveted Conical Gussets
2012.01.09: Attached Conical Gussets to Front Ramps
2012.01.08: Fabricated Front Ramp Brackets
2012.01.05: Fabricated Left Conical Gusset and Front Ramp Support
2012.01.01: Started Fabricating Conical Gussets
2011.12.30: Put Together "The List"
2011.12.29: Installed Remaining Firewall-Forward Hoses and Finish Baffle Modifications for ECI Tapered Cylinders
2011.12.28: More Progress Modifying Baffles for ECI Tapered Cylinders
2011.12.27: Started Working on Modifying Baffles for ECI Tapered Cylinders
2011.12.26: Finished Trimming Baffles
2011.12.24: Continued Trimming Baffles
2011.12.22: Finished Fuel Flow Sensor Wiring and Secured Wiring Runs
2011.12.21: Wired Starter Sense and Alternator Shunt Sense
2011.12.19: Wired Remaining EGT and CHT Probes
2011.12.18: Worked on Wings and Oil Cooler Plenum
2011.12.17: Glassed Oil Cooler Plenum
2011.12.16: More Work on Oil Cooler Plenum
2011.12.14: Worked on Oil Cooler Plenum
2011.12.11: Drilled Wings for Wingtips
2011.12.09: Worked on Oil Cooler and Fuel Overflow
2011.12.06: Worked on Oil Door and Oil Cooler Plenum
2011.12.05: Glassed Cowl Door Components
2011.12.04: More Work on the Oil Door
2011.12.04: Worked on Tail Light and Oil Door
2011.12.02: Worked on Nav/Strobe Lights
2011.12.01: Started Working on Wingtip Lights
2011.11.30: Installed Heater Control Cable
2011.11.29: Finished Flap Position Sensor Installation
2011.11.28: Finished Interior Lighting
2011.11.27: Installed Pitot Tube and Nutplates on Tank and Root Ribs
2011.11.26: Finished Skinning Wings
2011.11.25: Installed Aileron Pushrod Boots and Gemini Pitot Tube
2011.11.23: Installed Avionics Interconnect DB-25 Shells
2011.11.22: Finished Skinning Right Wing
2011.11.20: Started Riveting Wing Bottom Skins
2011.11.19: Prepped Wings for Riveting
2011.11.16: Hooked up GTN Serial Input
2011.11.14: Installed GTN 635 Serial In Lines
2011.11.13: Finished Elevator Pushrods and Worked on Vertical Stabilizer
2011.11.12: Rigged Elevators
2011.11.11: More Misc Fuselage Tasks
2011.11.10: Worked on Canopy Latch Handle and Annunciator Control Circuit
2011.11.09: Wired Copilot's Headset Jacks
2011.11.08: Deburred and Dimpled Center Bottom Skin
2011.11.05: Rigged Ailerons
2011.11.04: Mated the Wings
2011.11.02: Annunciator Control Circuit (Version 2)
2011.10.31: Finished Fuselage Wiring and Fabricated Flap Pushrods
2011.10.30: Attached Empennage
2011.10.29: Installed Roll Servo and Canopy Switch
2011.10.27: Installed Connector on Roll Servo
2011.10.26: Received Servo Back From Dynon
2011.10.25: Reverse Trim Control Resolved
2011.10.25: Ran Copilot PTT Wires
2011.10.23: Installed Left Seat Heaters, Finished Glare Shield Lights, Installed Vent Ducts
2011.10.22: Worked on Interior Lights and Seat Heaters
2011.10.21: Started Wiring Interior Lights
2011.10.20: Finished Pilot Stick Wiring
2011.10.19: Fabricated Headset Jack Brackets and Worked on Pilot Stick Wiring Bundle
2011.10.17: Finished Aileron Trim and Started Wiring Seat Heaters
2011.10.16: Installed Control Sticks and Started Aileron Trim
2011.10.13: Installed Control Cables
2011.10.10: Finished Annunciator Lights (Almost)
2011.10.07: Wired Electronic Ignition and Tested ELT
2011.10.04: Hooked Up ELT Audio Box and Remote
2011.10.03: Wired Engine Start Switch and Tested Seat Heaters
2011.10.03: Cleaned Out the Garage
2011.10.01: Misc Panel Wiring
2011.09.30: Finished Wiring Avionics and Started Annunciators
2011.09.29: Configured VP-X and SkyView
2011.09.28: Installed Real Vertical Power VP-X Pro
2011.09.27: Avionics Power Wiring
2011.09.26: Mounted Isolation Diodes and Panel Ground Block
2011.09.26: Installed and Started Wiring Instrument Panel
2011.09.24: Installed Remaining Components in Instrument Panel
2011.09.23: Finished Cutting Instrument Panel
2011.09.21: Received Isolation Diodes
2011.09.20: Connected SkyView and GTN 635
2011.09.19: Fired Up Audio Panel and GTN 635
2011.09.18: Finished Wiring SkyView Network
2011.09.17: Mounted SkyView Screens
2011.09.16: Cut Holes for SkyView Screens
2011.09.14: Started Cutting Panel
2011.09.13: Fabricated Avionics Stack Mounting Brackets
2011.09.12: Received Avionics Stack
2011.09.09: Finished Tailcone Wiring (For Reals)
2011.09.07: Ramp Crossing Bends and Instrument Panel Prep
2011.09.05: Trimming Baffles
2011.09.04: Resumed Work on Baffles
2011.09.03: Installed GPS Mount and Started Instrument Panel
2011.09.01: Tidied Up Firewall Forward Wiring
2011.08.31: Installed Garmin GTN 635 Antenna
2011.08.30: Tidied Up Wiring
2011.08.29: Ordered Avionics Stack
2011.08.28: Installed Throttle Cable Bracket
2011.08.27: Worked on Cowl Attachment and Dynon GPS Antenna Mount
2011.08.25: Started Countersinking Cowl
2011.08.22: Finished Tailcone Wiring
2011.08.20: Finished Sealing Cowl and Riveted ELT Shelf
2011.08.18: Finished Wiring Exterior Lights
2011.08.17: Worked on Cowl and Mounted Com Antenna
2011.08.14: Prepped Inside of Lower Cowl
2011.08.12: Worked on Cowl Hinges
2011.08.10: Started Oil Door
2011.08.08: Finished Drilling Cowl Hinges
2011.08.03: Received AveoMaxx Taxi/Landing Light
2011.08.01: Worked on Cowl Joints
2011.07.31: More Cowl Work and Pitot/Static/AOA Plumbing
2011.07.31: Drilled Upper Cowl to Firewall
2011.07.28: Finished Exterior Lighting Ground
2011.07.27: Fitting Upper Cowl
2011.07.26: More Wing and Tail Light Wiring
2011.07.24: Wing and Tail Light Wiring
2011.07.20: Prewired ELT
2011.07.19: Worked on Lower Cowl
2011.07.17: Fixed Spinner Gap
2011.07.15: Interior Arrived
2011.07.14: Continued Work on Cowl Joint
2011.07.13: Got Cowl Back
2011.07.08: Finished Right Axle
2011.07.07: Repacked Left Wheel Bearing and Started Right Axle
2011.07.06: Modified Left Axle Nut
2011.07.05: Drilled Left Axle
2011.07.04: Back From Vacation
2011.06.24: Fastened Hoses to Firewall
2011.06.22: Sealed Firewall Recess and Started Modifying Axle Nuts
2011.06.20: Shipped Cowl and Plastic Side Panels
2011.06.19: Packed up Interior Panels and Cowl
2011.06.16: Finished Trimming Side Panels
2011.06.15: Worked on Canopy Latch Handle
2011.06.14: Started Fitting Classic Aero Designs Aviator Side Panels
2011.06.12: Worked on Instrument Panel and Air Vents
2011.06.11: Replaced Andair Fuel Pump
2011.06.04: Fit ELT
2011.05.30: Replaced Flap Position Sensor Wiring and Worked on Air Vent Bracket
2011.05.29: Installed Manifold Pressure Restrictor and Aileron Trim Cable
2011.05.25: Finished Armrest Reinforcement Angles
2011.05.23: Finished Drilling Armrest Reinforcement Angles
2011.05.22: Worked on Left Cap Strip
2011.05.18: Installed Right Cap Strip
2011.05.17: Worked on Armrests
2011.05.16: Drilled Cap Strips
2011.05.14: Tailwheel Endorsement!
2011.05.13: Experimenting With Oil Cooler Installation
2011.05.12: Installed Sniffle Valve, Oil Drain and Air Intakes
2011.05.11: Tech Counselor Visit, Elevator Trim Wiring, Exhaust Heat Shields
2011.05.08: Trimmed Aft End of Cowl
2011.05.07: Started Fabricating Vent Brackets and Worked on Cowl
2011.05.04: Installed Cable Clamps and Aileron Trim Connector
2011.05.03: Mounted Aileron Trim
2011.05.02: Started Aileron Trim
2011.05.01: Installed Starter Annunciator Input to VP-X
2011.04.30: Wired Flap Position Sensor
2011.04.30: Wired Flap Motor
2011.04.28: Cabin Lights and SkyView Wiring
2011.04.27: Wired Up Fuel Senders and Finished EMS Wiring
2011.04.26: Installed Princeton Capacitive Fuel Senders
2011.04.23: Wiring Voltage Regulator and SkyView
2011.04.21: Worked on Power Wiring
2011.04.20: Installed Remaining Connectors on PCBs
2011.04.18: Installed Cable to Roll Servo
2011.04.17: Worked on Avionics Wiring
2011.04.16: Finished SkyView Network Splitter
2011.04.14: Received Annunciator Control Circuits and Worked on Network Cables
2011.04.13: Received Avionics Interconnect PCB
2011.04.11: 2011-04-11
2011.04.10: Fabricated Fuel Line Between Pump and Firewall and Worked on Covers
2011.04.09: Installed Fuel Pump
2011.04.09: Worked on Fuel Pump Mounting
2011.04.07: Removed Firewall Conduit and Worked on New Center Cover
2011.04.06: EGT/CHT Wiring and Firewall Conduit
2011.04.05: Installed Fuel Flow Sensor and Worked on EGT/CHT Wiring
2011.04.03: Installed Transponder and Wired Engine Sensors
2011.04.03: Misc Avionics Stuff
2011.04.01: Received More Goodies from Dynon
2011.03.31: EMS and Ignition Wiring
2011.03.30: Demo Seats and Wire Routing
2011.03.29: Installed Vertical Power VP-X Pro
2011.03.28: Installed SkyView EMS and Lightspeed Ignition Box
2011.03.26: Lots of Random Tasks
2011.03.25: Modified Dimmers and Mounted Cabin Light
2011.03.24: Refined Annunciator Control Circuit
2011.03.22: Designed Annunciator Light Controller Circuit
2011.03.20: Installed Switches/Buttons in Controls Sticks
2011.03.20: Replaced SkyView USB Cable and Worked on Control Stick Grips
2011.03.18: Fit Flap Position Sensor
2011.03.18: Worked on Canopy and Instrument Panel Layout
2011.03.16: Riveted Canopy Bow and Installed Canopy
2011.03.15: Installed New Brake Lines and Bled Brakes
2011.03.14: Received Annunciator Lights
2011.03.13: Painted Canopy Glareshield
2011.03.12: Installed Alternator Cable and Worked on Canopy Side Skirts
2011.03.11: Soldered Ignition Wire and Install Heat Muff Scat Tube
2011.03.10: Drilled Canopy Side Skirts to Canopy Frame
2011.03.09: Riveted Bottom Canopy Hinges To Firewall
2011.03.09: Drilled Control Cable Bracket
2011.03.07: Fabricated Throttle Bracket
2011.03.05: Prototyped Throttle Bracket
2011.03.02: Installed Exhaust Stabilizer Strap
2011.03.01: Fabricated Exhaust Stabilizer Strap
2011.03.01: Dynon SkyView Supports the Vertical Power VP-X!
2011.02.27: Drilled Canopy Side Skirts
2011.02.26: Misc Firewall Forward Work and Resumed Canopy
2011.02.25: Worked on Exhaust Pipes
2011.02.24: Fit Bottom Aft Edge of Cowl and Started Exhaust Brackets
2011.02.23: Finished Powder Coating Tailwheel Components
2011.02.20: Started Fitting Lower Cowl
2011.02.18: Worked on Cowl Joint
2011.02.17: Drilled Top Cowl Hinge
2011.02.15: Powder Coated Tailwheel Components and Fuel Tank Brackets
2011.02.13: Worked on Cowl and Spinner Fit
2011.02.11: Worked on Cowl Clearance
2011.02.10: Installed Propeller
2011.02.08: Riveted Right and Left Front Baffles
2011.02.07: Worked on Right Front Baffles
2011.02.06: Fabricated Ignition Coil Bracket
2011.02.05: Baffles and Ignition Coils
2011.02.03: More Work on Baffles
2011.01.30: Worked on Baffles
2011.01.30: Finished Cutting Rear Window
2010.11.18: Not Much Work for Awhile
2010.11.14: Drilled Rear Window and Riveted Aft Top Skin
2010.11.13: Prepped Rear Window for Drilling
2010.11.07: Safety Wired Alternator Bracket Bolts
2010.11.07: Worked on Canopy, Rear Window, and Final Tail Skin
2010.11.06: Countersunk Canopy Screw Holes
2010.11.05: Did a Little Firewall Forward Work
2010.10.28: Drilled Canopy Sides
2010.10.25: Final Fitting of Canopy
2010.10.24: Finished Riveting Canopy Frame
2010.10.23: Changed Manifold Fittings
2010.10.14: Started Riveting Canopy Frame
2010.10.11: Started Assembling Canopy Frame
2010.10.10: Painted Canopy Frame Components
2010.10.09: Canopy Frame is Ready for Priming/Painting
2010.10.08: Trimmed Canopy Frame Skin Ears
2010.10.07: Started Prepping Cabin Frame
2010.10.06: Worked on Canopy Frame
2010.10.03: Fit Breather Tube
2010.10.01: Received More Hoses From Bonaco
2010.09.16: Disassembled Canopy Frame
2010.09.15: Fabricated and Attached Aft Strut Mounts
2010.09.13: Drilled and Attached Forward Strut Mounts
2010.09.12: Finished Drilling Canopy Frame, Started Strut Mounts
2010.09.11: More Work on Canopy Frame Reinforcement
2010.09.09: Worked on Canopy Frame Reinforcement
2010.09.08: Trimmed Canopy, Started Canopy Frame Reinforcement
2010.09.06: Further Fitting of Canopy
2010.09.04: Modified Canopy Frame
2010.09.03: Trimmed Forward Canopy
2010.09.02: Made the Big Cut
2010.09.01: Prepped for Big Cut
2010.08.31: Cut Front of Canopy
2010.08.30: Marked Forward Canopy Cut
2010.08.29: Started Baffling
2010.08.28: Placed Canopy on the Fuselage
2010.08.26: Started Cutting Canopy
2010.08.25: Riveted Canopy Frame Sides
2010.08.23: Fabricated Canopy Frame Wedges
2010.08.22: Worked on Canopy Frame
2010.08.20: Fabricated ADAHRS Mount
2010.08.18: Finished Forward Canopy Frame
2010.08.15: Drilled Canopy Frame Hinge Brackets
2010.08.14: Fit Canopy Frame
2010.08.13: Started Canopy Frame
2010.08.12: Fine Tuned Canopy Latch Handle
2010.08.11: Received Van's Order
2010.08.10: Finished Fabricating Canopy Latch
2010.08.09: More Work on Canopy Latch
2010.08.08: Cut Canopy Latch Slot
2010.08.07: Worked on Canopy Latch and Engine Start Button
2010.08.06: Started Canopy Latch
2010.08.03: Back from Oshkosh
2010.07.27: Heading to Oshkosh
2010.07.26: Finished Canopy Hinge Blocks
2010.07.25: Worked on Canopy Hinges and Latch
2010.07.24: Worked on Canopy Hinge Blocks
2010.07.23: Started Canopy Hinge
2010.07.22: Toured NASA Dryden Flight Research Center and Edwards Air Force Base
2010.07.16: Worked on Cabin Frame Channel
2010.07.15: Finished Attaching Cabin Frame
2010.07.14: Lowered Cabin Frame
2010.07.12: Finished Cabin Frame Attach Angles
2010.07.11: Started Mounting Cabin Frame
2010.07.10: Finished Cabin Frame
2010.07.08: Installed Master Cylinder Fittings
2010.07.07: Torqued Engine Attach Bolts
2010.07.05: Started Countersinking Cabin Frame
2010.07.04: Finished Drilling Cabin Frame
2010.07.03: Finished Drilling Aft Cabin Frame Channel
2010.07.02: Started Drilling Cabin Frame
2010.07.01: Installed Hoses from Bonaco
2010.06.24: Worked on Cabin Frame
2010.06.23: Misc Engine Tasks
2010.06.22: Manifold Pressure Lines, Cabin Frame Joint
2010.06.21: Started Cabin Frame
2010.06.20: Trimmed Forward Spar Cover Attach Angles
2010.06.18: Riveted Spar Cover Attach Angles
2010.06.17: Positioned Outer Attach Angles for Spar Covers
2010.06.16: Installed New Mixture Arm
2010.06.14: More Work on Forward Covers and Fuel Selector
2010.06.13: Aft Top Skin
2010.06.12: Worked on Fuel Pump and Cabin Fuel Line
2010.06.08: Installed Spark Plug Wire Clamps and Forward Elevator Pushrod
2010.06.07: Installed Sump Plug and Mixture Bellcrank
2010.06.06: Installed Exhaust Gas Temperature Probes
2010.06.05: Firewall Forward Wiring
2010.06.04: Swapped Rocker Cover Gaskets
2010.06.03: Battery Positive Cable, Mixture Bellcrank
2010.06.01: CHT sensors and lower plugs
2010.05.31: Mounted Exhaust
2010.05.30: Hung the Engine!
2010.05.29: Worked on Firewall Components
2010.05.27: Pressure Transducer
2010.05.26: Fuel Vent, Brake Pedals, Brake Fluid Reservoir
2010.05.24: High Altitude Training
2010.05.24: Painted Seat Backs
2010.05.22: Finished Seat Backs
2010.05.21: Received Exhaust
2010.05.20: Worked on Forward Fuselage and Canopy Decks
2010.05.18: Canopy Seal Support Angles
2010.05.16: Prepped Seats for Riveting, Canopy Seal Supports
2010.05.15: Seats, Oil Temperature Sensor
2010.05.14: Engine Fittings, Firewall Pass-Throughs
2010.05.13: Work on Seats, Engine Accessories
2010.05.11: Worked on Seat Backs
2010.05.10: Parts Orders
2010.05.09: Started Seat Backs
2010.05.08: Engine Accessories and Controls
2010.05.06: Engine Arrived!
2010.05.05: Finished Fabricating Center Cover, Worked on Controls
2010.05.04: Fabricated Pushrods
2010.05.03: Installed Center Tunnel Nutplates
2010.05.01: Plane Is On Its Gear
2010.04.30: Picked Up Prop and Governor
2010.04.28: Fit Right Main Gear Leg
2010.04.26: Fit Left Main Gear Leg
2010.04.25: Fit Engine Mount and Main Gear
2010.04.25: Finished Finish Kit Inventory
2010.04.23: Finish Kit Arrived
2010.04.21: Finished Seat Pans, Fired Up Dynon SkyView
2010.04.20: Finished Baggage Floor, Started Aft Seat Pans
2010.04.19: Heater Box, Vent Line, Baggage Floors
2010.04.18: More Random Fuselage Tasks
2010.04.17: Random Fuselage Tasks
2010.04.16: Heater Box, Firewall Recess, Fuel Vents
2010.04.15: Installed Autopilot Pitch Servo
2010.04.14: Finished Parking Brake Line and Cut Hole For Heater Box
2010.04.12: Worked on Brake System
2010.04.11: Fit Battery Box and Finished Contactors
2010.04.10: Powdercoated Battery Box Components
2010.04.09: Started Installing Battery and Starter Contactors
2010.04.08: Worked on Battery Box and Contactors
2010.04.07: Finished Center Subpanel
2010.04.05: Fit Forward Fuselage Channels
2010.04.04: Attached Instrument Panel and Forward Top Skin
2010.04.03: Fabricated Instrument Panel Stiffener
2010.04.02: Kids First "Flight"
2010.04.01: Forward Fuselage Fabrication and Panel Layout
2010.03.31: Worked on Forward Fuselage
2010.03.30: Drilled Forward Cover
2010.03.29: Fabricate Fuel Pump Mounting Brackets
2010.03.28: Fabricated Fuel Line Between Selector and Pump
2010.03.27: Worked on Forward Covers and Fuel Selector
2010.03.26: Installed Seat Belt Cables
2010.03.24: Drilled Crotch Strap Mounting Hole and Installed Flap Motor
2010.03.23: Installed Tires and Tubes
2010.03.22: Fit Forward Baggage Side Covers
2010.03.21: Finished Flap Fabrication and Drilled for Com Antenna
2010.03.20: Installed Flaps Temporarily
2010.03.19: Started Flaps
2010.03.17: Attached Seat Bottom Hinges
2010.03.16: Finished Baggage Wall
2010.03.15: Modified Baggage Wall for Harness Anchor Cable
2010.03.14: Primed and Riveted Fuselage Components
2010.03.13: Match Drilled AHRS Mount Kit
2010.03.11: Installed Aft Baggage Side Walls
2010.03.11: Ordered Engine
2010.03.09: Worked on Left Baggage Floor
2010.03.07: Started Baggage Floor Compartments
2010.03.03: Static System and Fuselage Deburring/Dimpling
2010.03.02: Seat Belt Anchors and Static Ports
2010.03.01: Installed Rudder Cables
2010.02.28: Rear Baggage Wall
2010.02.27: Top Aft Skins and Baggage Area
2010.02.26: Fabricated Aft Deck Spacers and Elevator Bellcrank
2010.02.24: Continued Fuselage Assembly
2010.02.23: Received Finishing Kit Shipping Date
2010.02.23: Finished F-757 Plate and Most of Tailcone Rivets
2010.02.22: Misc Fuselage Tasks
2010.02.21: Flipped the Canoe
2010.02.19: Sealed Firewall
2010.02.18: More Forward Fuselage Prep
2010.02.16: Riveted Right Side of Fuselage
2010.02.15: More Fuselage Riveting
2010.02.14: Started Riveting Forward Fuselage
2010.02.13: Forward Fuselage Prep
2010.02.12: Fabricated Replacement Side Skin Stiffener
2010.02.10: Received Heater Valve and Firewall Sealant
2010.02.08: Started Fuselage Reassembly
2010.02.07: Primed Fuselage Components
2010.02.06: Deburring and Countersinking Longerons
2010.02.04: Rejoined Center Section
2010.02.03: Priming Fuselage Components
2010.02.02: Deburred and Dimpled Firewall
2010.02.01: Will the Deburring Ever End
2010.01.31: Even More Fuselage Deburring
2010.01.30: More Fuselage Deburring
2010.01.28: Ordered Finishing Kit
2010.01.25: Deburring Fuselage Components
2010.01.24: Disassembled Fuselage
2010.01.23: Fit New Forward Bulkheads
2010.01.22: Fit Baggage Ribs and Bulkheads
2010.01.21: Finished Drilling Floor Stiffeners
2010.01.20: More Deburring
2010.01.20: Drilled Center Floor Stiffeners
2010.01.19: Fabricated Rudder Pedal Brace
2010.01.18: Drilled Brake Pedals and Mounted Rudder Pedals
2010.01.17: Assembled Brake Pedals
2010.01.16: Fit Forward Bulkheads and Gear Attach Webs
2010.01.15: Finished Lower Longerons
2010.01.14: Finished Drilling Skin Stiffeners, Started Lower Longerons
2010.01.12: Drilled Left Forward Skin Stiffener
2010.01.11: Drilled Firewall and Aux Longerons
2010.01.10: Stored Wings
2010.01.09: Finished Drilling Longerons and Hung Firewall
2010.01.08: Finished Conical Bend and Started Drilling Longerons
2010.01.07: Drilled Armrests and Made Conical Bend on Left Side
2010.01.05: Joined Center and Aft Fuselage Sections
2010.01.04: Finished Seat Ribs and Longeron Cutouts
2010.01.03: Worked on Seat Pans and Baggage Floors
2010.01.02: Attached Seat Pans and Baggage Floors
2010.01.01: Finished Riveting Center Section
2009.12.31: Modified Canopy Rails
2009.12.30: Started Riveting Center Section
2009.12.29: Started Center Section Final Assembly
2009.12.28: Primed Center Fuselage Components
2009.12.27: Finished Prepping Center Section
2009.12.26: Drilled Seat and Baggage Ribs
2009.12.25: Clecoed Center Section Bottom Skin On
2009.12.23: Finished Riveting Tailcone and Fluted Center Section Ribs
2009.12.22: Started Center Section
2009.12.20: Worked on Longerons and Started Riveting Tailcone
2009.12.19: Finished Final Wing Skin
2009.12.19: Assembled Tailcone and Started Riveting
2009.12.18: Primed Tailcone Stringers and Painted Tailwheel Spring Mount
2009.12.17: Primed Tailcone Components and Started Assembly
2009.12.16: Drilled New Tailwheel Spring Mount
2009.12.13: Prepped Tailcone for Riveting
2009.12.12: Deburring and Dimpling Tailcone
2009.12.11: Finished Aft Fuselage Fabrication
2009.12.10: Drilled Tailcone
2009.12.09: Drilled Tailcone Stringers
2009.12.08: Fit Tail Skin
2009.12.07: Assembled Tailcone
2009.12.05: Worked on Tailcone
2009.12.03: Worked on Left Longeron
2009.12.01: Started Bending Longerons
2009.11.30: Started Longerons
2009.11.29: Prepped, Primed and Riveted Bulkheads
2009.11.28: Upper Seat Back Adjustment
2009.11.27: Bent Upper Seat Adjustment
2009.11.26: Deburring Fuselage Bulkheads
2009.11.25: Finished Bulkhead Fabrication
2009.11.24: More Work on F-705 Bulkhead
2009.11.24: Pitot/AOA Tube Routing
2009.11.23: Worked on Rear Spar Bulkhead
2009.11.22: Rear Spar Bulkhead
2009.11.21: Purchased Teflon/Tefzel Wire Stripper Blade
2009.11.21: Finished Cover Support Ribs
2009.11.20: Started on Cover Support Ribs
2009.11.18: Center Section
2009.11.16: Attached Control Sticks
2009.11.15: Drilled Control Mounts
2009.11.14: Started on Center Section
2009.11.12: Riveted Firewall
2009.11.10: Prepped Firewall for Riveting
2009.11.09: Disassembled Firewall
2009.11.07: Pitot Tube Mount Support
2009.11.04: Bottom Wing Skin Prep
2009.11.03: Received Reservoir Dog
2009.11.01: Completed Left Flap Hinge Pin Modification
2009.10.31: Started Assembling Firewall
2009.10.30: Finished Inventory
2009.10.29: Received Fuselage, Started Inventory
2009.10.28: Fuselage has Shipped!
2009.10.27: Drilled Left Flap
2009.10.26: Drilled Right Flap
2009.10.25: Started Rigging Ailerons, Aligning Flaps
2009.10.23: Riveted Flap Braces, Installed Other Aileron, Safety Wired Autopilot Servo
2009.10.22: Riveted Aileron Braces, Installed Aileron
2009.10.21: Primed Remaining Wing Components
2009.10.19: Prepped Aileron Braces for Priming
2009.10.18: Finished Flaps
2009.10.17: Finished Ailerons
2009.10.16: Riveted Tops of Aileron Ribs
2009.10.15: Started Riveting Flaps and Ailerons
2009.10.14: Wingtip Landing Lights
2009.10.13: Finished Prepping Flaps for Riveting
2009.10.12: Started Riveting Flaps
2009.10.11: Prepped Flaps for Riveting
2009.10.10: Deburred Flap Parts
2009.10.08: Deburred Flap Components
2009.10.07: Finished Drilling Flaps, Started Deburring
2009.10.06: Flap Brackets
2009.10.05: Drilled Flap Skins, Ribs, and Spar
2009.10.04: Aileron Push Tubes and Flaps
2009.10.03: Tech Counselor Visit
2009.10.02: Ailerons and Related Tasks
2009.10.01: Wings off of the Jig!
2009.09.29: Miscellaneous Wing Tasks
2009.09.28: Pitot Tubing and Z-Bracket Bolts
2009.09.27: Riveted Right Wing Leading Edge and Top Wing Skins
2009.09.26: Wing Conduit and Bottom Wing Skins
2009.09.25: Flap and Aileron Braces
2009.09.25: Fuselage Ship Date
2009.09.24: Miscellaneous Wing Tasks
2009.09.23: Pitot Tube and Mount
2009.09.21: Pitot Mount Fitting
2009.09.20: Fabricated Autopilot Roll Servo Wiring Harness
2009.09.20: Riveted Left Wing Leading Edge and Top Wing Skins
2009.09.19: Preparing to Rivet Wing Leading Edges and Top Skins
2009.09.17: Worked on Ailerons
2009.09.16: Drilled Right Aileron
2009.09.15: Drilled Left Aileron
2009.09.14: Aileron Skins and Spars
2009.09.13: Aileron Stiffeners
2009.09.12: Aileron Bellcranks and Stiffeners
2009.09.11: Miscellaneous Wing Tasks
2009.09.10: Prepped Left Splice Plate for Riveting
2009.09.08: Ordered Fuselage Kit
2009.09.07: Fabricated New Splice Plate Shims
2009.09.06: Finished Prepping Top Wing Skins
2009.09.05: More Wing Skin Prep
2009.09.02: Wing Skin Prep
2009.09.01: Finished Shims for Right Tank
2009.08.29: Started Working on Leading Edge to Tank Joint
2009.08.28: Deburred and Dimpled Wing Ribs
2009.08.27: Deburred and Dimpled Left Rear Spar
2009.08.26: Deburred and Dimpled Wing Ribs
2009.08.25: Deburring Wing Ribs
2009.08.24: Installed Stops in Tie-Down Brackets
2009.08.24: Tanks are Leak Free!
2009.08.23: Leak Testing the Tanks
2009.08.22: Countersinking Spars
2009.08.20: Test Fit Tank to Leading Edge Joint
2009.08.15: Finished Riveting Wing Leading Edges
2009.08.14: Finished Prepping Outboard Leading Edge Components
2009.08.12: Sealed Right Fuel Tank
2009.08.11: Dimpled Left Wing Leading Edge Parts
2009.08.10: Deburred Left Wing Leading Edge Parts
2009.08.09: Sealed Left Fuel Tank
2009.08.07: Riveted Remaining Fuel Tank Attach Bracket
2009.08.04: Back From Oshkosh
2009.07.25: Heading to Oshkosh
2009.07.22: Riveted Remaining Fuel Tank Rib
2009.07.21: Installed End Ribs and Interior Components
2009.07.20: Prepping Tank Interior For Closing
2009.07.18: Sealed Interior Ribs
2009.07.13: Tie-Down Brackets
2009.07.12: Finished Capacitive Fuel Senders for Left Tank
2009.07.11: Fabricated Aileron Hinge Bracket Assemblies
2009.07.10: More Work on Tank Ribs
2009.07.08: Worked on Inboard Tank Ribs
2009.07.06: Riveted Fuel Access Nutplates
2009.06.27: Fabricated Tank Fuel Return Lines
2009.06.25: Fabricated Tank Vent Lines
2009.06.24: Finished Interior Tank Ribs
2009.06.23: Started Riveting Tank Ribs
2009.06.21: Flop Tubes
2009.06.20: Riveted Fuel Tank Stiffeners
2009.06.17: More Tank Prep
2009.06.16: Trap Doors and Tank Prep
2009.06.15: Trap Doors
2009.06.14: Flop Tube Anti-Hangup Guides
2009.06.13: Flop Tube Anti-Hangup Guides
2009.06.05: Worked on Tank Alterations for Inverted Fuel
2009.06.03: Drilled Tank Attach Angles for Flop Tubes
2009.06.02: Modified Inboard End Ribs
2009.05.30: Drilled Tank Drains and Fuel Cap Flanges
2009.05.29: Fit Capacitive Fuel Senders
2009.05.28: Drilled Tank Stiffeners
2009.05.27: Fabricated Tank Attach Angles
2009.05.25: Fabricated Tank Stiffeners
2009.05.24: Drilled Tanks
2009.05.23: Fit Tanks to Spars
2009.05.22: Drilled Outboard Leading Edge Skins
2009.05.21: Finished Drilling Main Skins and Fit Outboard Leading Edge Skins
2009.05.20: Drilled Top Skins and Fit Bottom Skins
2009.05.19: Fit Top Wing Skins
2009.05.18: Riveted Rear Spars
2009.05.17: Riveted spars to main ribs
2009.05.13: Drilled outboard leading edge ribs
2009.05.12: Drilled main wing ribs
2009.05.10: Wing Conduit Holes and Wing Structure Together
2009.05.09: Finished Fluting Ribs
2009.05.06: Prepping Wing Ribs
2009.05.02: Continued Work on Rear Spar
2009.05.01: Worked on Rear Spar
2009.04.30: Identified Wing Ribs
2009.04.29: Finished Main Spars
2009.04.26: More Spar Platenuts and Tie Down Brackets
2009.04.25: Started Wing Kit
2009.04.24: Wings Arrived!
2009.04.23: Elevator Counterbalance
2009.04.22: Horizontal Stabilizer Tip Fairings and Rudder Top Fairing
2009.04.21: Filled Horizontal Stabilizer Tips
2009.04.20: Horizontal Stabilizer Tip Fairings
2009.04.19: Elevator and Horizontal Stabilizer Tip Fairings
2009.04.16: Finished Elevator Counterweight Clearance
2009.04.15: Drilling Elevator Horns to Center Bearing
2009.04.13: Finished Trim Tab and Fitting Control Surfaces
2009.04.12: Trim Tab Rib
2009.04.10: Elevator Leading Edges and Trim Tab
2009.04.09: Rolled Elevator Leading Edges
2009.04.07: Elevator Trim Tab
2009.04.06: Elevator Trim Tab
2009.04.05: Elevator Trim Tab
2009.04.04: Left Elevator Riveted
2009.04.03: Left Elevator and Trim Tab
2009.04.03: Vertical Stabilizer Tip Fairing
2009.04.01: Fiberglassed Vertical Stabilizer Tip
2009.03.31: Vertical Stabilizer Tip Fairing
2009.03.29: Started Working on Trim Tab
2009.03.28: Riveted Right Elevator
2009.03.27: Primed Elevator Structure
2009.03.25: Prepped Elevator Skeleton for Priming
2009.03.23: Misc Elevator Work
2009.03.22: Drilled Elevator Skins
2009.03.21: Prepped Elevator Skeleton for Drilling
2009.03.20: Bent Elevator Trailing Edges
2009.03.19: Finished Rudder
2009.03.19: Riveted Elevator Stiffeners
2009.03.18: Prepped Elevator Skins for Riveting
2009.03.17: Prepped Elevator Stiffeners for Riveting
2009.03.15: Began Elevators
2009.03.14: Applied Sealant to Rudder Trailing Edge
2009.03.13: Riveted Rudder Skin to Structure
2009.03.12: Finished Rudder Skeleton and Riveted Rudder Stiffeners
2009.03.10: Began Riveting Rudder
2009.03.09: Finished Rudder Structure
2009.03.09: Received Wing Kit Shipping Date
2009.03.08: Prepped Rudder for Riveting
2009.03.06: Finished Drilling Rudder
2009.03.05: Rudder Fully Assembled
2009.03.04: Rudder Skeleton
2009.03.03: Drilled Rudder Stiffeners
2009.03.02: Ordered Wing Kit
2009.03.01: Finished Vertical Stabilizer
2009.02.28: Began Riveting Vertical Stabilizer
2009.02.27: Prepped Vertical Stabilizer for Riveting
2009.02.24: Vertical Stabilizer Structure Prep
2009.02.22: Finished Horizontal Stabilizer
2009.02.21: Began Riveting Horizontal Stabilizer Skin
2009.02.20: Began Vertical Stabilizer
2009.02.19: Horizontal Stabilizer Skins Finished
2009.02.18: Skin Prep
2009.02.17: Began Riveting Horizontal Stabilizer
2009.02.15: Prepped Horizontal Stabilizer for Riveting
2009.02.14: Got My Registration Number
2009.02.13: Horizontal Stabilizer Structure Fully Assembled
2009.02.12: Horizontal Stabilizer Skeleton
2009.02.11: Front Spar
2009.02.10: Rear Spar
2009.02.09: Getting Started
2009.01.24: Empennage Kit Arrived
2009.01.21: Ordered Empennage
2009.01.19: Built Workbenches
2008.10.05: EAA SportAir Sheet Metal Workshop
2008.08.16: Control Surface Practice Kit
2008.07.27: Toolbox Practice Kit
2008.07.07: DRDT-2 Arrived
2008.07.02: Tool Kit Arrived
2008.06.28: New Tool Chest
2008.06.25: Ordered Tool Kit
2008.05.18: Visit to Van's Aircraft

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