Task completed Created a dimple template Details Wing kit is on the way! After a long pause, my Wing kit and a bunch of other components have finally arrived at Los Angelas last week. TAF i...

Task completed Test fitted a few different sizeheat shrink Details I have been waiting for my wing kit to arrive, and today I noticed the labels I attached to some of my wires went loose. L...

TLDR Tested trim wiring Installed trim motor Details Today I received the new cotter pins from aircraft spruce, so I spent a few minutes to install the trim motor. I also filled and san...

TLDR Filled and sanded rivets on elevator Tried and failed to install trim motor Details Rivet filling Today is a fun day. Amy joined me to fill the rivets on the elevator. After reading...

TLDR Prepped all parts for trim sub-assembly Installed trim on elelvator Details The replacement part (the piano hinge) arrived a few days ago. I put the trim sub-assembly together and ins...

TLDR Wired up connectors for trim motor Details I added 2 Delphi connectors for the trim motor to connect to the tail harness. flowchart TB; motor["Trim Motor"]-->con1["Female connec...

Task completed Countersunk and mounted elevator tip Tried to install counterweight Test fit elevator and horizontal stab Elevator Tip Last few days have been super productive. I mounted ...

TLDR Formed elevator tip skin to match composite tip Shortened a bunch of 3.2mm rivets Tip skin Besides the trim tab, the last piece of work remaining on the elevator is the tip skin and c...

TLDR Elevator bottom skin 95% complete built a laser level jig and verfied elevator striaigtness Trim motor nutplate installed Elevator bottom Yesterday I used a rivet to test each hole ...

As I start to fit the trim skin and piano hinge together, I immeidately ran into several problems. Problem Piano hinge rivet holes do not align with trim tab skin Trim Channel shape does not...