Fuselage
01-25-2012: Ordered standard fuselage kit, slider canopy, manual aileron trim
04-10-2012: Fuselage kit arrived, inventory - 1.5 hrs
Firewall (14 hrs)
04-12-2012: Inventory, fire wall - 3 hrs
04-13-2012: Firewall drilled - 2 hrs
04-14-2012: 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
Bulkheads (40.5 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
After Fuselage (39.5 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 hrs06-08-2012: 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
Center and Fwd Fuselage (105.5 hrs)
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
Fwd Fuselage Preparation (44 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
Fwd Fuselage Riveting (31.5 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
Aft Deck and Top Skins
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
Cabin
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
12-16-2012: Worked on wings, See entry in wing section
Wing Mating
02-02-2013: Organized garage, moved wings and fuselage for mating - 2.5 hrs
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
After Wing Removal
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
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
07-08-2013: Fabricated F-793 angle for vent support - 1 hr
07-22-2013: Panel removed for deburring, worked on the vent outlet - 2 hrs
07-25-2013: Primed and prepared panel and vent support brackets for final riveting - 2 hrs
09-04-2013: Deburred and dimpled top fwd skin - 2 hrs
