Fuselage 80
Time logged: 362:25
- Entry Time spent
- Installing Instrument Panel & Prepping Fuel Selector 11:20
- Closed Top Front Skin 3:00
- Side upholstery panels 4:00
- Fixed GMU11 connection 1:15
- First power on! 5:00
- Rear Fuselage Trim Cover 2:00
- Test fitting throttle quadrant 2:30
- Installing back side skin 3:00
- Center console work 3:00
- Routing misc wires and fluid lines 8:00
- Lots of things before putting on dashboard 8:00
- Routing some more wires before instrument panel 1:30
- Side panel upholstery and floor doubler 6:00
- Test fitting instrument panel and more prep: cabin heater work, upholstery etc 7:00
- Preparing instrument panel fitting 2:00
- Mounting control stick wiring connector to airframe 3:00
- Boost pump controller, cabin heat duct, and upholstery 6:00
- Routing avionics harness 4:00
- Installing the rear seat stoppers 2:00
- Comm2 Antenna 0:40
- Cabin heater ducts 1:00
- Cabin heather assembly 3:00
- Front inner skin 5:00
- Audio jack issues 7:40
- Audio jack ground loop(??) 2:00
- Wiring harness (part 5): Antennas and more wires 7:30
- Cold air ducts 1:00
- Wiring harness (part 4) & coax 3:00
- Continue on wiring harness (part 3) 12:00
- Leather seat & throttle quadrant vinyl part 2 3:20
- Leather seat! And throttle quadrant vinyl 1:30
- Continue on wiring harness 4:00
- Working on avionics rack 3:20
- Preparing for top front skin installation 9:00
- Finishing luggage door and designing throttle quadrant label 2:30
- Routing harness part2: wing connectors and GTR 205xR 2:00
- Starting to route harness, and relocating ELT 3:00
- Luggage area carpeting continued 6:00
- Some riveting, and starting on carpet (luggage extension) 4:30
- Installing Antenna Mounting Plates 10:30
- Rudder cable guides 0:35
- Pilot side control stick 4:00
- Avionics rack support 2:30
- Autopilot Servos 2:30
- Seat belts 8:00
- Installed the luggage door 0:45
- Bolted the rear parachute cable 4:00
- Control joystick torque tube install 6:00
- Rear fuselage: pulling rivets 3:20
- Canopy part 3: installation 5:00
- Fuselage misc: rivet filling, countersink and throttle quadrant 2:30
- Canopy part 2: fitting and drilling 10:00
- Installed ELT 1:30
- Side skin misc: sound proofing and air channel sealing 2:00
- NACA Duct & Static port 3:00
- Canopy part 1: paint and wiring 6:00
- Rear fuselage: luggage door and seat stop brackets 1:30
- Rear fuselage: covering the remaining top skin 0:45
- Side skin part 3 7:00
- Side skin continued 4:00
- Starting to install side skin 2:20
- Fitting control rods & rear seat channel 12:00
- Throttle quadrant 4:20
- Fitting control rods & prepping side skin 25:00
- Center fuselage connection and bottom floor skin 3:00
- Adding rudder pedals 2:30
- Building rear seats 6:00
- Center fuselage connection prep 4:00
- Center fuselage: ribs and floor skin 7:30
- Rear fuselage: covering (half of) the top skin 2:30
- Rear fuselage: Misc work before closing the top skin 2:30
- Center fuselage: rib onto main spar 1:15
- Front row seats 5:00
- Starting center fuselage: rear spar and main spar 3:00
- Rear fuselage: luggage area, static port, GMU 11 4:00
- Rear fuselage: a problem with luggage floor skin 1:30
- Rear fuselage skin & fixing a damaged inner skin 10:00
- Rear fuselage rib assembly 5:00
- Rear fuselage: rib 2,3,4,5 and longeron 8 5:00
- Starting on rear fuselage: rib 6,7,8,9 6:00