All articles that have been written during the construction process ordered by sub category.
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1.1 Horizontal Stabilo
- Empennage has arrived ! 20/12/2010 (2252)
- Spar reinforcement bars 28/12/2010 - 3,5h (2184)
- Matchdrilling spars 29/12/2010 - 8h10m (2526)
- Front spar assembly 30/12/2010 - 8h (2297)
- HS702 work 31/12/2010 - 4h (2922)
- Rib preparation - 02/01/2011- 8h15 (2273)
- Assemblage left stabilo 03/01/2011 - 07h45 (2290)
- Assemblage right side stabilo 04/01/2011 - 7h (1976)
- Deburring Right Horiz Stabilo 05/01/2011 - 1h30 (2048)
- Deburr Right skin - 5/1/2011 - 1h (1880)
- Dimple right skin - 08/01/2011 - 3h (1948)
- Left skin preparation - 09/01/2011 - 3h (1966)
- Spray Paint Training Visit - 12/01/2011 (2005)
- Abrading parts - 13/01/2011 - 2h30 (1982)
- Priming Horiz Stab - 15/01/2011 - 3h (1945)
- Rivetting it together - 16/01/2011 - 7h15 (2024)
- Rivetting - 21/01/2011 - 8h15 (2086)
- Finishing the horizontal stabilo (2073)
- Finishing HS - 21/08/2011 - 2h (2255)
- Removing some skin - 25/8/2011 - 1h (1959)
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1.2. Vertical Stabilo
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1.3. Rudder
- Rudder work - 12/02/2011 - 6h (1925)
- Rudder horn - 13/02/2011 -3h (1956)
- Deburring - 15/02/2011 - 1h (1914)
- Dimpling 22/02/2011 - 5h30m (1879)
- Edge Prep an priming preparation - 26/02/2011 - 6h (1796)
- Priming - 27/02/2011 - 3h (1923)
- Backrivetting - 1/3/2011 - 1h (1886)
- Rudder work - 5/3/2011 - 4h (1920)
- rudder rivetting - 6/3/2011 - 3h30 (1901)
- some repairs - 10/03/11 (1824)
- Pro Seal hell - 25/08/2011 - 2h (1863)
- Rudder finishing - 25/08/2011 - 5h (1856)
- 01/02/2021 - Reopening the rudder - 1h30 (1213)
- 02/02/2021 - Reclosing top of rudder - 2h (1167)
- 06/02/2021 - Install top rudder fairing - 3h (1099)
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1.4. Elevators
- Elevator stiffeners - 6/3/2011 - 2h (1784)
- Matchdrill left elevator stiff - 10/3/2011 - 3h (1735)
- Deburr left elev - 13/11/2011 - 4h (1749)
- DimplingE615PP - 15/03/2011 - 1h (2343)
- Finalize left and right skin - 20/03/2011 - 4h (1720)
- Priming prep - 25/03/2011 - 1h30 (1739)
- Priming - 26/03/2011 - 4h (1717)
- Backrivetting - 28/03/2011 - 1h30 (1777)
- Rivetting - 30/03/2011 - 2h (1927)
- Bending - 7/4/2011 - 3h30 (1836)
- Matchdrill right elevator - 09/04/2011 - 8h30 (1959)
- Matchdrill Left elevator - 15/04/2011 - 11.5h (1798)
- Bending Hell - 30/04/2011 - 11h (2156)
- Rework and prime - 07/05/2011 - 11h (1673)
- Rivetting Right Elevator - 08/05/2011 - 6h30 (1870)
- Fix + rivet left elevator 1 - 10/05/2011 - 2h (1720)
- Left elevator rivetting - 14/5/2011 - 5h (1664)
- Trim tab - 5/8/2011 - 1h45 (2031)
- Elevator Trim Attaching - 15/8/2011 - 6h (2032)
- Rolling Leading Edges - 21/08/2011 - 10h (2137)
- Finish elevators - 23/08/2011 - 4h (1713)
- 20/02/2021 - Drill elevator fairings - 2h30 (751)
- 26/02/2021 - countersink elevator fairings - 1h (682)
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1.5. Inspection
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2. Wing
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2.1. Intro
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2.2. Jigs
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2.3. Main Spar
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2.4. Main Wings
- Wing Ribs Left Wing - 08/10/2011 - Tot 19h30 (1655)
- Wings Ribs Right Wing - 31/10/2011 - 19h (1517)
- Right wing ribs complete - 01/11/2011 - 5h (1549)
- Matchdrill Skeleton Wings - 05/11/2011 - 11h (1548)
- WingDoubler & wiring holes - 5/11/2011 - 7h30 (1629)
- Scuffing parts - 21/11/2011 - 10h (1618)
- DAMN DAMN DAMN ! - 23-11/2011 - 2h (1769)
- Priming Ribs - 25/11/2011 - 6h (1727)
- Rivetting the right wing skeleton - 26/11/2011 - 9h (1647)
- Match drilling right wing skins - 4/12/2011 - 9h (1756)
- Left wing skeleton work - 10/12/2011 - 7h (1656)
- Matchdrill left wing - 18/11/2011 - 4h (1673)
- Leading edge right wing - 23/12/2011 - 6h (2628)
- Drill and install joint place W423 - 25/12/2011 - 3h (2351)
- Leading Edge Left Wing - 28/12/2011 - 4h50 (1601)
- Matchdrill complete - 31/12/2011 - 2h (1559)
- Devynil-deburr - 3/1/2012 - 2h (1624)
- Preparation Leading edges - 18/5/2012 - 9h30 (1598)
- Left Main skin dimpling - 19/05/2012 - 7h40 (1668)
- OO-156 flying (1934)
- Stall warner matchdrilling - 12/06/2012 - 9h (1816)
- Pitot mast drill hole - 17/6/2012 - 6h30 (1653)
- Install Stall Warner access plate - 21/06/2012 - 3h (1899)
- Catch up work - 24/06/2012 - 7h (1668)
- Rivetting Leading Edges - 01/07/2012 - 6h00 (1627)
- Stall warner assembly - 3/7/2012 -1h (1692)
- Rivetting leading edge to spar - 11/7/2012 - 8h45 (2341)
- Rivetting aft line leading edge to spar - 12/07/2012 - 5h30 (1787)
- Priming the skins - 20/7/2012 - 6h30 (1680)
- Final measurements - 22/07/2012 - 4h (1518)
- Rivet Left wing top skin - 23/07/2012 - 06h15 (1593)
- Finish Left Top skins and Right Top Skins - 30/07/2012 (1695)
- Aileron fairings - 13/09/2012 (1905)
- Inspection access doors - 15/09/2012 - 9h (1912)
- Aileron and flap braces - 05/11/2012 - 3h30 (1644)
- Pitot Mast work - 21/12/2012 - 2h (1696)
- 18/07/2020 - deburr/dimple/nutplates for wing fairings - 4h (824)
- 20/07/2020 - More inner rib wingfairing work - 4h (817)
- 25/07/2020 - Various tasks - 5h (1220)
- 30/08/2023 - wing tip ribs - 4h (508)
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2.5. Fuel Tanks
- Z-Brackets preparation - 05/01/2012 - 1h (1599)
- Z-Brackets drilling - 7/1/2011 - 3h (1645)
- Stiffeners left wing - 16/01/2012 - 5h (1576)
- Fuel tank cleco - 22/01/2012 - 6h (1499)
- Right Tank Preparation - 27/01/2012 - 8h (1619)
- Checkoway work - 28/01/2012 - 4h (4357)
- Deburr and Dimple - 07/02/2012 - 4h (1804)
- Dimpling and Drain LT - 09/02/2012 - 2h (1699)
- Final Tank Prep Work - 11/02/2012 - 9h (1833)
- Misc Tank work - 14/02/2012 - 12h (1472)
- Right tank prep - 18/2/2012 - 8h (1626)
- Cont right tank prep - 22/02/2012 - 3h (1669)
- The proseal game is on - 25/02/2012 - 8:30 (1758)
- More fuel tank rivetting - 3/3/2012 - 15h (1940)
- Fuel Tank Sealing - 25/03/2012 - 10h (1667)
- Right tank sealing - 21/04/2012 - 9h45 (1884)
- Right wing tank work - 29/04/2012 - 16h (1839)
- Preparing for tank closing - 15/5/2012 - 6:30 (1686)
- Fuel sender access port - 02/06/2012 (2023)
- Closing the tanks - 03/06/2012 (1906)
- Closing access plates - 10/6/2012 - 4h (1941)
- Tank wrap-up - 21/07/2012 - 5h (1715)
- Fuel tank leak test - 3/9/2012 (1948)
- Right tank fuel leak test - 9/9/2012 (1676)
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2.6. Ailerons
- Cutting stiffeners - 11/09/2012 - 2h (1578)
- Aileron prep work - 22/09/2012 - 10h (1548)
- Aileron bending and matchdrilling - 07/10/2012 - 8h (1727)
- aileron assembly - 14/10/2012 (1734)
- Finishing ailerons - 30/10/2012 - 7h (1929)
- aileron pushrods - 18/12/2012 - 5h (2063)
- Various remaining jobs - 24/12/2012 - 3:30 (1660)
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2.7. Flaps
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2.8. Closing skins
- 16/02/2020 - Wing closing and inspection - 4.5H (933)
- 20/02/2020 - right wing inner bottom skin - 6h (784)
- 22+23/2/2020 - Rivetting right wing inner bottom skin - 5h (841)
- 28/2/2020 - drill out inner aileron bracket - 2,5h (924)
- 29/02/2020 - closing left wing inner skin and inspection - 5h30 (892)
- 02/03/2020 - Pitot mast reinforcement - 2h (861)
- 05/03/2020 - Pitot tubing work and some rivetting - 4h (872)
- 07/03/2020 - Left wing inner bottom skin closing - 4h (880)
- 18/04/2020 - Rivetting, pitot line and some touchup work - 3h (945)
- 19/04/2020 - Pitot line support bracket - 3h30 (979)
- 20/04/2020 - pitot line final and rivetting aileron hinge - 4h (990)
- 21/04/2020 - rivetting bottom skin - 2h (932)
- 22/04/2020 - Rivetting left wing outer bottom skin + small tasks - 4h (1331)
- 23/04/2020 - left wind outer skin rivetting (cntd) - 3h (799)
- 25/04/2020 - rivetting left wing bottom skin final - 5h (753)
- 28/04/2020 - flap brace rivetting and pitot mast - (832)
- 01/05/2020 - Right aileron bracket - 2h (807)
- 04/05/20020 - Right wing closing 1 - 3h (794)
- 05/05/20020 - Right wing closing 2 - 3h (799)
- 06/05/20020 - Right wing closing 3 - 3h (758)
- 07/05/20020 - Right wing closing 4 - 1h (796)
- 09/05/20020 - Right wing closing 4 - 2h (817)
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2.9. Wing mating
- 11/05/2020 - Measuring the terrace as apron parking space - 2h (818)
- 12/05/2020 - Moving the plane out of the garage and attach wings - 5h (850)
- 15/05/2020 - Mating wings, measure, measure and more measure - 8h (874)
- 17/05/2020 - More measuring mating wings - 8h (911)
- 19/05/2020 - Drilled the holes mating the wings - 10h (865)
- 20/05/2020 - Bottom skin pairing and wing root fairing drilling - 5h (1095)
- 21/05/2020 - wing root fairing top side drilling - 5h (886)
- 22/05/2020 - Adjusting flap gap with fuselage - 2h (955)
- 23/05/2020 - aligned right aileron, start flap actuator hole - 4h (886)
- 25/05/2020 - Fuel tank attach bracket - 5h15 (896)
- 26/05/2020 - flap actuator hole, stick rigging - 7h30 (885)
- 27/05/2020 - checking measurements and finalising flap holes - 3h (1270)
- 30/05/2020 - a visitor (797)
- 02/06/2020 - bending fuel line - 4h (795)
- 04/07/2020 - Moving back inside - 5h (809)
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3.1. Firewall
- Firewall work - 25/12/2012 - 9h (1878)
- More firewall work - 28/12/2012 (2340)
- Firewall Battery Box - 09/03/2013 (1875)
- Firewall Accessories - 16/3/2013 (2127)
- Firewall rivetting - 12/05/2013 (1902)
- Finish Firewall Rivetting - 17/05/2013 (1885)
- 01/12/2018 - Redrill upper engine mounts to fuselage - 4H (1276)
- 20/01/2018 - Bending the firewall - 1h (1252)
- 24/01/2019 - Welding engine mounts - 1h (1310)
- 29/04/2019 - Rivetting left engine mount to firewall - 1H (1038)
- 01/05/2019 - Miscellanious rivetting on fwd side - 4H (1031)
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3.10. Baggage and seats area
- 10/08/2018 - Baggage compartment ELT and storage cut out - 9h (1381)
- 11/08/2018- Second cut out in baggage floors - ? (1144)
- 11/08/2018 - Baggage cover plate - 3h (1314)
- 15/08/2018 - Upper baggage cover - 7h (1267)
- 16/08/2018 - Upper baggage continued - 2h (1263)
- 17/08/2018 - Nutplate holes upper baggage. - 1h (1184)
- 18/08/2018 - Finishing baggage covers and seat belt wear blocks - 7h (1284)
- 23/08/2018 - Drilling hinges to F-742 aft seat floors - 4.5h (1377)
- 25/08/2018 - Tunnel cover - 7h (1199)
- 06/10/2018 - tunnel cover continued - 7h (1291)
- 29/11/2018 - Seat backs - 7h30 (1238)
- 30/11/2018 - Seat backs (2) - 4h30 (1129)
- 06/12/2018 - Andair fuel tank selector - 2h (1292)
- 08/12/2018 - Starting F-7114 gussets - 3H (1175)
- 09/12/2018 - Continue F-7114 gussets - 2H (1294)
- 31/12/2018 - Seatback rivetting - 7H (1200)
- 02/01/2019 - Baggage compartment misc rivetting - 8H (1167)
- 03/01/208 - Seat floor rivetting and flap motor - 9H (1156)
- 04/01/2019 - Flap motor drilling - 3H (1174)
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3.11. Empennage mounting
- 18/05/2019 - Drilling elevator horns VA-146 - 3H (1323)
- 07/06/2019 - Drilling elevator horns pushrod holes - 6h30 (1104)
- 08/06/2019 - Evaluating elevator horn drilling - 2h30 (1105)
- 29/06/2019 - Mounting the horizontal stabilo to the fuselage - 8h30 (1169)
- 06/07/19 - Cutting Vertical stabilo and first fit - 4h (5643)
- 13/07/2019 - Made the F-712D elevator stop - 4H (1042)
- 02/08/2019 - Drill elevator stop to fuselage - 4H (1072)
- 04/08/2019 - Mounting and drilling vertical stabilo - 6H (1236)
- 07/08/2019 - Drilling 3 remaining bolts bottom vertical stabilo - 2H (1131)
- 08/08/2019 - Some finishing pictures on empenage fitting - 1h (913)
- 08/08/2019 - Some finishing pictures on empenage fitting - 1h (885)
- 10/08/2019 - Rudder stops - 4h (1189)
- 14+15/8/2019 - Elevator pushrod assembly - 8h (975)
- 23/8/2019 - rudder stops and pushrod fitting - 4h30 (931)
- 31/08/2019 - RIvetting rudder stops and elevator stop install - 2h (937)
- 01/09/2019 - Rivet vertical stab attach plate - 2h30 (912)
- 02/07/2020 - Redrilling elevator horn after rewelding - 4h (902)
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3.12. Systems
- 27/11/2019 - Andair fuel tank selector - 1H (1130)
- 28/11/2019 - Control column fitting - 4H (1127)
- 30/11/2019 - Fuel pump installation started - 5H (1027)
- 06/12/2019 - Service bulletin SB7-2-6 - 1h30 (1300)
- 07/12/2019 - control column installation - 5h (1131)
- 08/12/2019 - fuel pump mount work - 1h (1112)
- 10/12/2019 - Damned ! Fucked up - 0h (1123)
- 24/12/2019 - cabin cover solving problems - 8H30 (1050)
- 30/12/2019 - Starting fuel lines - 2h30 (1070)
- 31/12/2019 - fuel lines (contnd) - 2h30 (1281)
- 02/01/2020 - fabricating gascolator brackets - 7h (1176)
- 06/01/2020 - Bent outer fuel line - 2H (1099)
- 18/01/2020 - Outer fuel lines (contnd) - 5h (1114)
- 12/02/20 - Naca vent installation - 6h (1335)
- 13/02/20 - prosealed naca vents and doghouse - 2H (1067)
- 12/07/2023 - Flap motor safety wiring SB - 4h (898)
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3.2. F-704 bulkhead
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3.3. F-705 bulkhead
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3.4. F-706 bulkhead
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3.5. Tail bulkheads
- F707-F708 bulkhead prepping - 16/02/2013 (1764)
- F711 - tail bulkheads - 2/3/2013 (1726)
- F-712 matchdrilling - 03/03/2013 (1561)
- J-Channel preparations -23/03/2013 (1629)
- Cutting tail skin for wheel fork - 20/04/2013 (1702)
- Tail bulkhead rivetting - 22/05/13 (1784)
- Tail bulkhead rivetting 2 - 15/08/13 (1715)
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3.6. Longerons
- Bending Longerons - 30/03/2013 (2561)
- Bending Longerons 3 - 04/04/2013 (2057)
- Bending Longerons 2 - 02/04/2013 (2009)
- Drilling aft canopy deck - 05/04/2013 (1747)
- Notching longerons - 16/08/2014 (1785)
- Drilling Front longerons - 27/09/2014 (1687)
- Drilling front longerons continued - 27/09/2014 (1735)
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3.7. Tail Assembly
- WD409 tailwheel welding drilled - 03/09/2013 (1960)
- Aft fuselage cleco - 07/09/2013 (1612)
- Aft fuselage drilling - 9/9/2013 (1574)
- Aft fuselage matchdrilling - 14/09/2013 (1987)
- Dimpling aft fuselage - 29/09/2013 (1724)
- Problem fixing - 05/10/2013 (2004)
- Aft fuselage rivetting - 02/11/2013 (1646)
- Finishing aft fuselage work - 16/11/2013 (1641)
- 25/07/2018 - WD-409 tail spring mount issues - 2h (1138)
- 18/10/2024 - Vertical stabilo rework / unhappy about rear fit. - 11h (394)
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3.8. Center Fuselage
- Rib prep, deburr and making pieces - 07/12/2013 (1797)
- Some spacers and preparation of ribs - 12/12/2013 (1610)
- F-623 ribs and Matchdrilling center fuselage - 15/12/2013 (2488)
- Drilling the F623L and R corner ribs - 21/12/2013 (2011)
- Matchdrilling the F704 - 22/12/2013 (1902)
- Crotch seatbelt kit and more drilling - 28/12/2013 (2773)
- Priming center fuselage parts - 03/05/2014 (1627)
- Center fuselage rivetting - 10/05/2014 (1761)
- Center fuselage rivettingskin 9/6/2014 (1653)
- Rivetting skin and deburr seat skins - 29/07/2014 (1516)
- Matchdrill seat skins and install F715 - 02/08/2014 (2048)
- Install passenger side F715 - 09/08/2014 (1903)
- 22/02/2017 Baggage area bulkheads and covers - 1.5h (1407)
- 29/07/2018 - rivetting side rails and gussets-5h (1141)
- 29/07/2023 - Front elevator pushrod drilling and fitting - 2h30 (883)
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3.9. Forward and Center fuselage
- Joining aft and center fuselage - 24/08/2014 (2033)
- Prep and drill armrests - 27/08/2014 (1448)
- F770 conical bends in side skin - 30/08/2014 (2071)
- Matchdrill aft and center fuselage - 3/9/2014 (1631)
- Drilling longerons - 05/09/2014 (1709)
- Drill Firewall to side and bottom skin - 04/10/2014 (1860)
- Drilling longerons and skin to WD-602 brackets. - 12/10/2014 (1764)
- F-684 Gusset work - 29/12/2014 (2126)
- F-902 bulkheads - 31/12/2014 (2342)
- Making F-796 parts - 02/01/2015 (6541)
- Remade F-684 gussets - 04/01/2015 (2004)
- Starting work on rudder pedals - 09/01/2015 (2185)
- Redo F713 aux longerons and F7101 gear attach web - 11/03/2015 (2367)
- Lower and aux longeron drilling - 14/03/2015 (2484)
- 25-06-2016 Deburring angles forward fuselage (1554)
- 18/07/2016 drilling nutplates for vent line - 1h (1592)
- 19/07/2016 countersinking floor stiffeners - 3h (1804)
- 09/08/2016 Countersinking cntd... - 2h (1589)
- 11/08/2016 - deburring side skins - 2h (1356)
- 15/08/2016 - deburr, dimple parts continued - 3.5h (1488)
- 21/08/2015 Countersink Left longeron, F704H and various other parts (1688)
- 28/08/2016 Countersink R longeron and dimple R tail skin - 4h (1603)
- 01/09/2016 - Dimple/countersink/deburring continued... - 3.5h (1870)
- 20/11/2016 - dimpling F772 forward bottom skin - 2h (1812)
- 07/02/2017 Dimpling some problematic holes in aft botom skin - 3h (1213)
- 12/02/2017 countersinking F704A, side skins and continued assembly - 3h (1679)
- 21/02/2017 Cutting fuel pass through in F7101 (1498)
- 23/02/2017 Countersink missing #30s on forward longeron - 1h (1669)
- 24/02/2017 Drilling lighting holes in F-7101 - 1h (1434)
- 25/02/2017- various tasks F715 seat rib drilling,trimming,making doubler - 5h (1811)
- 26/02/2017 - Running conduit in baggage and seat area - 4h (1464)
- 07/03/2017 Preparing paint booth, scuffing and more missed items - 3h (1338)
- 11/03/2017 - Prime time ! - 5h (1203)
- 21/03/2017 - More priming preperation and cutting - 4h (1270)
- 25/03/2017- final priming fwd fuselage parts - 6h (1285)
- 26/03/2017 - Rivetting started - 3h (1311)
- 02/04/2017 - Rivetting firewall gusset and F704H - 3h (1392)
- 06/04/2017 - Rudder pedals work - 6h (1709)
- 07/04/2017 - Rudder pedal position drilling - 4h (1797)
- 08/04/2017 - rudder pedal center brace - 4h (1506)
- 15/04/2017 - Bolt installation on F-704 - 1.5H (1354)
- 17/04/2017 - rivetting time - 5h (1214)
- 18/04/2017 - more rivetting on forward fuselage 1 - 2h (1176)
- 19/04/2017 - rivetting cntd. - 2h (1324)
- 22/04/2017 - rivetting cntd 3 - 4h (1261)
- 29/04/2017 - Sealing firewall - 4h (1679)
- 03/05/2017 - rivetting cntd 4 bottom skin - 1.5h (1160)
- 04/05/20178 - rivetting cntd 5 - 1h (1405)
- 27/05/2017 - First cherrymax rivets - 1h (1483)
- 27/05/2017 - ROLLING THE CANOE - 5h (1850)
- 08/08/2018 - Rudder cable reinstall - 1h (1052)
- 02/12/2018 - Center cabin cover - 7H30 (979)
- 03/12/2018 - Center cabin cover to floor angles - 3H (987)
- 15/12/2018 - Forward covers fitting - 7H (1057)
- 16/12/2018 - Flap motor fitting - 5H (1004)
- 23/12/2018 - Flap motor work continued - 6H (1006)
- 24/12/2018 - Flap motor work continued 3 - 3H (1031)
- 26-29/12/2018 - Priming - 22H (1004)
- 30/12/2018 - Rivetting bracke pedals - 5H (1030)
- 05/01/2019 - F-7114 gusset positioning and heat baffles - 5H (1085)
- 07/01/2019 - Center cover repair - 2H (1129)
- 08/01/2019 - Finalizing fix of the center cabin cover crack - 1H (987)
- 11/01/2019 - Side caps F-704 - 4h30 (1001)
- 12/01/2019 - Starting Fwd Top fuselage - 6h (1114)
- 13/01/2019 - Start drilling FWD top fuselage - 1h40 (1093)
- 25/01/2019 - Drill canopy deck - 4H (893)
- 26/01/2019 - Matchdrill forward top fuselage - 9h30 (988)
- 23/03/2019 - Air vents installation - 10h (1014)
- 30/03/2019 - Dimpling F-7106 top skin - 2h (990)
- 19/4/2019 - Fuel pump dog house - 2.5h (943)
- 20/4/2019 - priming day - 5h (1014)
- 22/4/2019 - rivetting time on top fuselage - 4h (992)
- 26/04/2019 - Rivetting angles to top skin - 4h (913)
- 04/05/2019 - Rivetting firewall gussets and vent line - 6h30 (915)
- 10/05/2019 - Passenger side vent line - 3h (972)
- 15-23/11/2019 - painting the interior, sanding sanding and more sanding... - 45H (914)
- 21/01/2023 - Pedal extentions and inspection deck rivetting - 5h (664)
- 28/01/2023 - Rivetting skeleton forward fuselage - 4h (557)
- 04/03/2023 - Rivetting fwd top fuselage (cntd) - 1h30 (610)
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3.9b. Top Fuselage
- 2/06/2017 - Making fuselage supports (1579)
- 02/07/2017 - Matchdrilling the aft deck - 5h30 (1702)
- 06/07/2017 - Canopy deck works - 2h (1697)
- 07/07/2017 - canopy deck and firewall gussets 1 - 4h30 (1765)
- 08/07/2017 - Engine mount bracket vs fuselage gusset and harnass - 4h30 (1952)
- 14/07/2017 - Drill out engine mount brackets - 3h30 (2056)
- 15/07/2017 - clips, forward canopydeck and other various small tasks - 6h (1433)
- 21/07/2017 - Stiffeners and aft top fuselage skin drilling. (1125)
- 22/07/2017 - Matchdrilling aft top skin F7112. (1324)
- 11/08/2017 - work on stiffener web and gusset plates (1055)
- 13/08/2017 - deburring and dimpling top fuselage stuff. (986)
- 15/08/2017 - spacers and down elevator stop spacer. (1076)
- 06/07/2018 - Priming top fuselage parts - 5h (998)
- 12/07/2018 - Rivetting F-656 gussets on longeron and bulkheads - 4h (1191)
- 13/07/2018 - Static line bow construction and rivetting bellcrank - 3h (1178)
- 15/07/2018 - Setting some missing rivets - 2h (1083)
- 27/07/2018 - Rivetting aft deck - 3.5h (1113)
- 28/07/2018 - Finishing F-714 aft deck - 1.5h (1044)
- 28/07/2018 - F707B Angle clip and fitting to fuselage - 1h (1096)
- 04/08/2018 - F-6111 ribs - 4h (1111)
- 04/11/2009 - Some unset rivetting work - 3H (919)
- 05/11/2019 - Start rivetting top skins - 3H (884)
- 06/11/2019 - Rivetting aft fuselage cont'd - 4H (876)
- 08/11/2019 - Rivet aft top skins cont'd - 3H (888)
- 10/11/2019 - Rivetting aft top fuselage cont'd - 8H (966)
- 11/11/2019 - making static line clips - 2H (974)
- 12/11/2019 - static line connection - 1H (860)
- 15/08/26 - Rivetting forward top fuselage skin - 28h (82)
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4.1. Various Finishing tasks
- 10/05/2019 - Finising kit arrived ! (1312)
- 11/05/2019 - Finish kit inventory - 4h (1187)
- 29/07/2020 - marking and drilling access plates - 2h (1329)
- 30/07/2020 - cutting access plate covers - 2h (1257)
- 21/08/2020 - cleanup deburr the cover plates - 4H (809)
- 17/09/2022 - ADAHRS bracket prep - 5h30 (707)
- 31/03/2023 - Various tasks -1h (959)
- 28/08/2023 - Inforcement bracket top fuselage rib - 3h (481)
- 29/10/2023 - Aileron Trim 1 - 5h30 (519)
- 30/10/2023 - Aileron Trim 2 - 2h (498)
- 01/11/2023 - Aileron trim 3 - 2h30 (456)
- 03/11/2023 - Elevator trim - 2h (503)
- 02/12/2023 - Aileron Trim 4 (496)
- 18/11/2024 - Parking brake reinstall and cable routing/cut - 6h (513)
- 30/11/2024 - Parking brake cable cut, reconnect brake line - 3h (493)
- 11/01/2025 - cabin heat control - 2h (525)
- 14/08/25 - Fuel line aux Andair pump tot firewall - 7h (489)
- 14/02/26 - Remake 2 gascolator brackets - 5h30 (136)
- 23/03/26 - Fuel line to gascolator rework - 3h (162)
- 06/08/026 - Cabin fuel line pump to firewall - 8h (122)
- 04/09/26 - Degauss rollbar for compass - 2h (68)
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4.2. Engine mount
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4.3. Slider Canopy
- 24/08/2020 - Bending and drilled pilot holes rollbar - 3h30 (910)
- 26/08/2020 - Roll bar - 1h (870)
- 05/09/2020 - Making spacers for roll bar and drill rollbar - 5h (822)
- 14/09/2020 - Finish drill roll bar - 3h (818)
- 15/09/2020 - Cut and drill rails - 2h (887)
- 17/09/2020 - Drill canopy slider block and frame - 2h (907)
- 19/09/2020 - Slider rail and checking initial canopy fit - 2h (1238)
- 26/09/2020 - Bending canopy frame - 2h (950)
- 21/10/2020 - More frame fitting, getting desperate - 8h (970)
- 30/10/2020 - End of fitting, drill the sucker - 20H (974)
- 03/11/2020 - Canopy centerline and latch hole - 4h (971)
- 11/11/2020 - Initial canopy trimming - 6h (1005)
- 14/11/2020 - The Big Cut ! - 8h (1130)
- 15/11/2020 - Canopy trimming side and end - 6h (814)
- 28/11/2020 - Frame bending compensation - 4h30 (957)
- 27/01/2020 - Measuring to get roll bar level - 3h (992)
- 28/01/2021 - cutting excess from roll bar feet - 2h15 (923)
- 30/01/2021 - Roll bar support install - 5h30 (1072)
- 03/04/2021 - Drilling canopy to canopy frame - 6h30 (882)
- 05/04/2021 - canopy frame work - 7h45 (765)
- 07/04/2021 - first windscreen impressions - 0h30 (854)
- 01/05/2021 - measuring cut locations windscreen - 1h (796)
- 13/08/2021 - cutting windscreen 1 - 2h (771)
- 28/08/2021 - More cutting windscreen - 7h (769)
- 04/09/2021 - More cutting on the windscreen - 6h (675)
- 18/09/2021 - slider cut - 3h30 (805)
- 22/09/2021 - windscreen cutting - 5h (790)
- 23/09/2021 - drilling frame wheels to slider rail - 3h (709)
- 29/09/2021 - Drilled the windscreen to the rollbar - 3h (715)
- 01/10/2021 - contd drilling windscreen - 4h (799)
- 02/10/2021 - some more tweaking - 4h (720)
- 03/10/2021 - making windscreen attach clips - 2h30 (734)
- 05/10/2021 - countersinking windscreen holes - 3h (806)
- 06/10/2021 - tapping the roll bar - 3h (760)
- 14/10/2021 - Canopy latch work - 3h (751)
- 15/10/2021 - Canopy latch mechanism, part 2 - 2h (749)
- 22/10/2021 - Rear canopy blocks - 4h (813)
- 01/11/2021 - rear canopy attach blocks pt 2 - 1h30 (749)
- 02/11/2021 - fine tuning slider rails - - 2h30 (680)
- 04/11/2021 - slider track - 3h (737)
- 06/11/21 - side skirts pilot side - 7h (839)
- 13/11/2021 - Sideskirts brace - 7h30 (840)
- 14/11/2021 - dimple countersink sideskirt - 2h (779)
- 20/11/2021 - Working on passenger side skirt - 2h30 (773)
- 21/11/2021 - passenger side skirt pt2 - 5h (733)
- 22/11/2021 - Passenger side skirt Pt3 - 0h30 (777)
- 23/11/2021 - Passenger side skirt Pt4 - 2h (740)
- 25/11/2021 - Passenger side skirt Pt5 - 1h30 (767)
- 26/11/2021 - some help drilling - 1h (891)
- 27/11/2021 - Passenger side skirt Pt7 - 3h30 (818)
- 08/01/2022 - Preparing for interior painting (679)
- 22/01/2022 - Rivetting canopy to frame (732)
- 29/01/2022 - Rivetting skirts (725)
- 05/02/2022 - Starting rear skirts - 5h30 (748)
- 12/02/2022 - modelling for rear skirt - 2h (705)
- 26/02/2022 - rear skirt epoxy first 3 layers - 8h (697)
- 05/03/2022 - Rear skirts 2nd layer of epoxy - 4h (723)
- 24/03/2022 - applying micro on rearskirts - 3h30 (1031)
- 08/04/2022 - applying more micro on the rearskirt - 3h (1088)
- 09/04/2022 - Rear skirt cutting to shape - 3h (818)
- 16/04/2022 - more sanding rear skirt and drilling holes - 2h (780)
- 07/05/2022 - Drilling attach points rear skirts - 2h (755)
- 28/05/2022 - Sikaflex rear skirt - 5h (770)
- 18/06/2022 - Rivetting canopy to frame in rear skirt and epoxy - 3h (735)
- 04/09/26 - Windshield preparation for sikaflex - 5h (84)
- 13/09/26 - Painting windscreen top fuselage skin - 6h (91)
- 24/09/26 - Windscreen final install with sikaflex - 06h30 (60)
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4.4. Landing gear
- 06/08/2022 - Landing gear started - 5h45 (817)
- 13/08/2022 - U-810 cleaning and adapting - 2h (822)
- 19/08/2022 - brake cylinder mating - 1h (842)
- 27/08/2022 - parking brake mount - 4h (841)
- 07/09/2022 - parking brake line bending - 2h (613)
- 26/12/2022 - Refit right wheel tyre - 4h30 (647)
- 28/12/2022 - Fitting wheels on gear legs - 4h (754)
- 29/12/2022 - Fitting brakes on gear legs (cntd) - 4h (643)
- 30/12/2022 - Install left wheel on gear - 4h (666)
- 31/12/2022 - Drill right axle gear leg wheel nut - 4h (728)
- 02/01/2023 - Drill axle and install ADAHRS bracket - 1h30 (632)
- 03/01/2023 - Mount wheel and parking brake brachet - 2h (903)
- 04/01/2023 - Landing gear clearence in firewall - 2h (750)
- 07/01/2023 - parking brake elbows - 1h (690)
- 15/01/2023 - Installing brake lines cabin side - 8h (694)
- 26/03/2023 - Standing on her own legs ! - 3h30 (717)
- 27/03/23 - FFW pilot side brake line - 2h (620)
- 28/03/2023 - FFW Passenger side brake lines - 1h30 (625)
- 08/04/2025 - Brake Line pilot side - 2h (652)
- 10/04/2025 - Brake line passenger side (p1) - 1h30 (501)
- 12/04/2025 - Lifting and leveling the airplane - 2h (508)
- 06/07/25 - prime parts + prime landing gear leg - 1h30 (503)
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4.5. Fairings
- 03/12/2021 - Rudder fairings installed - 2h (987)
- 01/03/2024 - Empennage fairing 1 - 3h (555)
- 02/03/2024 - Empennage fairing 2 - 3h30 (589)
- 27/03/2024 - Empennage Fairing 3 - 4h (578)
- 05/04/2024 - Empennage Fairing 4 - 1h30 (711)
- 01/05/2024 - Empennage Fairing 5 - 6h (589)
- 16/10/2024 - work on elevator/horiz stab empenage fairings - 4h (480)
- 22/10/2024 - vertical stabilisor epoxy tip work - 3h (444)
- 23/10/2024 - vertical stabilisor fairings (cntd) + rudder bottom fairing - 3h (576)
- 24/10/2024 - epoxy cover to vertical stabilisor - 2h15 (418)
- 26/10/2024 - Rivet VS and rudder tip, work on lower rudder fairing - 5h30 (468)
- 01/11/2024 - Rudder fairing (cntd) - 4h30 (451)
- 02/11/2024 - Rudder fairing (cntd 2) + suntail adapter - 6h30 (416)
- 24/08/2024 - Starting elevator and horizontal stabiliser epoxy fairings - 7h (434)
- 21/09/2024 - cntd Elevator/Horiz stab epoxy empennage fairing install - 11h (397)
- 08/03/2025 - Leg Fairings begins (p1) - 7h (499)
- 12/03/2025 - Leg fairings (p2) - 1h (476)
- 18/03/2025 - Leg fairings (p3) - 3h (492)
- 19/03/2025 - Leg fairings (p4) - 3h (461)
- 24/03/2025 - Leg fairings (p5) - 4h (437)
- 26/03/2025 - Leg fairings (p6) - 3h (441)
- 27/03/2025 - Wheel pants sanding pilot side (p1) - 4h (469)
- 28/03/2025 - wheel fairing center line and drill pilot side (p2) - 5h (556)
- 29/03/2025 - wheel pants sand, centerline and drill passenger side (p3) - 5h (485)
- 05/04/2025 - wheel pants install nutplates + left brake line (p4) - 5h (491)
- 19/04/2025 - Wheel pant fairing begins (part 1) - 4h (480)
- 21/04/2025 - Wheel pant fairings (part 2) - 7h (583)
- 22/04/2025 - Wheel pants fairing (part 3) - 7h30 (582)
- 25/04/2025 - Wheel pant fairings (part 4) - 6h30 (451)
- 28+29/04/2025 - Wheel pant fairings (part 5) - 6h (507)
- 30/04/2025 - Wheel pant fairings (part 6) - 4h (471)
- 03/05/2025 - Wheel pant fairings (part 7) - 5h (433)
- 10/05/2025 - Wheel pant fairings (part 8) - 7h (466)
- 24+25/05/2025 - Wheel Fairings (Part 9) - 8h (611)
- 04/06/25 - Wheel fairing intersections epoxy (part 10) - 1h (518)
- 31/05/2025 - nutplates on wheel fairings (part 11) - 5h30 (609)
- 02/06/25 - wheel fairing measuring (final) (part 12) - 2h (590)
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4.6. Wing tips
- 06/06/2020 - installing wing tips - 3h (992)
- 13/06/2020 - Drilling right wing tip and starting left wing tip - 5h30 (851)
- 20/02/2022 - working on wingtips reinforcement strip - 5h (621)
- 24/02/2022 - drilling reinforcement right wing tip - 4h (633)
- 26/05/2022 - countersinking wingtip and epoxy - 6h30 (690)
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4.7 Seats and upholstry (interior)
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5. Instruments / Electrics
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5.1. Planning electrical / instruments
- General planning on the instrument panel, first ideas (895)
- 15/02/2025 - Fuel pump wiring, starter annunciator wiring, setting v-speeds - 5h00 (529)
- 05+06/08/25 - Wire reorganisation (part 1) - 19h (540)
- 07/08/25 - Wire reorganisation (part 2) - 9h (483)
- 08/08/25 - wire reorganisation (part 3) - 1h (508)
- 18/08/25 - Labels on instrument panel - 2h (397)
- 01/11/25 - instrument panel painted and matt lacquer on it - 0h (387)
- 28/12/25 - Instrument panel update (painted and reinstalled) - 3h30 (352)
- 31/12/25 - Finalised static line routing and connections panel side - 5h (694)
- 18/01/26 - Panel picture with top skin - 0h (358)
- 11/08/26 - Panel, Behind the scenes - 4h (101)
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5.2. Electrical components FFW
- 04/12/21 - Installing master and starter solenoid - 5h (893)
- 18+19/05/2023 - shunt and fuse doubler and fire barrier - 8h (713)
- 10/06/2023 - Making 2AWG battery cables - 5h (842)
- 02/02/2025 - ACS producs A-510-2 Ignition switch initial wiring - 3h30 (1792)
- 01/02/2025 - Resoldered annunciator wire - 1h00 (525)
- 09/08/25 - Fuel and Pressure sender install - 6h (567)
- 13/08/25 - Oil temperature probe install + map sensor wiring - 4h (552)
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5.3. Systems
- 01/04/2023 - Groundblock and Throttle body - 5h30 (667)
- 07/04/2023 - Throttle quadrant - 6h (664)
- 08/04/2023 - Install transponder antenna - 6h30 (733)
- 10+11/04/23 - Installing COM radio antenna - 6h (626)
- 22/04/2023 - Install transponder box and VPX - 4h (643)
- 02/06/23 - final placement of gps and antenna's - 1h30 (656)
- 07/06/2023 - rivet shunt and fuse doubler - 1h (744)
- 09/0623 - Transponder coax cable -1h (623)
- 20+23/06/2023 - Drawing panel layout and drilling first holes for switches - 8h (705)
- 07+08/07/2023 - wiring switches and testing VPX operation on laptop - 6h (727)
- 13/07/2023 - routing static line for adahrs - 1h (723)
- 18+19/07/2023 - cutting hole for analog speed and altimeter - 3h30 (1010)
- 07/10/2023 - POS12 sensor and conduit - 5h30 (522)
- 20/10/2023 - Elevator trim wiring and motor - 6h30 (493)
- 22/10/2023 - install pins on trim and trim switches rewiring - 5h (523)
- 23/10/2023 - Bus bar 1 - 1h (489)
- 18/12/2023 - Trig, panel switches and Dynon/VPX interface - 6h (523)
- 29/12/2023 - Transponder wiring and master trim disconnect - 5h30 (513)
- 31/12/2023 - Connecting COM radio Coax to antenna - 3h30 (552)
- 04/01/2024 - Antenna rework and drilling for pitot line - 2h (548)
- 13/01/2024 - TRIG TXPR play and starting Intercom - 1h (512)
- 20/01/2024 - ADAHRS work and USB charger - 3h (526)
- 21/06/2024 - Wing Deutsch connectors - 4h (432)
- 15/10/2024 - parking brake installation kit rework and various - 5h30 (481)
- 18/12/2024 - Install fuel sender wire - 5h (780)
- 16/08/2024 - Stall warner electronics - 6h (498)
- 10/08/2024 - Wing root Deutsch Connectors - 9h30 (450)
- 28/09/2024 - Wing tip lenses - 8h (468)
- 12/10/2024 - drill/countersink/nutplates and fine tune wingtip lenses - 4h (423)
- 24/12/2024 - wing root electrical connection, deutsch connectors - 6h (494)
- 11/08/25 - Alternate air bracket & various electrical - 5h (472)
- 16/08/25 - static line bracket - 6h15 (449)
- 04/08/26 - Led lights (alternator warning and ems warning) - 8h (118)
- 08/08/26 - Instaling and wiring of wing taxi cam - 8h (105)
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5.4. EFIS system Dynon
- 14/04/2023 - Dynon GPS antenna - 5h (656)
- 17/05/2023 - OAT sensor install - 1h (884)
- 24/06/2023 - Dynon EMS and Network hub drilling - 3h (809)
- 30/06/2023 - Shunt final installation - 1h30 (801)
- 20/07/2023 - Cutting dynon modules holes in panel - 5h (831)
- 21/07/2023 - cutting Dynon intercom module hole in panel - 4h30 (868)
- 25-09-2023 - HDX1100 cutout and pushrod - 5h (479)
- 06/10/2023 - MK2000 nutplate install - 5h30 (482)
- 28/10/2023 - Pitot & AOA line, Dynon net hub - 6h30 (512)
- 16/12/2023 - Dynon HDX install and first boot - 4h (552)
- 25/01/2024 - Dynon COM radio - 4h (557)
- 02/02/2024 - Sensor calibration - 2h (792)
- 28/12/2024 - Dynon Pitch Servo install kit positioning bracket - 7h (556)
- 31/12/2024 - safety wire Dynon pitch servo and wiring - 8h (504)
- 07/01/2005 - Roll servo install - 5h30 (526)
- 08/01/2025 - Motion limit bracket and new safety wire - 3h (670)
- 09/02/2025 - AP broken line detection on disconnect line - 2h (478)
- 14/02/2025 - Finalize broken line detect, test AP servo's and update firmware - 2h00 (502)
- 07/02/26 - TACH sensor, AMMeter and voltage sensor - 2h (1057)
- 08/08/26 - Dynon EMS connectors - 0h (108)
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5.5. Aircraft Lights
- 10/05/2024 - Empennage Fairing 6 + taillight wiring - 6h (587)
- 20/05/2024 - Aeroleds VX Landinglight 1 - 2h (1205)
- 31/05/2024 - Aeroleds VX Landinglighhts 2 - 3h30 (1019)
- 05/06/2024 - Aerosun VX landinglights 3 - 4h (1013)
- 18/06/2024 - Aerosun VX landinglights 4 - 2h (587)
- 13/07/2024 - Landing light wiring - 4h (512)
- 08/11/2024 - Aeroson Suntail wiring and test - 2h (508)
- 09/11/2024 - Wiring outer wingtip - 2h (580)
- 16/11/2024 - Bringing the plane outside and testing lights - 9h (1148)
- 31/07/2024 - Outer wing work for nav and landing lights - 5h30 (513)
- 20/07/2024 - Landing light wiring (cntd) - 3h (635)
- 12/08/2024 - Rework Aerosun VW landing light - 7h30 (464)
- 25/08/26 - Epoxy landing lights - 4h (64)
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6.1. Firewall FFW
- 05/12/2021 - installing transducer manifold - 2h (846)
- 15-12-2021 - Solenoids and diodes (681)
- 18/03/2023 - Firewall Passthrough - 3h30 (822)
- 25/03/2023 - Hanging the engine mount - 4H (821)
- 17/05/2024 - Sam James Cowling arrived (699)
- 01/12/2024 - Catto prop arrived - 1h (865)
- 26/12/2024 - Vetterman exhaust arrived - 0h (594)
- 28/06/25 - Nutplates on firewall recess - 3h (515)
- 05/07/25 - Fuel pass through doubler plate - 6h30 (604)
- 12/07/25 - install fuel passthrough doubler and firewall recess sealing - 6h30 (537)
- 15+16/07/25 - rivet firewall recess - 2h30 (555)
- 16/07/25 - Dynon MAP sensor on Firewall - 2h (688)
- 19/07/25 - Firewall preparation / retorque gear leg and engine mount - 6h30 (648)
- 30/01/26 - Dynon Map sensor tube - 2h (360)
- 31/01/26 - Magneto P-lead fabrication - 4h (962)
- 13/08/26 - Upper firewall seal - 4h (94)
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6.10 Sam James Cowling
- 18/08/25 - Starting cowling (part 1) centerlines and fitting - 6h (683)
- 19/08/25 - Cowling (part 2) fitting and initial drilling - 7h30 (531)
- 20/08/25 - Cowling (part 3) cutting forward line - 4h00 (434)
- 21/08/25 - Cowling (part 4) side cutting lines determination - 8h15 (473)
- 23/08/25 - Cowling (part 5) side line laser level - 2h00 (474)
- 29/08/25 - Cowling (part 6) laser and bottom attach plates - 7h00 (464)
- 06/09/25 - Cowling (part 7) cutting lower cowling - 7h30 (465)
- 10/09/25 - Cowling (part 8) drilling on skybolt plates - 4h00 (465)
- 17to22/09/25 - Cowling (part 9) rivetting plates shims and trimming sides - 13h00 (433)
- 23/09/25 - Rivetting flanges to firewall - 3h (403)
- 27/09/25 - flanges, assembling skyloc fasteners and installation of bottom cowl - 3h (430)
- 03/10/25 - Completed hanging bottom cowl with Skylocs - 3h (421)
- 04/10/25 - marking top cowling + positioning top flanges - 2h (399)
- 19/10/25 - drill skybolt flanges to top firewall - 5h (425)
- 22/10/25 - shims + deburring flanges + initial cut top cowl - 11h30 (437)
- 26/10/25 - laser measuring middle split line. - 1h (387)
- 01/11/25 - installing side skybolt plates on both sides of cowling (measure, make to size, drill) - 7h (472)
- 02/11/25 - Cntd skybolt fitting and drilling. Cutting 2 air inlets. More fitting top cowling - 4h (373)
- 05/11/25 - cutting out 2 air inlets from bottom cowl - 2h (410)
- 06/11/25 - Fine tuning top cowl fitting - 3h30 (434)
- 09/11/25 - drilled top line of top cowling to fuselage flanges. - 4h (401)
- 14/11/25 - Drilling 5 remaining holes top cowl line at fuselage - 3h00 (372)
- 15/11/25 - Mark drill points, engine sag and brackets priming - 4h30 (402)
- 16/11/25 - rivet skybolt receptacles on brackets - 3h30 (351)
- 18/11/25 - drill 15/32 holes in top cowling for studs - 4h00 (373)
- 19/11/25 - drilling cowling horizontal split line pilot holes - 4h00 (401)
- 22/11/25 - split lines, fine tune front line, clean deburr and prime brackets - 7h00 (438)
- 23/11/25 - countersink and rivet brackets on bottom cowl horizontal split line - 06h50 (469)
- 29/11/25 - Horizontal line cowl work - 6h30 (455)
- 30/11/25 - cowl horizontal split line (cntd) - 5h30 (407)
- 01/12/25 - Horizontal split line (cntd) - 2h (447)
- 03/12/25 - preparing cowl for front joggle + epoxy first layer - 3h (423)
- 06/12/25 - custom joggle epoxy (cntd) - 3h (452)
- 10/12/25 - custom joggle fill up epoxy (cntd) - 4h (420)
- 13/12/25 - Air inlet rings epoxy - 8h (573)
- 20/12/25 - induction air ring epoxy - 6h (428)
- 22-25/12/25 - custom joggle fine tune, install nutplates - 5h (439)
- 27-28/12/25 - cutback lower cowl for exhaust + start oil door location determination - 6h (441)
- 29/12/25 - Oil door in top cowl - 4h (457)
- 02/01/26 - Oil door 2, inner door cut - 4h (379)
- 10/01/26 - Oil door p1 - 3h (385)
- 12+14/02/26 - Oil door p2 - 3h (363)
- 18/01/26 - Paint gap sanding - 4h (374)
- 26/01/26 - Oil door p3 (hidden hinge) - 4h (514)
- 27/01/26 - Oil door p4 hinge and cessna lock - 4h30 (406)
- 28+29+30/01/26 - Oil door p5 final install - 8h30 (398)
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6.11 Catto 3 Blade Propellor
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6.12 Bill Lane Plenum
- 21/02/26 - Started Bill Lane plenum work - 3h (260)
- 08-12/03/26 - Making brackets and angles for plenum - 15h (261)
- 13/03/26 - Cutting diffusers and trim baffles - 6h (211)
- 26/03/26 - Trim baffles and plenum cover - 3h (179)
- 28/03/26- Measuring top plenum spacing with top cowling - 7h30 (163)
- 31/03/26 - More measuring and drilling first holes in top plenum cover - 3h (160)
- 04/04/26 - Drill rear line top plenum + oil cooler cutout positioning - 5h30 (164)
- 22/04/26 - Rivet rear baffles + copy diffuser intakes shape - 4h30 (147)
- 23/04/26 - Diffuser customisation work - 7h (141)
- 29/04/26 - Diffuser sanding and fitting - 3h (206)
- 02-09/05/26 - Making front baffles - 14h (162)
- 10-11/05/26 - Front baffle work (ctnd 2) - 4h (175)
- 15/05/26 - Front baffle work (ctnd 3) - 6h30 (163)
- 05/06/26 - installing nutplates on plenum cover - 3h (146)
- 07/06/26 - Rivetting and drilling nutplate ears - 1h30 (142)
- 13/06/26 - Making doublers and making rear angle bracket - 7h (134)
- 20/06/26 - Making front support brackets for front baffles - 6h30 (220)
- 26/06/26 - Rivet nutplates on diffusers - 4h (135)
- 27/06/26 - rivetting nutplates, measure spacing plenum, drill clips and sanding down baffle height - 4h (145)
- 29/06/26 - second clip rivetting and sanding down diffuser length - 3h (136)
- 30-02/06/26 - epoxy finishing on diffusers - 5h (143)
- 02-05/07/26 - more epoxy fine tuning diffusers - 2h (133)
- 20/08/26 - Bill Lane Plenum finished - 0h (92)
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6.2 Engine Hanging
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6.3 Vetterman Exhaust System
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6.4 Engine baffling / cooling air
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6.5 B&C Alternator LX60 install
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6.6 B&C Starter engine install
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6.7 Oil System
- 21/12/25 - Oil filler and inspection neck - 2h30 (468)
- 06/04/26 - EA Oil cooler install - 7h (163)
- 15/04/26 - Reinforcement angles for oil cooler - 4h (143)
- 18/04/26 - Dimple and rivet reinforcement angle oil cooler - 3h (152)
- 21/08/26 - Oil cooler AN fittings - 3h (70)
- 20/08/26 - oil line from oil cooler fitting - 2h (42)
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6.8 Fuel system
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6.9 Various other systems
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7.1 Planning paintscheme
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7.2 Painting