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Deburr and start dimpling

I deburred the forward side skins and cut the tabs off of the bottom. Next up was starting to dimple at the firewall and forward fuselage...

Skin and other deburring

I started working through all of the loose parts to deburr the holes. A pile of finished parts Some more finished parts. The belly skin...

Deburring and countersinking

I worked some deburring in while finishing up the countersinking. More parts done The longerons were a bit of a challenge to get on the...

More countersinking

Still have a pile of parts for countersinking Center section side plates More parts deburring center section parts more still #40 dimples

Countersinking

There are many parts that need to be machine countersunk. I worked a little out of order compared to the build manual. I did all of the...

More disassembly

I first finished drilling my pitch servo brackets before getting back on the disassembly. The rest of the fuselage was disassembled...

Disassembly

Taking big pieces apart is always a little difficult from a motivation standpoint I took one last picture before I started taking...

Finishing fuselage drilling

I wrapped up drilling the fuselage today. The first step was fitting the tailwheel bracket. I have actually done this before on my...

Cockpit rail drilling

I drilled the cockpit rails and the seat back supports today.

Prep to drill the aft deck

I first wrapped up drilling one side of the main longerons. Then wrapped the other side. No more clamps on the aircraft. The next step...

Still Longeron Drilling

I wrapped up dirlling the upper longerons on the forward skin. Then I drilled the larger holes for the structural fasteners in the...

More Longeron Drilling

Not much to see visually, but I drilled some more longeron holes today.

Longeron Drilling

Francis came by to help me lift the fuselage. I started by drilling the lower longerons. I am going to need to order some more clecos to...

Fuselage Assembly

I clecoed on the side rails in preperation for drilling the longerons. Peter helped me build some harbor freight saw horses. I will pick...

Tail Cone Attachment

Leslie helped me assemble the tail cone and bulkheads. I temporarily installed the bulkhead tops, mainly because it looks cool, not...

Fuselage skin prep

I started prepping all of the ribs and longerons that are part of the tail cone. I also put the seatbelt brackets together, but did not...

Assembly on Fuselage Bulkheads

First thing today, I shot primer on the bulkheads. Then I did the assembly that was called for. For the most part, most of the rivets...

Primer on Bulkheads

I started prepping parts for primer today I got out my painting tray and started scuffing parts.

Fuselage Bulkheads

Today I worked on deburring the rest of the bulkhead parts. These are ready to take back apart and prime.

Flying

With our maintenance done, I flew some solo, then took the kids up for some quick flights I also flew my uncle up to Grand Rapids to...

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