I recruited some help for priming my flaps 🙂 Tammy took Acacia to my parents to babysit, and she wound up helping me scuff, clean and prime both flaps. This step takes a lot of work, and once you start, you have to complete the session. Once you scuff the … Continue reading
It’s been a while since I was able to get downstairs and do a little work in the airplane factory. I was focusing on completing some internal giveback project for work, which took up some build time. The right flap isn’t going to take as much time to build for … Continue reading
Today, I decided to go ahead and start building the flaps. It was a toss up between ailerons and flaps, and I didn’t want to fool with stiffeners right now, so flaps won. I am skipping ahead to the flaps because its too cold to ProSeal fuel tanks, and I … Continue reading
I found a little time to finish up the rear spars for the wings tonight.  I had let the AKZO cure for a few days while Tammy was off so we did family time during those days.  Tammy was back at work tonight, so I pulled the primered parts from … Continue reading
Another priming day.  I really don’t enjoy priming, its probably the only part of building an airplane that I despise.  It very well could be my process, so I think I will try something different on the ribs.  However, I followed my normal routine for the spar parts: Scuff all … Continue reading
Nut Plates….tons of nutplates.  I worked a good 3 hours tonight on nothing else but riveting the nutplates to the top and bottom of the main spars.  I think there is something like 150-ish total of these little things that need to go on.  I need to get these guys … Continue reading
This is pretty much the last step on the empennage kit! It’s time to double check all the measurements and alignments and drill the last holes on the tail….the elevator horns.  I have read horror stories of people not getting this done correctly, and having to have the horns welded … Continue reading
Today was actually a pretty fun day.  I decided to wait on prosealing the rudder and elevators until I could do it all at once, and save on the cost of mixing up two different tubes for two different sessions.  I also took advantage of having some helpful friends to … Continue reading
After completing the horizontal stabilizer in a previous work session, I decided to continue on and finish the vertical stabilizer.  The Tech Counselor came out this morning and approved all my work so far, and that means its safe to close these guys up and mark them as done!  I … Continue reading
Since I have had my horizontal stabilizer inspected and approved, I am ready to close it up and finish it! I started tonights session by re-clecoing the front spar onto the horizontal stabilizer.  I had removed it so the inspector could get a good look inside and check my work. … Continue reading