TLDR Tried to fit luggage floor skin but couldn’t make it fit Details I am working on Tsi fuselage KAI’s page 29-30 installing the luggage floor. I clecoed support channels and the floor to ...

TLDR Got the replacement side step gusset and installed it Installed rudder cable Built the luggage extension box Installed tail harness Installed rear fuselage skin Found a damage on...

TLDR Installed longerons to bottom skin Installed rear fuselage ribs and longerons Partially installed the side step support brackets and channels Details Bottom skin & longerons Th...

TLDR Built rear fuselage ribs 2-5 Built longeron assembly 8 And misc inventory Details Ribs 2 - 5 I built the ribs using the jig from the smallest to the largest. It took surprisingly l...

TLDR Rough inspection on fuselage crate Built rear fuselage rib assembly 6,7,8,9 Prepared rib 5 using the RF jig Details Opening the box With most of the wing work behind me, I opened t...

TLDR Left tank passed leak test Installed the tank to the wing An issue with a single rivet Details Leak test After waiting for 1 week since I sealed back channel, I started pressure te...

TLDR Fully riveted the left aileron and flap Details Steps While waiting for the fuel tank to cure, I installed the left aileron and flap. The process is exactly the same as the right side...

TLDR Installed and tested nav/strobe light on the left wing Details I first prepared the 4 wires coming out of the nav light, as well as the 4 wires from wing harness. They will be connected...

TLDR Installed the left wing tip Details While waiting for the sealant to dry on the left tank, I started to install the left wing tip. After going through the process on the right side, th...

TLDR Installed left tank back channel Details Front channel leak test One thing I did this time was that I put in some watch in the tank before riveting the back channel, to make sure the f...