Empennage
04-05-2011: Ordered empennage kit
04-07-2011: Empennage kit arrived, kit is inventoried - 3 hrs
04-08-2011: HS rear spar, lots of sanding and smoothing - 2.5 hrs
04-09-2011: HS rear spar - 7 hrs
04-10-2011: HS rear spar, riveted the bracket/bearing assembly - 1 hr
04-11-2011: HS front spar - 2.5 hrs
04-12-2011: HS front spar - 3 hrs
04-14-2011: Trimmed HS404 - 3 hrs
04-15-2011: Worked on HS ribs HS404, 405, 706, 707, 708 on the left side - 3 hrs
04-16-2011: Drilled HS404 and 405, de-vinyled left HS skin, - 2.5 hrs
04-17-2011: Repeat above step for right hand side HS - 6.5 hrs
04-18-2011: Deburred HS parts - 3 hrs
04-19-2011: Sanding HS part, boring! - 3hrs
04-20-2011: More sanding HS part, boring!! - 10hrs
04-21-2011: Deburred, cleaned and primed HS parts on left side - 3.5hrs
04-22-2011: Deburred, cleaned and primed HS parts on right side - 4hrs
04-23-2011: Finished priming, started riveting HS parts - 5hrs
04-24-2011: Riveted skin to inside ribs - 9 hrs
04-25-2011: Deburred VS-808PP - 2 hrs
04-26-2011: Match drilled VS410PP, deburred VS ribs - 3.5 hrs
04-27-2011: Deburred and smoothed VS-704, final drilled skin/under-structure - 2 hrs
04-28-2011: Inside rivets inspected, riveted HS404, 405 and 702 together - 3hrs
04-29-2011: Dimpled VS803PP and countersunk VS808PP - 2 hrs
04-30-2011: Primed all VS parts, de-vinyled skin, clecoed VS together - 4 hrs
05-01-2011: Finished VS and HS. 4.5 hr for VS and 2 hrs for HS - 6.5 hrs
05-03-2011: Started working on rudder stiffeners - 2 hrs
05-04-2011: Trimmed rudder stiffeners - 1.5 hrs
05-05-2011: Right hand side rudder stiffeners are final trimmed and primed - 3hrs
05-06-2011: Right rudder skin and stiffeners are deburred, dimpled, primed and riveted -3 hrs
05-07-2011: Left rudder skin and stiffeners are riveted. Started on rudder skeleton - 4 hrs
05-08-2011: Skeleton final drilled, skins fitted, rudder horn brace fabricated - 2.5 hrs
05-09-2011: Ordered wing kit, drilled the rudder horn brace R-719 -0.5 hr
05-10-2011: Fabricated bottom attaching strip R-918, deburring, edge smoothing - 2.5hrs
05-11-2011: Finished deburring, smoothing, rudder parts primed, skin dimpled - 3.5 hr
05-12-2011: Dimpled the rest of rudder parts, riveted rudder skeleton- 2.5 hrs
05-13-2011: Rivet couterbalance parts, and rudder skin - 4.5 hrs
05-14-2011: Riveted bottom rib and horn brace, glued trailing wedge using epoxy - 4 hrs
05-15-2011: Riveted trailing edge, rolled leading edge. Started elevator stiffeners - 5 hrs
05-16-2011: Final trimmed and edge prepped elev stiffeners, no pictures today - 1.5 hrs
05-17-2011: Continued on elevator stiffeners. Finished edge prepping all stiffeners - 2 hrs
05-18-2011: Final drilled stiffeners to right elevator skin - 1 hr
05-19-2011: Deburred, de-vinyled, primed right skin, deburred right stiffeners - 1.5 hrs
05-20-2011: Prime stiffeners, dimple stiffeners and right skin - 1 hr
05-21-2011: Right elevator skeleton and countbalance structure, final bend skin - 4 hrs
05-22-2011: Disassembled right elevator, started deburring, dimpling - 2.5 hrs
05-23-2011: Edge prep, prime right elevator parts, started riveting right rudder - 4 hrs
05-24-2011: Finished riveting right elevator - 2 hrs
05-25-2011: Riveted the last 8 rivets on right elevator, started left elevator - 2.5 hrs
05-26-2011: Deburr left elevator skin and stiffeners, de-vinyle skin, no pictures - 1.5 hrs
05-27-2011: dimpled, primed left elevator stiffeners and skin - 1.5 hrs
05-28-2011: Riveted stiffeners and trim tab reinforcement plate to skin - 2 hrs
05-29-2011: Started working on left elevator skeleton - 1 hrs
05-31-2011: Counterbalance weight drilled, left elevator skeleton and skin clecoed -1.5 hrs
06-01-2011: Final drilled all left elevator parts, started deburring -2.5 hrs
06-02-2011: Deburred, dimpled and primed all left elevator parts. - 3 hrs
06-04-2011: Counterweight balance - 1 hr
06-05-2011: Bended the trim tab on the left elevator - 1 hr
06-06-2011: Clecoed the left elevator for riveting - 0.5 hr
06-09-2011: Riveted left elevator - 2 hrs
06-12-2011: Trim tab - 2.5 hrs
06-13-2011: Trim tab hinge- 2.5 hrs
06-14-2011: Fixed gap in left elevator L.E., rolled L.E. of right elevator -2.5 hrsWing
07-11-2011: The wing kit is scheduled for delivery on 7/13, finally I will be busy again
07-13-2011: Wing kit arrived today. - 1 hr
07-14-2011: Inventoried wing kit - 2 hrs
07-17-2011: Building wing stand - 2.5 hrs
07-18-2011: Inventoried wing kit, done, no missed parts - 1 hr
07-19-2011: Riveted fuel tank attaching nutplates on right spar - 2.5 hr
07-20-2011: Nutplates on right spar done, countersunk nutplate rivet holes on left spar - 3.5 hr
07-22-2011: Leaving for Oshkosh EAA Fly-in, no building in the next week
07-30-2011: Back from Oshkosh, work on finishing nutplate and tie down on right spar- 7 hrs
07-31-2011: Finish tie down bar assembly on left main spar, finish wing stand - 4 hrs
08-02-2011: Deburr edge of left rear spar channel and doublers - 2 hrs
08-03-2011: Final drilled and deburred left rear spar components - 2 hrs
08-04-2011: Dimpled, primed left rear spar components, started riveting - 3 hrs
08-06-2011: Deburred all W711 inboard main rib - 8 hrs
08-07-2011: Worked on right rear spar, primed all parts - 3 hrs
08-08-2011: Riveted right rear spar - 1 hrs
08-09-2011: Deburred 2 W408 and 1 W712 ribs - 1 hr
08-10-2011: More deburring, W712 and W710 ribs done - 1.5 hr
08-11-2011: Finished deburring W408 and W709 ribs, only tank ribs left - 2.5 hr
08-13-2011: Deburr tank ribs, no picures - 1.5 hr
08-15-2011: Deburr tank ribs, no pictures - 0.5 hr
08-16-2011: Finished deburring all wing and tank ribs - 1 hr
08-17-2011: Straightened and fluted ribs for right wing - 2 hrs
08-18-2011: Opened bottom tooling holes to 5/8" for wiring in right wing, match drilling - 2 hrs
08-21-2011: Deburred and primed right wing ribs, opening top tooling holes to 1/4" - 3 hrs
09-08-2011: Riveted right main ribs to front spar - 2 hrs
09-10-2011: Finished riveting main ribs to main and rear spars, right wing on stand - 4 hrs
09-11-2011: Added support to rear spar on wind stand, jacked right wing skeleton - 1 hr
09-12-2011: Fitted top and bottom skins to right wing skeleton - 3 hrs
09-14-2011: Check and correct right wing twist before final drilling main skins - 1.5 hrs
09-15-2011: Top and bottom main skins final drilled - 2 hrs
09-16-2011: Leading edge cradle - 1 hr
09-17-2011: Right Leading edge - 2 hrs
09-18-2011: Right Leading edge end rib and join plate - 1.5 hrs
09-20-2011: Right fuel tank Z brackets - 1.5 hrs
09-21-2011: Fuel tank Z brackets nutplates installed - 2 hrs
09-22-2011: Z brackets primed and bolted to spar - 2 hrs
09-23-2011: Fuel tank put together and fitted to spar - 1.5 hrs
09-24-2011: Fuel tank, Z brackets match drilled, tank stiffeners made, skin countersunk - 7 hrs
09-25-2011: Tank to fuselage attaching bracket fabricated, ribs and stiffener dimpled - 4 hrs
09-27-2011: Tank skin de-vynled , access holes cut - 1.5 hr
09-28-2011: Fuel tank access plate, fuel cap flange - 2 hrs
09-29-2011: Fuel tank drain flange drilled, skin deburred, dimpled, edge smoothed - 2.5 hrs
10-01-2011: Fuel tank, pro-seal applied on stiffeners, fuel cap flange, and drain - 6.5 hrs
10-02-2011: Fuel tank sealing, riveted stiffeners, cap flange and drain, pro-sealed ribs - 8 hrs
10-03-2011: Fuel tank skin riveted to interior ribs on top side - 3.5 hrs
10-04-2011: Fuel tank skin riveted to interior ribs on bottom side - 3 hrs
10-05-2011: Fuel tank, outboard rib fay sealed - 1 hrs
10-06-2011: No actual building, read about fuel return line, decided not to have one - 3 hrs
10-07-2011: Fuel tank inboard rib riveted - 4 hrs
10-08-2011: Fuel tank access plate, vent line, fuel sender, fuel pickup line - 5 hrs
10-09-2011: Fuel tank baffle plate, right fuel tank done - 8 hrs
10-10-2011: Right wing skin, started de-blueing the panel along rivet line - 0.5 hr
10-13-2011: Deburred right top skin, dimpled top skin and wing ribs, more to be done - 2 hrs
10-14-2011: Right Inboard top skin de-vynled, deburred - 2 hrs
10-15-2011: Dimpled top skin, all ribs, countersunk spar channel top side for right wing- 4 hrs
10-16-2011: All preparation done for right wing ribs and spars. Worked on leading edge - 5 hrs
10-18-2011: Finished splice strip, re-countersunk spar channel for tighter fit with skin - 2 hrs
10-19-2011: Finished right leading edge - 2 hrs
10-20-2011: Riveted leading edge ribs to spar web, only finished 2 ribs today - 1 hrs
10-22-2011: Right aileron stiffeners, cut, trimmed, deburred, primed, dimpled - 2.5 hrs
10-23-2011: Right aileron skin stiffener riveted, bent, worked on spar - 4 hrs
10-24-2011: Riveting the rib to the spar, tough riveting, not done yet - 2 hrs
10-25-2011a: Tapped the tied down bracket, finished riveting ribs to spar - 1.5 hrs
10-25-2011b: Made a stupid mistake on the tank, have to build another one - 1 hrs
10-26-2011: Leading edge and trailing edge skin final match drilled - 2 hrs
10-27-2011: Counterbalance pipe work - 1 hr
10-30-2011: Deburred, primed, riveted, right aileron done - 5 hrs
11-01-2011: Built a long brake for aileron, worked on left aileron stiffeners - 1 hrs
11-02-2011: Primed, dimpled left aileron stiffeners and skin - 1.5 hrs
11-03-2011: Riveted stiffeners to skin for left aileron, skin bent - 2.5 hrs
11-04-2011: Left aileron spar - 1.5 hrs
11-05-2011: Spar reinforcement plate riveted, skins and main ribs match drilled to spar - 4 hrs
11-06-2011: Left aileron parts are dimpled and primed, started final riveting - 4 hrs
11-07-2011: Left aileron done - 3 hrs
11-08-2011: Z brackets drilled, nutplates installed, baffle clecoed to Z brackets - 2 hrs
11-09-2011: Deburred ribs, positioned and drilled rib/baffle/Z bracket - 3 hrs
11-11-2011: Tank stiffeners cut and trimmed, skin de-vynled - 3 hrs
11-12-2011: Ribs, baffle, skin, Z brackets clecoed, drilled, and trimmed for fitting with LE- 5 hrs
11-13-2011: Fabricated tank/fuselage attaching bracket, cut access hole on inboard rib - 3 hrs
11-15-2011: Brkt and reinfrcmnt plate drilled, ring and nutplates riveted to inbrd rib- 3 hrs
11-16-2011: Drilled fuel cap flange and fabricated vent line support- 1 hr
11-17-2011: Drain flange drilled to skin, skin deburred, dimpled using fuel tank dimple die -2.5hrs
11-18-2011: Ribs deburred and dimpled, baffle deburred, tank assy clecoed - 2 hrs
11-19-2011: Tank assy positioned, screw holes drilled, started riveting/sealing stiffeners - 4 hrs
11-20-2011: Finished riveting/sealing stiffeners, cap flange and drain flange - 2.5 hrs
11-23-2011: Cleaned all ribs, riveted/sealed three ribs - 5 hrs
11-24-2011: Riveted/sealed the other two interior ribs, riveted reinforce plate to outbrd rib - 4 hrs
11-26-2011: Riveted/sealed the outboard rib - 2 hrs
11-29-2011: Riveted/sealed inboard rib and attaching bracket - 2.5 hrs
11-30-2011: Vent line - 1 hr
12-01-2011: Access plate - 1 hr
12-03-2011: Access plate finished - 2 hrs
12-04-2011: Baffle riveted and sealed - 6 hrs
12-05-2011: Right flap spar deburred, ribs clecoed on - 1.5 hrs
12-06-2011: Drilled rib to bottom skin for right side flap - 1 hr
12-07-2011: Hing and top skin final drilled, including FL-708 shims - 2 hrs
12-08-2011: Prepare for final riveting - 2 hrs
12-10-2011: Flap preparation for final riveting - 2.5 hrs
12-11-2011: Deburring and priming right flap parts, get ready for final riveting - 3.5 hrs
12-12-2011: Right flap riveting - 3.5 hrs
12-13-2011: Right flap riveting, a deviation is made, Van's said it's OK - 3 hrs
12-20-2011: Left flap spar and rib work - 2 hrs
12-23-2011: All skins, spar, ribs match drilled, FL-706A/B match drilled - 3.5 hrs
12-24-2011: Deburring, priming. Fabricated rib reinforcement plate to address SED - 3 hrs
12-25-2011: Finished all dimpling and priming, started riveting the left flap - 3.5 hrs
12-26-2011: Complete both flaps - 3 hrs
12-27-2011: Complete small push rods - 2 hrs
12-28-2011a: Fuel sender wire replaced with correct bents, access plate screwed on - 2 hrs
12-28-2011b: Started working on big push rod - 1 hrs
12-29-2011a: Right fuel tank is tested, leak free - 0.5 hr
12-29-2011b: Finished the stick to bellcrank push rods - 1.5 hrs
12-28-2011: Spacer between eye bolt and tie down bracket, rivets underneath the tank - 0.5 hrs
12-30-2011: Riveted spanwise row of rivets of leading edge, wing cradle built - 3 hrs
12-31-2011: Wing cradle complete, fuel tank installed - 3.5 hrs
01-01-2012: Right wing top skin riveting - 2 hrs
01-02-2012: Right wing top skins riveted, wing moved to cradle - 3 hrs
01-02-2012: Straightened and fluted ribs for left wing - 2 hrs
01-03-2012: Clecoed main ribs to spar, only half way through - 2 hrs
01-04-2012: Clecoed all main ribs to front and rear spars, ready for final drill - 2 hrs
01-05-2012: Final drill main ribs to spars, deburred ribs and rear spar - 3.5 hrs
01-07-2012: Primed main ribs, riveted all main ribs to front spar, except the outboard rib - 5 hrs
01-08-2012: Skeleton is all riveted, moved to wing stand - 3 hrs
01-10-2012: Wing walk doubler, top skins fitted and alignment checked - 2 hrs
01-11-2012: Bottom skins clecoed to skeleton for final drill - 0.5 hr
01-12-2012: Final drilled top skins, not done yet - 0.5 hr
01-13-2012: Finished final drilling top skins, started final drilling bottom skins - 0.5 hr
01-16-2012: Finished final drilling bottom skins - 1 hr
01-24-2012: Clecoed left wing leading edge together, fitted to spar - 1.5 hrs
01-26-2012: Inboard leading edge rib, joint plate, final drilled leading edge - 2.5 hrs
01-30-2012: Z bracket to spar holes are drilled, waiting for k1000-3 nutplates - 1.5 hrs
02-01-2012: Clecoed tank ribs to tank skin - 1.5 hrs
02-04-2012: Nutplates on Z brackets and spar web, tanked fitted to spar - 3 hrs
02-05-2012: Tank parts match/final drilled, skin countersunk for baffle - 4.5 hrs
02-07-2012: Deburred tank skin and ribs, except stiffener rivet holes, no pictures - 2 hrs
02-08-2012: Baffle deburred, stiffener fabricated, drilled and deburred - 2 hrs
02-09-2012: Tank/fuselage attaching bracket, reinforcement plate and ring - 2.5 hrs
02-11-2012: Nutplates installed to reinforcement ring, fuel cap drilled - 1.5 hrs
02-12-2012: Drain plug match drill, smooth skin edges, dimpled all tank parts - 2.5 hrs
02-14-2012: Stiffeners and drain flange riveted and sealed - 2.5 hrs
02-15-2012: Fuel cap flange and the interior rib next to the outboard rib riveted, no pics - 2.5 hrs
02-16-2012: One more interior rib riveted and sealed - 2 hrs
02-17-2012: Third interior rib riveted and sealed, no picture to show - 2 hrs
02-18-2012: All interior ribs riveted and sealed - 3 hrs
02-22-2012: Outboard rib, vent line, inboard rib vent line fitting - 2.5 hrs
02-23-2012: De-vynled skin, deburred and primed ribs - 2 hrs
02-24-2012: Deburred and primed skin, dimpled ribs, no pics today - 1.5 hrs
02-25-2012: Dimpled skin, worked on stall warner instl - 3 hrs
02-26-2012: Stall warner finished, leading edge riveted - 6 hrs
03-01-2012: Countersunk main spar flange and deburred spar - 2.5 hrs
03-03-2012: Deburred and dimpled ribs, no pictures to show - 2.5 hrs
03-05-2012: Deburred and dimpled walk doubler, deburred inboard top skin- 1.5 hrs
03-06-2012: Inboard top skin edge smoothed, interior primed at rivet lines - 1 hr
03-11-2012: Top skins primed and dimpled, no pictures today - 1.5 hrs
03-12-2012: Wing spar countersunk holes primed, top skins clecoed - 1 hr
03-17-2012: Inboard rib, vent line done - 2.5 hrs
03-18-2012: Access plate done - 1.5 hrs
03-20-2012: Deburred and smoothed edge of baffle plate, no pictures today - 0.5 hrs
03-22-2012: Baffle plate riveted - 4 hrs
03-24-2012: Baffle plate rivet heads sealed, access plate installed - 2.5 hrs
03-25-2012: Rear spar dimpled and touched with countersunk, tie down bracket tapped - 2.5 hr
03-27-2012: Stall warning wiring installed, started riveting leading edge, tank test - 1 hr
03-28-2012: Leading edge ribs riveted to spar web - 1.5 hrs
03-29-2012: Leading edge riveted to spar, top skins clecoed for final riveting - 1.5 hrs
03-30-2012a: Tank is tested leak free, balloon stayed inflated for 3 days, can still going strong
03-30-2012b: Tank is mounted to the spar, ready for riveting top skins - 1 hr
03-31-2012: Riveting top skins. Inboard and half outboard are done - 4 hr
04-01-2012: Top skins riveted, left wing on cradle - 2.5 hr
04-03-2012: Installed aileron bellcrank brackets, bellcrank assembly - 2 hrs
04-04-2012: Aileron hinge brackets - 0.5 hr
04-05-2012: Aileron hinge brackets - 2.5 hrs
04-06-2012: Aileron hinge brackets riveted to wing - 3 hrs
04-07-2012: Flap braces and aileron gap fairing - 3 hrs
04-08-2012: Flap braces and Aileron gap fairing - 3 hrs
04-12-2012: Fuselage kit Inventory, fire wall - 3 hrs
04-13-2012: Firewall drilled - 2 hrs
04-14-2012: Firewall Spacer, Stiffener, doublers fabricated, firewall edge smoothed - 2.5 hrs
04-15-2012: All firewall parts deburred, stiffeners primed, started riveting - 4.5 hrs
04-16-2012: Firewall complete, started center section bulkhead - 2 hrs
04-17-2012: Center section bulkhead - 3 hrs
04-18-2012: Control column mouting brackets - 1.5 hrs
04-19-2012: Control column mouting brackets, nutplate - 2.5 hrs
04-20-2012: F704A nutplates, cover support web - 1.5 hrs
04-21-2012: F704 fwd buckhead all riveted, - 4 hrs
04-22-2012: F704 bulkheads done - 2 hrs
04-24-2012: F705 bulkhead, F705B bar and F605C doublers are done - 1.5 hrs
04-26-2012: F705 bulkhead, lower rear spar attachment drilled - 1.5 hrs
04-27-2012: F705 bulkhead, seat belt anchors drilled, lower bulkhead parts primed - 2 hrs
04-28-2012: F705 bulkhead done - 5 hrs
04-29-2012: Flap bearing block drilled and fitted - 1 hr
05-08-2012: 706 bulkhead, deburred, fluted, primed - 1.5 hr
05-10-2012: 729C stiffener, 707 bulkhead deburring - 1.5 hr
05-12-2012: 707 bulkhead deburred and pirmed - 1 hr
05-13-2012: F728 and F729 bellcrank ribs - 1.5 hrs
05-17-2012: Riveted F729 to F726 bottom - 1.5 hrs
05-18-2012: F708 bulkhead deburred and primed - 1.5 hrs
05-19-2012: F709, F710 - 1.5 hrs
05-26-2012: F709, F710, F711 and F712 bulkheads done - 3 hrs
05-27-2012: Longerons are bent - 1.5 hrs
05-31-2012: Built three sawhorses for fuselage construction - 2.5 hrs
06-01-2012: Trim tail cone for tailwheel mount - 1.5 hrs
06-02-2012: Fit F711, F712 to tail cone, tail wheel spring mount fitting - 3.5 hrs
06-03-2012: Cut J stringer, clecoed aft fuselage together - 2.5 hrs
06-08-2012: Trimmed J chanels - 1 hr
06-09-2012: Drilled J chanels and tail cone - 3 hrs
06-11-2012: Drilled aft fuselage, and took it apart, some problems on tail cone - 3 hrs
06-12-2012: Riveted tail cone - 3 hrs
06-14-2012: Deburred aft fuselage parts - 3 hrs
06-16-2012: Deburred, primed, dimpled right side skin - 2 hrs
06-17-2012: Deburred, primed, dimpled bottom skin, clecoed aft fuse together - 2.5 hrs
06-18-2012: Started riveting, set all bottom rivets - 1.5 hrs
06-20-2012: Riveting, with a minor mistake - 3 hr
06-21-2012: More riveting - 2 hrs
06-22-2012: More riveting - 2 hrs
06-23-2012: Finished aft fuselage for now - 1 hr
06-25-2012: Fabricated F916C - 0.5 hr
06-26-2012: Enlarged cut out for 4 seat ribs - 1 hr
06-29-2012: Continued deburring seat ribs, not done yet - 1 hr
07-01-2012: Finished deburring seat ribs, center section clecoed - 3 hrs
07-03-2012: Re-orgnized garage to make room for center section, clecoed bottom skin - 1 hr
07-06-2012: Drilled bottom skin, fitted corner ribs - 2.5 hrs
07-07-2012: Finishing drilling center fuselage, crotch strap bracket - 3.5 hrs
07-08-2012: Preparing center fuselage section - 3.5 hrs
07-09-2012: Deburred, primed baggage ribs, trimmed seat belt strap brackets - 2.5 hrs
07-10-2012: Ribs, F704 bottom flange dimples, platenuts on ribs, crotch strap brackets - 3 hrs
07-12-2012: Riveted crotch strap bracket, started riveting seat ribs - 2.5 hrs
07-13-2012: Seat ribs riveted to F704 bulkhead - 1.5 hrs
07-14-2012: Seat ribs and baggage ribs riveted to F705 bulkhead - 1.5 hrs
07-15-2012: Bottom skin F776 deburred - 1.5 hrs
07-17-2012: Bottom skin F776 primed and clecoed to structure - 1 hrs
07-18-2012: Bottom skin riveting - 2.5 hrs
07-22-2012: Bottom skin riveting done - 3 hrs
07-23-2012: Longerons twisted, and F721 rails are drilled to longerons - 1.5 hrs
07-24-2012: Longerons trimmed and slotted, left F715 end seat rib drilled - 3 hrs
07-25-2012: Right F715 end seat rib drilled - 0.5 hr
07-26-2012: Joined center and aft fuselage, clecoed on side skins - 2 hrs
07-27-2012: Arm rests and conical bents - 3 hrs
07-28-2012: Inserted end seat ribs, started drilling longerons - 2 hrs
07-31-2012: Drilled right side longeron to side skins - 2.5 hrs
08-01-2012: Drilled left side longeron to side skins - 1.5 hrs
08-06-2012: Finished drilling longerons, fabricated F704 straps, firewall on - 2.5 hrs
08-07-2012: Fit and measure firewall position - 2 hrs
08-08-2012: Drilled firewall to skins - 2 hrs
08-09-2012: Aux longerons F-713 - 2 hrs
08-10-2012: Drilled F-713 to skins and engine mount brackets - 2 hrs
08-16-2012: Fabbed F719B clips, worked on fwd stiffeners F719 - 1.5 hrs
08-17-2012: Drilled fwd stiffeners F719 and F719B clip - 1.5 hrs
08-19-2012: F717 lower longerons fabricated and drilled, fixed F719 short EM w/ strap - 4 hrs
08-20-2012: Enlarged rudder cable holes on fwd bulkhead - 0.5 hr
08-21-2012: F684 gusset fit - 1.5 hrs
08-22-2012: F684 gusset drilled - 2.5 hrs
08-23-2012: Replaced F719-L fwd skin stiffener - 0.5 hr
08-24-2012: Nutplates on F902, F7101 reinforcement plate drilled to F902 - 2 hrs
08-25-2012: F796B angle fabircated - 2 hrs
08-26-2012: F796B angles drilled, Rudder and brake pedal work - 3 hrs
08-28-2012: Brake pedals complete - 3.5 hrs
08-30-2012: Clecoed baggage side ribs, drilled gear attach web to side skins - 0.5 hr
09-01-2012: Brake pedal and cylinders, rudder block - 3 hrs
09-02-2012: Trimmed rudder bars to length, drilled skin stiffeners for rudder blocks - 1.5 hrs
09-03-2012: Rudder bar center support bracket - 1.5 hrs
09-04-2012: Rudder center brace F6118 and block F6115 drilled - 3 hrs
09-05-2012: Bottom skin drilled, floor stiffeners drilled - 3.5 hrs
09-06-2012: Side skin drill, baggage frame - 2.5 hrs
09-07-2012: More fuselage drilling - 2 hrs
09-08-2012: Misc. preparation work for fuselage disassembling - 4 hrs
09-09-2012: Fuselage disassembling, deburring - 5 hrs
09-10-2012: Prepared F902 bulkheads, fabbed shims - 1.5 hrs
09-11-2012: Deburring and priming - 1.5 hrs
09-12-2012: Right side skin deburring - 2.5 hrs
09-13-2012: Left side skin deburring - 1.5 hrs
09-14-2012: Finished left side skin deburring - 1 hr
09-15-2012: Painted left side skin, center fuselage off - 2 hrs
09-17-2012: Prepared center fuselage, F706 bulkhead, aft fuselage - 3 hrs
09-18-2012: Deburred and dimpled aft fuselage - 1.5 hrs
09-20-2012: Countersunk right longeron - 1 hr
09-21-2012: Countersunk left longeron - 1 hr
09-22-2012: deburred and primed longeron - 1 hr
09-23-2012: Countersunk fwd skin stiffeners - 0.5 hr
09-25-2012: Installed Dynon autopilot pitch servo bracket - 2 hrs
09-26-2012: ELT brackets installation - 2.5 hrs
09-27-2012: Finished ELT bracket installation - 2 hrs
09-28-2012: Nutplates on F715 seat ribs- 1 hr
09-29-2012: Deburred and painted various interior parts, riveted F715 to bottom skin - 4 hrs
09-30-2012: Center fuselage joined to aft fuselage - 2 hrs
10-01-2012: Painted left side skin, riveted baggage ribs to F706 bulkhead - 2 hrs
10-02-2012: Riveted center bottom skin to aft bottom skin, riveted F704H to side skin - 2.5 hrs
10-03-2012: Firewall preparation, fuselage reassembled, except fwd bottom skin - 3 hrs
10-04-2012: Fwd fuselage riveting - 2 hrs
10-12-2012: Fwd fuselage riveting - 3 hrs
10-13-2012: Fwd fuselage riveting - 7 hrs
10-14-2012: Fwd fuselage riveting - 4 hrs
10-16-2012: Fwd fuselage riveting - 1 hrs
10-17-2012: Fwd fuselage riveting - 3 hrs
10-18-2012: Fwd fuselage riveting - 3 hrs
10-19-2012: Fwd fuselage riveting - 1 hr
10-20-2012: Fwd fuselage riveting - 2 hrs
10-21-2012: Finished fwd fuselage riveting, ready to flip - 2 hrs
10-22-2012: Flipped the canoe. Misc. wrapping up work - 1.5 hrs
10-23-2012: Riveted the remain rivets in the aft fuselage - 2 hrs
10-24-2012: Drilled aft deck, fabricated spacers - 2 hrs
10-25-2012: Primed aft deck and spacers, work on rails and F655 gusset - 3 hrs
10-26-2012: Canopy deck fitted - 3 hrs
10-27-2012: Riveted aft deck, other misc. task - 3 hrs
10-28-2012: Fitted F695 gusset, riveted arm rest to F705 bulkhead - 3 hrs
10-29-2012: Riveted F695 gussets and F728 vertical angle - 2.5 hrs
10-31-2012: Shoulder harness attachment F636, elevator bell crank F635 - 2 hrs
11-01-2012: Riveted F708 to aft deck, riveted gussets for F706 and F707 - 2 hrs
11-02-2012: Fit and drilled aft top skin - 2.5 hrs
11-03-2012: Fit and drilled fwd top skin, and gusset F788 - 3 hrs
11-04-2012: Fitted and drilled F6111 skin reinforcement, riveted F750 baggage cover - 3 hrs
11-08-2012: Trimed and fitted F652 and F751 baggage bulkhead - 2.5 hrs
11-10-2012: Drilled baggage bulkhead to F706, started installing nutplates - 2.5 hrs
11-11-2012: Underseat and baggage floor conduit - 3 hrs
11-13-2012: RTV between conduits and brackets - 0.5 hr
11-14-2012: Riveted baggage floor, installed bellcrank - 3 hrs
11-15-2012: Installed rudder cable, worked on wear block - 1.5 hrs
11-17-2012: Wear blocks, Vans static port, seat floors and hinges- 3 hrs
11-18-2012: Aft seat floor assembly- 3 hrs
11-25-2012: Seat backs (combined work from 11/22 to 11/25) - 8 hrs
11-28-2012: Seat back braces - 1.5 hrs
12-01-2012: Misc. work on cargo side wall, seat ribs - 2 hrs
12-02-2012: Aft seat floors riveted - 3 hrs
12-03-2012: Flap bearing block installation - 3 hrs
12-04-2012: Flap control - 2 hrs
12-05-2012: Flap actuator - 1 hr
12-06-2012: F785A and F785B drilled- 1 hr
12-07-2012: Flap actuator support F766 assembly done - 2 hrs
12-08-2012: Flap control system - 4 hrs
12-16-2012b: Started wiring for wings - 2 hrs
12-31-2012: Installed flap and aileron on left wing - 3 hrs
01-01-2013: Flap and aileron on right wing, conduit on right wing - 7 hrs
01-02-2013: Wiring conduit on left wing - 1.5 hrs
01-03-2013: RTV between wiring conduits and ribs - 1 hr
01-04-2013: Deburr bottom skins - 2 hrs
01-05-2013: Primed and dimpled left bottom skins, wired right wing - 3 hrs
01-06-2013: Made sure there is no plastic cover left in the right fuel tank - 2 hrs
01-09-2013: Deblued left bottom skins - 1 hr
01-10-2013: Cut bottom skin for pitot mount - 2.5 hrs
01-11-2013: Angle bracket to rib to support pitot tube - 1 hr
01-14-2013: Drilled pitot heater control box to rib - 1.5 hrs
01-15-2013: Pitot mast work, drilled the reinforcement angle to rib - 1.5 hrs
01-16-2013: Dimpled left bottom skin, installed nutplate, pitot tube joined to mast - 1.5 hrs
01-19-2013: Pitot tube line routing, left wing re-wiring - 6 hrs
01-21-2013: Adjust left aileron bell crank to aileron push rob - 1 hr
01-22-2013: Rivet left bottom skin0 - 2 hrs
01-26-2013: Left wing bottom skins riveted - 10 hrs
01-27-2013: Right wing inboard bottom skins riveted - 3 hrs
01-28-2013: Right wing outboard bottom skins riveting - 1 hr
01-29-2013: Right wing outboard bottom skins riveting - 1.5 hrs
01-30-2013: Right wing outboard bottom skins riveting - 1 hr
01-31-2013: Right wing outboard bottom skins riveting - 2 hr
02-01-2013: Right wing flap wing hinge - 1 hr
02-02-2013: Wing mating, back to work on fuselage - 2.5 hrs
02-02-2013: Organized garage, moved wings and fuselage for mating - 2.5 hrs
Fuselage
02-03-2013: Fuselage lower gusset F7114-R - 1.5 hrs
02-06-2013: F7114 bolted - 1 hr
02-08-2013: Prepare for wing mating - 1 hr
02-09-2013: Wings are mated to fuselage - 4 hrs
02-17-2013: Left rear spar drilled to 1/4" - 1 hr
02-18-2013: Rear spars drilled to final size - 2.5 hrs
02-21-2013: Control stick installed - 2 hrs
02-23-2013: Bottom fuselage skin drilling, fuel tank brackets, wing root fairing - 4 hrs
02-24-2013: Finished wing root fairing - 3 hrs
02-25-2013: Hang flaps and ailerons - 1 hr
02-26-2013: Aileron push rods installed and adjusted - 1.5 hrs
02-27-2013: Flap push rods fabircated - 1.5 hrs
02-28-2013: Right side push rod egress hole - 2 hrs
03-02-2013: Left side push rod egress hole and fuel vent line - 3 hrs
03-03-2013: Fuel vent lines - 3 hrs
03-04-2013: Fuel lines - 3 hrs
03-05-2013: Brake reservoir installed - 1 hr
03-07-2013: Elevator push rod and horizontal stab spacers - 2 hrs
03-08-2013: Trimmed horizontal stab skin to make for elevator movement - 2 hrs
03-09-2013: Mounted horizontal stab and elevator - 4.5 hrs
03-10-2013: Clamped Mounted vertical stab - 1.5 hrs
03-11-2013: Vertical fin positioned - 1 hr
03-13-2013: Drilled vertical stab - 3 hrs
03-17-2013: Vertical stab and rudder mounted, worked on rudder stop - 2.5 hrs
03-18-2013: Rudder stop, but need to rework - 2 hrs
03-19-2013: Fuel line cover support - 1 hr
03-21-2013: Re-made rudder stops - 1 hr
03-23-2013: Wing unmated - 4 hrs
03-24-2013: Riveted fuel line cover support brackets - 1 hr
03-25-2013: Fwd covers - 2.5 hrs
03-26-2013: Fwd covers - 1 hr
03-27-2013: Fwd covers - 2 hrs
03-28-2013: Fwd covers painted - 1.5 hrs
03-29-2013: Installed nutplates on fwd covers - 2 hrs
03-30-2013: Fuel pump and fwd deck - 5 hrs
03-31-2013: fwd deck superstructure clecoed together - 2 hrs
04-01-2013: Fwd top skin drilled - 1.5 hrs
04-02-2013: Fwd top skin deburred, except edge finishing - 2 hrs
04-03-2013: Superstructure deburred and primed, rudder pedal installed but not torqued- 3 hrs
04-04-2013: Comm radio antenna installation - 1 hr
04-12-2013: Panel Design - 4 hrs
04-13-2013: Static line and Dynon ADAHRS mount - 6 hrs
04-14-2013: ADAHRS mount #2 - 3 hrs
04-15-2013: Brake line installed - 3 hrs
04-16-2013: SV1 vent installed, started roll bar installation - 2 hrs
Finishing
04-17-2013: C668 spacers fabricated, Roll bar attached - 2 hrs
04-20-2013: Caopy frame, side track - 3 hrs
04-21-2013: Fitting canopy frame, rear track - 4 hrs
04-23-2013: Canopy frame, frustrating - 2 hrs
04-24-2013: More canopy frame work, not going anywhere - 1.5 hrs
04-25-2013: Canopy frame work, almost fit, need some minor tweaking - 1.5 hrs
Fuselage
04-27-2013: Fuel system, fuel valve spacer, fuel pump tubing, trim cable - 4 hrs
04-28-2013: Elevator trim, top aft skin deburring and dimpling - 3 hrs
05-05-2013: Terminal block on sub-panel, studying wiring diagram - 3 hrs
05-08-2013: Cut instrument panel - 2 hrs
05-09-2013: Cut instrument panel - 1 hr
05-11-2013: Wiring - 2 hrs
05-12-2013: Wiring - 3 hrs
05-14-2013: Misc. riveting, bent firewall - 1.5 hrs
05-15-2013: Cut panel for Dynon Intercom and comm radio - 1 hr
05-16-2013: Finished switch holes - 1.5 hrs
05-17-2013: Instrument panel work - 1.5 hrs
05-18-2013: Stick grip wiring and installation - 3 hrs
05-19-2013: Manual aileron trim system, set some superstructure rivets - 3.5 hrs
05-22-2013: Fwd superstructure riveted - 2 hrs
05-23-2013: Wiring, no pictures - 2 hrs
05-24-2013: Continue wiring work - 3 hrs
05-25-2013: Continue wiring work - 3 hrs
05-27-2013: Wiring work, installed and powered on SkyView for the first time - 2 hrs
05-29-2013: Terminated autopilot wiring - 1.5 hrs
05-30-2013: Installed Dynon transponder and EMS - 1.5 hrs
05-31-2013: Prosealed terminal block for wing wiring - 2 hrs
06-01-2013: Transponder antenna installation and wiring, stick wiring - 2.5 hrs
06-02-2013: Terminated wires at wing root - 3 hrs
06-06-2013: Finishing wiring in the center and aft fuselage - 1.5 hrs
06-07-2013: Final preparation for riveting top aft skin - 2 hrs
06-08-2013: Top aft skin riveted - 2.5 hrs
06-09-2013: Fwd top skin of aft fuselage riveted - 3 hrs
06-10-2013: Trying to fix the clinched rivet using pop rivets, making it worse - 1.5 hrs
06-12-2013: Continue canopy frame work, finally got the frame to match close enough - 1.5 hrs
06-13-2013: Fine tune frame, cut fwd bow 1/8", drilled rear track, fitted rear track brace - 1.5 hrs
06-15-2013: Another big mistake, cracked the canopy - 4.5 hrs
06-16-2013: Calmed down, continued working on the sliding canopy - 8 hrs
06-17-2013: Smoothed the front and rear edges of sliding canopy - 1.5 hrs
06-18-2013: Countersunk and enlarged rivet holes on canopy - 2 hrs
06-19-2013: Drilled holes on frame to #30, and deburred the holes - 2 hrs
06-20-2013: Fitted canopy to frame - 1 hr
06-21-2013: Readjusted canopy frame - 1.5 hr
06-22-2013: Canopy external handle and canopy track - 2 hrs
06-23-2013: Canopy side and rear tracks - 4 hrs
06-27-2013: Installed canopy rear anchor blocks - 2 hrs
06-28-2013: Canopy side skirts - 3 hrs
06-29-2013: Canopy side skirt braces - 1 hr
06-30-2013: Left canopy side skirt brace drilled to frame - 1.5 hrs
Firewall Forward
07-02-2013: Engine mount drilled to firewall - 1.5 hrs
07-04-2013: Shims are made to fill the gap at bottom center fasteners - 1.5 hrs
07-05-2013: Final touch with 0.3115 reamer for firewall engine mount holes - 0.5 hrs
Fuselage
07-08-2013: Fabricated F-793 angle for vent support - 1 hr
07-10-2013: Right canopy side skirt brace drilled to frame - 2 hrs
07-11-2013: Drilled side skirt brace to skirt - 1 hr
07-14-2013: Dimpled, painted side skirt parts, and reinstalled them back on - 3 hrs
07-15-2013: Canopy rear skirts - 5 hrs
07-16-2013: Canopy rear skirts - 2 hrs
07-17-2013: Canopy finishing up - 2.5 hrs
07-18-2013: Sliding canopy done - 3 hrs
07-21-2013: Canopy latch handle - 1.5 hrs
07-22-2013: Panel removed for deburring, worked on the vent outlet - 2 hrs
07-25-2013: Vent outlets are fitted to fuselage - 1.5 hrs
Fire Wall Forward
07-29-2013: Battery tray - 2 hrs
07-30-2013: Engine and prop ordered, battery tray riveted - 2 hrs
07-31-2013: Brake padle brace riveted, fire wall recess - 1.5 hrs
08-01-2013: Starter and Master relays - 2 hrs
08-03-2013: Starter and Master relay, Heat control box, oil/fuel pressure fitting - 3 hrs
08-04-2013: Prosealed firewall holes - 2 hrs
08-05-2013: Firewall recess, fuse trimming for landing gear leg, engine mount - 2.5 hrs
08-07-2013: Left landing gear leg - 2.5 hrs
08-08-2013: Right landing gear leg - 2 hrs
08-10-2013: Wheels and brakes, airplane got legs - 6 hrs
Finishing
08-11-2013: Instrument panel and engine control mount bracket - 1 hr
08-12-2013: Firewall fuel line penetration doubler - 1.5 hrs
08-19-2013: Panel labeling - 2 hrs
08-21-2013: Flap switch is wired - 0.5 hrs
08-22-2013: Flap switch is installed to panel - 0.5 hrs
08-28-2013: Panel wiring - 2 hrs
08-29-2013: Panel wiring - 8 hrs
08-30-2013: Skyview backup battery installed - 1 hr
09-03-2013: Remote mount comm radio installed - 3 hrs
09-04-2013: Deburred and dimpled top fwd skin - 2 hrs
Windshield
09-05-2013: Trimmed windshield - 2 hrs
09-06-2013: Fit and drilled windshield to rollbar - 2 hrs
09-07-2013: Aluminum windshield fairing work - 8 hrs
09-08-2013: Aluminum windshield rollbar strip - 4 hrs
09-09-2013: Aluminum windshield rollbar strip - 1.5 hrs
09-14-2013: Aluminum windshield rollbar fairing - 4 hrs
09-16-2013: Aluminum windshield rollbar fairing - 2 hrs
09-24-2013: Windshield is drilled to #30 and countersunk for #6 screw - 1.5 hrs
09-27-2013: Riveted fuel line fitting doubler on fire wall, reinstalled master relay - 0.5 hrs
09-30-2013: Wiring Skyview D37 bundle for intercom - 1.5 hrs
10-03-2013: Wiring headphone and mic jacks - 2 hrs
10-06-2013: Wiring intercom D25 and radio D15, redid stall warnner wiring - 2 hrs
10-13-2013: Brake line from firewall to left caliper - 1 hr
10-19-2013: Oil and fuel pressure sensor flex hoses are connected to pressure block - 1 hr
10-20-2013: Oil and fuel pressure sensors are installed - 0.5 hr
10-22-2013: Brake line from firewall to right caliper - 1 hr
Firewall Fwd
10-23-2013: Battery retainer strap - 1 hr
10-26-2013: Engine monitor system wire bundle - 1.5 hrs
10-27-2013: Engine control cables - 2 .5hrs
10-28-2013: Engine control cable fwd bracket - 1.5 hrs
10-29-2013: Bundled up wiring, no pictures today - 1.5 hrs
10-30-2013: Bundled up wiring, no pictures today - 1.5 hrs
10-31-2013: Battery ground cable - 0.5 hrs
11-01-2013: Manifold pressure sensor and amp shunt - 0.5 hrs
11-02-2013: Project visiting from EAA 1440
11-03-2013: Riveted bottom skin to firewall at center segment - 1 hr
Firewall Fwd
11-09-2013: Engine installed - 2.5 hrs
11-12-2013: Exhaust installed - 2.5 hrs
11-13-2013: Corrected bottom engine mount washer instl per plan - 1.5 hrs
11-14-2013: Alternator installed - 2 hrs
11-15-2013: MT propeller governor - 2 hrs
11-16-2013: Prop governor control cable, oil return fitting, manifold pressure fitting - 3 hrs
11-17-2013: CHT sensors, throttle and mixture control - 4 hrs
11-18-2013: Throttle and mixture control arm re-clocking, swamping - 2 hrs
11-19-2013: Throttle and mixture control arms swamped back. Engine breather tube - 2 hrs
11-24-2013: Fuel pressure line, starter cable, engine grounding cable - 2 hrs
Cowling
11-25-2013: Cowling hinges - 1.5 hrs
11-26-2013: Fuel pressure line, starter cable, engine grounding cable - 2 hrs
11-27-2013: Spinner back plate - 2.5 hrs
11-28-2013: Red tube bracket - 2.5 hrs
11-29-2013: Finishing prop installation - 2.5 hrs
12-07-2013: Trimmed lower cowl - 3 hrs
12-08-2013: Fit upper and lower cowl together - 4 hrs
12-09-2013: Prepared upper cowl side horizontal hinges - 2 hrs
12-10-2013: Glued upper cowl hinges using Pro-seal - 2 hrs
12-12-2013: Glued lower cowl hinges using Pro-seal - 2.5 hrs
12-13-2013: Riveted upper cowl hinges, worked on spinner final position - 1.5 hrs
12-14-2013: Drilled spinner to bulkhead and backplate, installed nutplates - 3 hrs
12-15-2013: Riveted hinges to lower cowl, side and bottom skins, started baffle - 4 hrs
12-16-2013: Baffle for #1 and #3 cylinders - 2 hrs
12-17-2013: Fwd and rear center brackets on engine case - 0.5 hrs
12-18-2013: #4 cylinder rear baffle trimming for upper cowl - 2 hrs
12-19-2013: Baffle parts around oil cooler - 2 hrs
12-20-2013: Main air ramp - 2.5 hrs
12-21-2013: Finishing air ramp, worked on Filtered Air Box - 6 hrs
12-22-2013: Continued working on baffle and lower cowl, lots of trimming and fitting - 4 hrs
12-30-2013: Trimmed baffles to fit upper cowl - 5 hrs
12-31-2013: Riveted baffles together - 4 hrs
01-01-2014: Installed baffles for the last time - 3 hrs
01-02-2014: Installed air seals for side baffles - 2 hrs
01-03-2014: Installed air seals for front and rear baffles - 1.5 hrs
01-04-2014: Routed spark plug wires and misc. sensor wires - 3 hrs
01-05-2014: Final wiring - 5 hrs
01-06-2014: Diodes for master and starter relays, fuel flow sensor bracket bolted - 1.5 hrs
01-08-2014: Safety wire on spinner front bulkhead - 0.5 hr
01-09-2014: Dynon comm radio to radio panel wiring - 2 hrs
01-10-2014: Oil cooler, cabin heat control cable - 2 hrs
01-11-2014: Fuel flow sensor, shunt, fwf wiring - 4 hrs
01-12-2014: FWF wiring, fuel hose between firewall and pump - 5 hrs
01-16-2014: Power on, fixed some wiring problem - 2 hrs
01-18-2014: Power on, basic Skyview configuration - 1.5 hrs
01-19-2014: Elevator push rod between bell crank and control stick - 1.5 hrs
01-20-2014: Cabin heat control cable - 1.5 hrs
01-21-2014: Left Wingtip drilled to wing - 1.5 hrs
01-22-2014: Right wingtip drilled to wing - 1.5 hrs
01-23-2014: Re-routed starter cable to clear fuel line b/w pump and throttle body - 1.5 hrs
01-24-2014: Revised starter cable routing and oil cooler instl, corrected mag grounding - 2 hrs
01-25-2014: Horizontal stab tip - 3 hrs
01-27-2014: Elevator tips - 2 hrs
01-28-2014: Horizontal stab and elevator tips - 3 hrs
01-29-2014: Finishing elevator tips - 1.5 hrs
01-30-2014: Riveted elevator tips - 1 hr
02-02-2014: Trimmed and drilled empennage fairing - 2 hrs
02-04-2014: Filtered Air Bypass (FAB) door - 2 hrs
02-05-2014: Finished FAB door, and installed the snorkel - 1.5 hrs
02-06-2014: Cowl air inlet duct - 1.5 hrs
02-07-2014: ELT installed. Did radio testing, both pilot and co-pilot mics don't work - 1.5 hrs
02-08-2014: Fixed mic wiring problem, also blowed the dust off the intercom D-Sub pin - 5 hrs
02-09-2014: Fixed the stall tone generator grounding, cut panel for ELT remote control - 3 hrs
02-10-2014: Routed and secured pull cable for FAB door - 1 hr
02-13-2014: fabricated spinner gap filler - 2 hrs
02-14-2014: Pitot and AOA line penetration, manual trim cable clamp - 2 hrs
02-16-2014: Left wing tip - 4 hrs
02-20-2014: Rudder cable links installed, rudder pedal position set - 1.5 hrs
02-22-2014: Grounded right mag on ignition switch - 1 hr
02-23-2014: Brake line bled, final preparation for closing forward top skin - 6 hrs
02-24-2014: Forward fuselage top skin - 9 hrs
02-25-2014: Forward fuselage top skin riveting complete - 2 hrs
02-26-2014: Red Cube, changed straight fitting to 45-deg fitting on both ends - 2 hrs
02-27-2014: Riveted com antenna doubler, started installing windshield - 3 hrs
02-28-2014: Finished installing windshield - 2 hrs
03-01-2014: Vertical stab top fairing, cowl pin hold removal, right wingtip - 7 hrs
03-02-2014: Rudder bottom fairing trimmed, vert stab front spar shim added - 4 hrs
03-04-2014: Final check for the big move - 1 hr
After Hangar Move
03-09-2014: Big move today. Fuselage arrived hangar safely - 4 hrs
03-11-2014: Removed blue plastic cover from fuselage, I have a shiny airplane now - 3.5 hrs
03-12-2014: Moved wings to hangar - 3 hrs
03-13-2014: Tail light mount flange is installed, seat pan painted - 2 hrs
03-16-2014: Positioned wings for final installation - 2 hrs
03-17-2014: Finishing nutplates on wing root for final wing installation - 2 hrs
03-18-2014: All nutplates for the wing fairing at wing root installed - 2 hrs
03-23-2014: Wings installed - 3 hrs
03-24-2014: Trimmed left flap, secured left flap hinge pins, tail light wire penatration - 1.5 hrs
03-25-2014: Secured left flap hinge pins - 0.5 hrs
03-26-2014: Right wing root wiring, rudder installed for the last time - 1.5 hrs
03-27-2014: Left wing root wiring, pitot tube connection - 2 hrs
03-28-2014: Left wing tip wires termiated - 0.5 hrs
03-29-2014: Aileron final installation, pitot heater instl, Wing tip wiring - 4 hrs
03-30-2014: Aileron push rods installed - 4 hrs
03-31-2014: Elevator push rods connected to bell crank - 1.5 hrs
04-01-2014: Tail light and rudder bottom fairing, spar bolts, rubbing right aileron - 4 hrs
04-02-2014: Torqued a few more spar bolts - 1 hr
04-03-2014: Riveted manual trim guide to cover plate, de-blued right wing- 1.5 hrs
04-04-2014: Torqued a few more spar bolts - 1 hr
04-06-2014: Installed nutplates on wingtip, a lots of them - 6 hrs
04-08-2014: Torqued bottom big spar bolts to 39 ft-lbs, torqued elevator horn pivot bolt - 2 hrs
04-09-2014: Installed nutplates for empennage fairing - 2 hrs
04-10-2014: Tail inspection panel nutplates, torqued HS rear spar to tail bolts - 1.5 hrs
04-11-2014: Tail gap cover attachment holes, broke a tap - 2 hrs
04-13-2014: Fuels in tank, drained clean, no leak for 5 gal gas - 3 hrs
04-14-2014: Fuel pump flow rate test on left tank, getting about 40 gph - 1.5 hrs
04-18-2014: Fuel flow test on right tank, a success, about the same flow rate as left tank - 1 hr
04-19-2014: Fuel pressure test, got 27 psi. Skyview software upgrade and test - 3 hrs
04-20-2014: Shortened right control stick 2.5", re-jigged control stick position slightly fwd - 5 hrs
04-21-2014: Instrument panel screws, blast tubes for magnetos/alternator, right tank screws - 2 hrs
04-22-2014: Sealed firewall penetration, left tank screws - 2 hrs
04-23-2014: Oil cooler brace, tail wheel chain- 2 hrs
04-24-2014: Glareshield edge trim, right bracket line secured, ELT antenna installed - 2 hrs
05-05-2014: Torqued and saftied prop bolts, added engine oil - 2 hrs
05-10-2014: Finished RV-7 transition training with Mike Seager
05-11-2014: First engine start a success, but with rough idle due to preservative oil in cylinder
05-17-2014: Second engine run, taxi test
05-18-2014: Tidy up for DAR inspection, checked fuel filter, and it is clean
05-20-2014: Airworthiness Certification signed off
05-27-2014: First flight