TLDR Prosealed the right fuel tank Test fitted leak testing kit but ran into problem Installed landing/taxi lights on left wing Clecoed left leading edge Tank The process took an entir...
TLDR EAA tech counsel visit Installed landing lights Left skin closed Details EAA tech counsel visit Jason from my EAA chapter came by earlier this week to check out my work. He shared ...
TLDR Bent fuel sender Match drilled fuel tank cap Unclecoed right fuel tank Some work on left wing Details Fuel sender According to the KAI, I bent the fuel sender floater arm to leng...
TLDR Installed right leading edge Squeezed right trailing edge solid rivets (minus a few) Deburred and dimpled all fuel tank ribs Prepared right fuel tank skin Right leading edge Last ...
TLDR Removed right leading edge Dimpled replacement leading edge Riveted a few solid rivets for trailing edge Details Leading edge I was busy this week and didn’t spend much time on the...
TLDR Riveted the left flap (except leading row of rivets) Details Yesterday I already prepared the ribs and skin for the left flap, so today’s work was mostly straightforward. I first cleco...
TLDR Received fuselage kit Cleaned all parts for left aileron and flap Built left aileron Replace a M4 screw with striped head (on pitot control box) Fuselage kit The timing couldn’t h...
TLDR Finished wire harness layout in the left wing Installed and tested pitot tube Wire harness I went through each zip tie hole on the center stringer and tied down the harness. Zip tie...
TLDR Riveted left bottom skin Details The riveting process was tedious pretty standard. Most rivets aligned perfectly. Towards the outboard section a few holes needed to be match drilled. O...
TLDR Right bottom skin clecoed, and test fitted most rivets Drilled almost all of the rivets from left Bottom skin I spent some time to cleco and test fit the bottom skin on the left wing....