
Matt DeCraene
Apr 11, 20211 min read
Pitot tube plumbing
this is the last of the loose pieces I have, other than the lower skins and fiberglass parts. I wrapped this up with parts I ordered from...
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this is the last of the loose pieces I have, other than the lower skins and fiberglass parts. I wrapped this up with parts I ordered from...

I rigged and drilled the flap hinges today. I used the aileron rigging jig to help line the trailing edges up.

I have a Dynon heated pitot tube and controller I decided to mount the controller on the opposite bay from the inspection panel to keep...

I assembled the pushrods, though I had to get an additional rivet for the thin ones. the ends were pretty difficult to get in place. they...

Not much visual progress today. I mostly debuted the flap parts to get them ready for painting.

I adjusted the large end brackets to get them to fit better and drilled them in place I then did the same thing to the other flap After...

The flaps are the last control surface on the aircraft. Peter helped me get the spar out I got the bottom skins to the flaps on both...

I didn’t take many pictures today, since they were basically the same as the other one . I was able to wrap up the ailerons today though....

I started closing it the first aileron by driving the solid rivers along the top skin A finished top skin with the end ribs clecoed in...

With the skins and stiffeners deburred, I got out the C-frame to dimple the skins. After working through the skins, I set them off to the...

I kept working through the ailerons. First I cleared off my workbench to have more room for the skins. Then I clecoed the stiffeners to...

A little progress today. I started deburring the edges of the skins for the ailerons.

I started working on the stiffeners for the ailerons. I am working through both sets at once. After cutting them apart, I used my new...

Payton helped me out the bottom skins on, since that is probably the best place to keep them from getting damaged The winds will s sit...

Here is the conduit installed it sits just above the inspection panel and was very useful on my dad’s -7 when we added features that...

I picked up an assortment of cheap extensions from harbor freight to drill the rest of the conduit holes. here they are all in a line...

I drilled some holes for a plastic conduit for wing wiring today. This is corrugated plastic tubing from McMaster carr that snaps into...

I set up to prime my wing parts today For some reason, my primer came out shiny this time. It was a new quart, but the same post and...

I dimpled the skin and associated parts today

I finished up the aileron hinge by countersinking them where required I spent a fair amount of time double checking the plans here as...