TLDR Started to work on brake lines Detail I started to install brake lines and test fitted some of them in the fuselage. gear to fuselage I inserted the 2 line lines from wheel through th...

TLDR Bolted the rear parachute cable Detail It took me two whole nights to bolt on the rear parachute cable. The fitting was easy. The rear parachute cable went through the side skin channe...

TLDR Installed the torque tube for both control sticks Detail I spent 2 nights to install the torque tube for both control sticks. Previously I have already fitted the tubes on the fuselage...

TLDR Noticed an issue with engine mount Prepped the rudder rod leather boot Detail Engine mount Today I was checking the bolts installed on the engine mount, and found that the washer on ...

TLDR Moved the airplane to stand on the ground Detail Lowering the wheel to a ramp Today my friend Daniel came over. I asked if he could help me move the airplane off the table, and so we g...

TLDR Installed all three wheels Detail Nose wheel I installed this last, but let me document it first since it was super easy process. So the nose wheel was already installed in the engine...

TLDR Pulled rivets and fully closed rear fuselage Detail There is not much to say really, I pulled a million rivets and fully closed the rear fuselage. So I’ve had clecos on the rear fusela...

TLDR Installed the canopy Detail Today I installed the canopy using Sikaflex and rivets. Sealing The Sikaflex has a working time. Even though it’s not as pressing as ProSeal, I still set a...

TLDR Made a shim to fill landing gear gap (left side) Detail My landing gear has a 1.0mm gap on the left side, so I need to make a shim to fill the gap before torquing down the landing gear....

TLDR Filled some rivets Countersunk seat rails Detail Rivet filling Amy decided to help, so we turned to rivet filling as a little weekend project. We mixed 3 grams of Super-fil (I used ...