Fuselage

Fuselage
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Sun Oct 13 2024 - Fuselage lift test
Fri Oct 11 2024 - Installed lifting header
Sat Jun 22 2024 - Reassembling Lightspeed headset
Fri Apr 19 2024 - Repainting Lightspeed headset
Thu Apr 18 2024 - Hanging horizontal and vertical stabilizer on ceiling
Thu Jan 18 2024 - Storing elevators on garage ceiling
Sun Oct 08 2023 - Lifting header install calamity
Tue Aug 22 2023 - Fuselage lifting panel
Sun Aug 20 2023 - Fuselage lifting panel
Fri Aug 11 2023 - Long day flying home
Thu Aug 10 2023 - Heading West
Sun Jul 30 2023 - Left Oshkosh, heading to Cleveland
Sat Jul 29 2023 - Airshow and night airshow
Fri Jul 28 2023 - Stormy night
Thu Jul 27 2023 - Van's RV-15 prototype
Wed Jul 26 2023 - Airshow and night airshow
Tue Jul 25 2023 - Dreamlifter
Mon Jul 24 2023 - First day of the show
Sun Jul 23 2023 - More arrivals
Sat Jul 22 2023 - More arrivals and heavy rain
Fri Jul 21 2023 - EAA museum
Thu Jul 20 2023 - Arrivals
Wed Jul 19 2023 - Arrival at Oshkosh
Mon Jul 17 2023 - Flying to Oshkosh
Fri Jun 23 2023 - Sikaflex nozzle adapter
Sat May 13 2023 - Re-priming and re-painting baggage bulkhead
Fri May 12 2023 - Paint booth
Thu May 11 2023 - Paint finish contamination and paint booth
Wed May 10 2023 - Painting baggage bulkhead
Tue May 09 2023 - Priming interior parts
Wed Apr 26 2023 - Nutplate for dog platform center support
Sun Apr 23 2023 - Prepping baggage compartment panels for priming
Sat Apr 22 2023 - Masking fuselage interior
Fri Apr 21 2023 - Fitting rear window retaining strips
Wed Apr 19 2023 - Joggling rear window retaining strips
Sun Apr 16 2023 - Joggling rear window retaining strips
Sat Apr 15 2023 - Priming baggage area panels
Fri Apr 14 2023 - Notch for dog platform center support and scuffing
Thu Apr 13 2023 - Scuffing interior surfaces
Wed Apr 12 2023 - Scuffing F-706 bulkhead
Sun Apr 02 2023 - Fuselage interior paint prep
Sun Mar 26 2023 - Radial engine museum
Mon Feb 20 2023 - Skin cracks
Sat Feb 18 2023 - Nutplates for interior side panels
Thu Feb 16 2023 - Fabricating new bellcrank wear plate
Wed Feb 15 2023 - Fabricating new bellcrank wear plate (fail)
Sat Feb 11 2023 - Trimming interior side panel
Fri Feb 10 2023 - Trimming interior side panel
Thu Feb 09 2023 - Interior side panel
Wed Feb 08 2023 - Interior side panel
Fri Jan 27 2023 - Interior side panel
Thu Jan 12 2023 - Painting canopy frame
Tue Nov 29 2022 - Painting canopy frame
Sun Nov 27 2022 - Painting canopy frame
Sat Nov 26 2022 - Painting canopy frame
Fri Nov 25 2022 - Painting canopy frame
Wed Nov 23 2022 - Painting canopy frame
Tue Nov 22 2022 - Interior side panel
Sun Nov 20 2022 - Positioning interior side panel pocket
Fri Nov 18 2022 - Painting canopy frame
Tue Nov 15 2022 - Positioning interior side panel pocket
Mon Nov 14 2022 - Interior side panel trimming and fiber:resin ratio
Sun Nov 13 2022 - Interior side panel layup
Sat Nov 12 2022 - Interior side panel pockets
Fri Nov 11 2022 - Interior side panel pockets
Thu Nov 10 2022 - Interior side panel pockets
Wed Nov 09 2022 - Interior side panel pockets
Mon Nov 07 2022 - Miscellaneous riveting and interior side panel pocket mold
Sun Nov 06 2022 - Painting interior parts and side panel pocket mold
Fri Nov 04 2022 - Interior side panel pocket
Thu Nov 03 2022 - Repainting glare shield
Mon Oct 31 2022 - Interior side panel pocket
Sun Oct 30 2022 - Interior side panel pocket
Sat Oct 29 2022 - Interior side panel pocket doors
Fri Oct 28 2022 - Interior side panel pocket doors
Thu Oct 27 2022 - Interior side panel pocket
Wed Oct 26 2022 - Interior side panel pocket
Thu Oct 20 2022 - Interior side panel pocket
Mon Oct 17 2022 - Interior side panel pocket
Sun Oct 16 2022 - Interior side panel pocket
Sat Oct 15 2022 - Seat back lightening holes
Wed Oct 12 2022 - Interior side panel pocket
Mon Oct 10 2022 - Interior side panel pocket
Sun Oct 09 2022 - Interior side panel pocket
Sat Oct 08 2022 - Epoxy test
Fri Oct 07 2022 - Interior side panels
Thu Oct 06 2022 - Prepping interior panel pocket mold
Sun Oct 02 2022 - Interior side panels - lower forward compartment
Sat Oct 01 2022 - Interior side panels
Fri Sep 30 2022 - Interior side panels
Thu Sep 29 2022 - Interior side panels
Sun Sep 25 2022 - Seat back lightening holes and interior side panels
Sat Sep 24 2022 - Interior side panels
Tue Sep 20 2022 - Canopy latch linkage
Sun Sep 18 2022 - Seat back lightening holes
Mon Jul 25 2022 - Oshkosh 2022 - Cancelled (for us)
Sat Jul 23 2022 - Oshkosh 2022 - severe storm
Thu Jul 21 2022 - Oshkosh 2022
Wed Jul 20 2022 - Oshkosh 2022
Tue Jul 12 2022 - Painting interior parts
Sun Jul 10 2022 - Nutplates for headset hangers and wet sanding fuel pump cover
Fri Jul 08 2022 - Scuffing primed glare shield
Thu Jul 07 2022 - Priming glare shield and interior parts
Tue Jul 05 2022 - Touchup of glareshield edge and parking brake valve corrosion
Mon Jul 04 2022 - Bonding on glareshield edge
Sun Jul 03 2022 - Making adapter to fill glareshield edge with micro
Sat Jul 02 2022 - Testing filling glareshield edge with micro
Fri Jul 01 2022 - Testing filling glareshield edge with micro
Wed Jun 29 2022 - Prepping for glare shield painting
Mon Jun 27 2022 - Checking clearance between canopy bubble and frame
Sun Jun 26 2022 - Joggle tooling
Mon Jun 20 2022 - Joggle tooling
Sun May 22 2022 - Fitting canopy
Sat May 21 2022 - The big cut!
Fri May 20 2022 - Fitting canopy
Thu May 19 2022 - Fitting canopy
Wed May 18 2022 - Popup tipup mods video
Fri May 13 2022 - Fitting canopy
Wed May 11 2022 - Rear window retaining strips
Tue May 10 2022 - Rear window retaining strips
Sun May 08 2022 - Rear window retaining strips
Sat May 07 2022 - Rear window retaining strips
Fri May 06 2022 - Rear window retaining strips
Thu May 05 2022 - Rear window retaining strip
Sun May 01 2022 - Canopy side clamp screws
Fri Apr 29 2022 - Fabricating canopy side clamps
Wed Apr 27 2022 - More canopy trimming
Tue Apr 26 2022 - More canopy trimming
Sun Apr 10 2022 - First trimming of the canopy
Fri Apr 08 2022 - Canopy latch sensing brackets
Thu Apr 07 2022 - Canopy latch sensing brackets
Wed Apr 06 2022 - Miscellaneous canopy tasks
Mon Apr 04 2022 - Priming and new gas strut stop bearing brackets
Sun Apr 03 2022 - Touch up paint - canopy latch hook
Sat Apr 02 2022 - Canopy latch guide blocks
Fri Apr 01 2022 - Additional rivets from side rails to aft canopy bow
Thu Mar 31 2022 - Rear canopy latch rollers
Wed Mar 30 2022 - Rear canopy latch rollers
Tue Mar 29 2022 - New gas strut stop bearing bracket nut plates
Mon Mar 28 2022 - New gas strut stop bearing brackets and rod end wrench
Sun Mar 27 2022 - New gas strut stop bearing brackets
Sat Mar 26 2022 - New gas strut stop plates
Wed Mar 09 2022 - Priming popup tipup parts
Tue Mar 08 2022 - Canopy pivot pin switch brackets
Sun Mar 06 2022 - Canopy pivot pin mounting and switch brackets
Sat Mar 05 2022 - Canopy pivot pin mounting brackets
Thu Mar 03 2022 - Canopy pivot pin connection tubes
Wed Mar 02 2022 - Bellcrank wear plate and support bracket
Tue Mar 01 2022 - Bellcrank bolt head modification
Sun Feb 27 2022 - Snickers
Tue Feb 22 2022 - New panel mounting brackets
Mon Feb 21 2022 - Removed panel mounting brackets.
Sun Feb 20 2022 - Checking canopy/panel clearance and bellcrank wear plate
Sat Feb 19 2022 - New upper, forward fuselage skin
Fri Feb 18 2022 - More gas strut stop plate shenanigans and new upper forward fuselage skin
Mon Feb 14 2022 - Gas strut stop plates
Sun Feb 13 2022 - Gas strut stop bearing plates and brackets
Fri Jan 14 2022 - Gas strut stop bearing brackets
Thu Jan 13 2022 - New gas strut stop bearing brackets
Wed Jan 12 2022 - Brackets and gas struts
Sat Jan 08 2022 - Canopy gas strut stop plates
Fri Jan 07 2022 - Canopy gas strut stop plates
Thu Jan 06 2022 - Insurrection day
Wed Dec 15 2021 - Storing cowling halves
Sun Dec 12 2021 - Riveting canopy skin
Sat Dec 11 2021 - Priming canopy skin
Thu Dec 09 2021 - Aft canopy bow finishing and defogger plenum testing
Thu Dec 02 2021 - Flying in Greg Schroeder's completed Sportsman 2+2
Wed Dec 01 2021 - Figuring out defogging hole locations
Tue Nov 30 2021 - Drilling triangle ribs to canopy skin and stiffener
Mon Nov 29 2021 - Trimming and drilling side skirts
Sun Nov 28 2021 - Drilling aft gas struts mounts
Sat Nov 27 2021 - Cleaning and relubricating bearings
Thu Nov 25 2021 - Smoothing canopy bow shrinker marks and assembling pushrod
Mon Nov 22 2021 - Riveting aft canopy bow
Sun Nov 21 2021 - Adding additional rivets to side rail joint plate flanges
Sat Nov 20 2021 - Sanding inside curve of roll bar
Fri Nov 19 2021 - Fitting aft canopy bow
Wed Nov 17 2021 - Grinding canopy frame bow weld for panel clearance
Sat Nov 13 2021 - Canopy side rail joint plates
Fri Nov 12 2021 - Helicoil strut mounting block
Thu Oct 28 2021 - Pima Air Museum
Wed Oct 27 2021 - Pima Air Museum
Fri Oct 22 2021 - Canopy stop bearing roller plates
Thu Oct 21 2021 - Canopy stop bearing roller plates
Wed Oct 20 2021 - Canopy stop bearing mounts
Mon Oct 18 2021 - Canopy stop bearing mounts
Sun Oct 17 2021 - Countersinking canopy frame
Sat Oct 16 2021 - Fabricating canopy stud mounting blocks
Fri Oct 15 2021 - Fabricating canopy strut mounting blocks
Thu Oct 14 2021 - Fabricating canopy strut mounting blocks
Tue Oct 12 2021 - Filling under canopy skin rivets
Wed Oct 06 2021 - Drilling and countersinking canopy frame bow
Tue Oct 05 2021 - Fitting canopy side rails
Mon Oct 04 2021 - Fitting canopy side rails
Sun Oct 03 2021 - Filing aft end of side decks
Mon Sep 27 2021 - Canopy side rail and canopy bow
Sun Sep 26 2021 - Fitting side rail and machining new spacers
Sat Sep 25 2021 - Fitting side rails
Fri Sep 24 2021 - Re-joggling canopy side rails
Thu Sep 23 2021 - Considering how to modify canopy side rails
Tue Sep 21 2021 - Composite touchup on canopy frame.
Mon Sep 20 2021 - Popup tipup bellcrank and pushrod
Sun Sep 05 2021 - Popup tipup forward pushrod
Sat Sep 04 2021 - Fitting popup tipup mechanism
Fri Sep 03 2021 - Installing popup tipup mechanism
Thu Sep 02 2021 - Notching F-704 bellcrank
Tue Aug 31 2021 - Match drilling F-704 bellcrank to bearing
Mon Aug 30 2021 - Installing bushings in popup tipup arms and gooseneck arms
Sun Aug 29 2021 - Riveting upper forward fuselage structure
Fri Aug 27 2021 - Priming and assembling upper forward structure
Wed Aug 25 2021 - Upper forward structure details
Tue Aug 24 2021 - Upper forward structure details
Mon Aug 23 2021 - Fitting upper forward fuselage skin
Sun Aug 22 2021 - Fitting upper forward fuselage skin
Sat Aug 21 2021 - Fitting upper forward fuselage skin
Fri Aug 20 2021 - Fitting upper forward fuselage skin
Thu Aug 19 2021 - Fitting upper forward fuselage skin
Tue Aug 17 2021 - Fitting upper forward fuselage skin
Sun Aug 15 2021 - Gap strip shims and other stuff
Sat Aug 14 2021 - Drilling the canopy skin joint strip
Fri Aug 13 2021 - Canopy latch handle knob
Thu Aug 12 2021 - Bellcrank support
Wed Aug 11 2021 - Bellcrank mount
Tue Aug 10 2021 - First popup tipup pushrod
Mon Aug 09 2021 - Bushings for attaching popup tipup pushrod to canopy latch handle
Sun Aug 08 2021 - Popup tipup pushrod bellcrank
Sat Aug 07 2021 - Popup tipup torsion rod outboard bearing block
Wed Aug 04 2021 - Popup tipup pushrod considerations
Tue Aug 03 2021 - Miscellaneous popup tipup work
Mon Aug 02 2021 - More forward fuselage work
Sun Aug 01 2021 - Priming
Fri Jul 30 2021 - Readying forward fuselage structure
Thu Jul 29 2021 - Canopy stop bearing brackets and popup tipup bearings
Tue Jul 27 2021 - Priming and canopy stop bearing brackets
Mon Jul 26 2021 - Silver soldering popup tipup bellcranks
Sun Jul 25 2021 - Silver soldering popup tipup bellcranks
Sat Jul 24 2021 - Silver soldering popup tipup bellcranks
Fri Jul 23 2021 - Silver soldering popup tipup bellcranks
Sat Jul 17 2021 - Canopy pin retention bracket
Fri Jul 16 2021 - Popup tipup mechanism parts arrived
Sat Jul 10 2021 - Canopy latch handle knob screw
Thu Jul 08 2021 - Fan cover plates
Tue Jul 06 2021 - Canopy brace end ribs for defogging fan
Mon Jul 05 2021 - Canopy brace end ribs for defogging fan
Sun Jul 04 2021 - Layout defogging fan position(s)
Sat Jul 03 2021 - Glare shield edge protection tube
Fri Jul 02 2021 - Fitting canopy brace parts
Wed Jun 30 2021 - Fitting canopy brace parts
Tue Jun 29 2021 - Fitting canopy brace parts
Mon Jun 28 2021 - Fitting canopy brace parts
Fri Jun 25 2021 - Fitting canopy brace parts
Thu Jun 24 2021 - Dimpling and countersinking ribs and doublers
Tue Jun 22 2021 - Cam bearings
Thu Jun 17 2021 - Popup tipup arm spacers
Wed Jun 16 2021 - Popup tipup arm spacers
Tue Jun 15 2021 - Popup tipup arm spacers
Thu Jun 10 2021 - Popup tipup mechanism prototype
Wed Jun 09 2021 - Popup tipup mechanism prototype
Tue Jun 08 2021 - Popup tipup mechanism prototype
Sun Jun 06 2021 - Popup tipup mechanism prototype
Sat Jun 05 2021 - Popup tipup mechanism prototype
Tue May 25 2021 - Popup tipup mechanism
Sun May 23 2021 - Trimming canopy latch tube and pivot pins
Thu May 20 2021 - Drilling canopy latch pushrod
Wed May 19 2021 - Adventures in tube tapping
Tue May 18 2021 - Fitting canopy latch tube
Mon May 17 2021 - Fabricating gas strut mounts
Sun May 16 2021 - Fabricating C-613 joint plates
Sat May 15 2021 - Panel countersinking and canopy stiffener deburring
Fri May 14 2021 - Finishing F-703B stiffening angle
Tue May 11 2021 - Cutting notches in F-703B stiffening angle
Mon May 10 2021 - Cutting notches in F-703B angle
Sun May 09 2021 - Popup tipup arm UHMW side glides
Sat May 08 2021 - Fitting panel brackets
Fri May 07 2021 - Fitting panel brackets
Thu May 06 2021 - Popup tipup ribs and doublers
Wed May 05 2021 - Popup tipup ribs and doublers
Tue May 04 2021 - Popup tipup doubler plates
Mon May 03 2021 - Match drilling popup tipup arms
Sun May 02 2021 - NeverWet super hydrophobic spray-on coating
Fri Apr 30 2021 - Forward and canopy skins transition
Thu Apr 29 2021 - Forward and canopy skins transition
Wed Apr 28 2021 - Sub panel top flanges
Tue Apr 27 2021 - Sub panel top flanges
Mon Apr 26 2021 - Vandenberg Delta IV Heavy launch
Sun Apr 25 2021 - Rain gutter experiments
Sat Apr 24 2021 - Rain gutter experiments
Tue Apr 20 2021 - Rain gutter experiments
Mon Apr 19 2021 - Rain gutter experiments
Sun Apr 18 2021 - Sub panel top flanges
Sat Apr 17 2021 - Sub panel top flanges
Fri Apr 16 2021 - Sub panel top flanges
Thu Apr 15 2021 - Oven testing
Wed Apr 14 2021 - Oven testing
Mon Apr 12 2021 - Oven testing
Thu Apr 08 2021 - Oven testing
Fri Apr 02 2021 - Oven testing
Fri Mar 12 2021 - Oven testing
Wed Mar 10 2021 - Installing rear thermocouple
Tue Mar 09 2021 - Widened canopy latch slots
Mon Mar 08 2021 - Riveting latch angles to side skin
Fri Mar 05 2021 - Covering latch angles with UHMW tape
Thu Mar 04 2021 - Fabricating rib doublers
Wed Mar 03 2021 - Dimpling side skin for latch angles
Tue Mar 02 2021 - New -O material for upper forward rib doublers
Sat Feb 27 2021 - Dimpling side skin for latch angles
Fri Feb 26 2021 - Fitting canopy latch
Wed Feb 24 2021 - Cutting canopy latch slots
Tue Feb 23 2021 - Fabricating canopy latch
Mon Feb 22 2021 - Fabricating canopy latch handle
Sun Feb 21 2021 - Straightening canopy latch angles
Sat Feb 20 2021 - Securing sagging heating elements
Wed Feb 17 2021 - Fabricating rib doublers
Tue Feb 16 2021 - Fitting popup tipup arms
Sat Feb 13 2021 - Fitting popup tipup arms
Tue Feb 09 2021 - Troubleshooting heat treat oven
Mon Feb 08 2021 - Sub panel top flanges
Sat Feb 06 2021 - Sub panel top flanges
Fri Feb 05 2021 - Sub panel top flanges
Thu Feb 04 2021 - Sub panel top flanges
Fri Jan 29 2021 - Sub panel top flanges
Thu Jan 28 2021 - Sub panel top flanges
Tue Jan 26 2021 - Sub panel top flanges
Mon Jan 25 2021 - Sub panel top flanges
Sat Jan 23 2021 - Sub panel top flanges
Fri Jan 22 2021 - Sub panel top flanges
Thu Jan 21 2021 - Sub panel top flanges
Wed Jan 20 2021 - Sub panel top flanges
Tue Jan 19 2021 - Sub panel top edge flanges
Mon Jan 18 2021 - Sub panel top edge flanges
Sat Nov 28 2020 - Sub panel top edge flanges
Fri Nov 27 2020 - Sub panel top edge flanges
Tue Nov 24 2020 - Sub panel top edge flanges
Mon Nov 23 2020 - Sub panel top edge flanges
Sun Nov 22 2020 - Sub panel top edge flanges
Fri Nov 20 2020 - Fitting forward fuselage center rib
Thu Nov 19 2020 - Drilling forward fuselage ribs
Wed Nov 18 2020 - Drilling forward fuselage ribs
Mon Nov 16 2020 - Canopy forward skin
Sun Nov 15 2020 - Canopy forward skin
Wed Nov 11 2020 - Canopy forward skin
Tue Nov 10 2020 - Canopy forward skin
Mon Nov 09 2020 - Canopy forward skin
Tue Nov 03 2020 - Canopy forward skin
Mon Nov 02 2020 - Canopy forward skin
Sun Nov 01 2020 - Canopy forward skin
Sat Oct 31 2020 - Custom right angle drill
Fri Oct 30 2020 - Custom right angle drill
Thu Oct 29 2020 - Canopy forward skin
Wed Oct 28 2020 - Canopy forward skin
Tue Oct 27 2020 - Canopy forward skin
Sun Oct 25 2020 - Canopy forward skin
Sat Oct 24 2020 - Canopy forward skin
Fri Oct 23 2020 - Canopy forward skin
Thu Oct 22 2020 - Fabricating rib brackets
Wed Oct 21 2020 - Fabricating sub panel ribs
Tue Oct 20 2020 - Fabricating sub panel ribs
Mon Oct 19 2020 - Fabricating sub panel ribs
Sun Oct 18 2020 - Fabricating sub panel ribs
Sat Oct 17 2020 - Fabricating sub panel ribs
Fri Oct 16 2020 - Fabricating sub panel ribs
Thu Oct 15 2020 - Fabricating sub panel ribs
Wed Oct 14 2020 - Fabricating sub panel ribs
Tue Oct 13 2020 - Fabricating sub panel ribs
Sun Oct 11 2020 - Fabricating sub panel ribs
Sat Oct 10 2020 - Fabricating sub panel ribs
Fri Oct 09 2020 - Determining rib length
Thu Oct 08 2020 - Trimming sub panel
Wed Oct 07 2020 - Fitting sub panel
Tue Oct 06 2020 - Forming and cutting sub panel
Sun Oct 04 2020 - Building up canopy frame weldment arms
Fri Oct 02 2020 - Building up canopy frame weldment arms
Thu Oct 01 2020 - Building up canopy frame weldment tube
Wed Sep 30 2020 - Building up canopy frame weldment tube
Tue Sep 29 2020 - Building up canopy frame weldment tube
Mon Sep 28 2020 - Building up canopy frame weldment tube
Sun Sep 27 2020 - Forward fuselage and canopy structure
Sat Sep 26 2020 - Forward fuselage and canopy structure
Fri Sep 25 2020 - Forward fuselage and canopy structure
Thu Sep 24 2020 - Forward fuselage and canopy structure
Wed Sep 23 2020 - Forward fuselage and canopy structure
Mon Sep 21 2020 - Forward fuselage and canopy structure
Sun Sep 20 2020 - Forward fuselage and canopy structure
Sat Sep 19 2020 - Riveting popup tipup arms
Mon Sep 14 2020 - Priming popup tipup arms
Fri Sep 11 2020 - Smoke in CA
Thu Sep 10 2020 - Upper forward skin and canopy skin
Wed Sep 09 2020 - (Re)assembling upper forward fuselage structure
Mon Sep 07 2020 - Installing LED light strip in roll bar support cover
Sun Sep 06 2020 - Primed baggage area lighted cover
Sat Sep 05 2020 - Tail cover plates and baggage area LED strip
Fri Sep 04 2020 - New cable restraint bracket and firewall and rudder stop riveting
Thu Sep 03 2020 - Misc priming, brake cylinder and pedal assembly, trim cable restraint riveting, and flap actuator bracket riveting
Wed Sep 02 2020 - Elevator trim tab cable restraints and setting trim tab travel
Tue Sep 01 2020 - Routing of trim cable in cabin area
Mon Aug 31 2020 - Fitting elevator cable
Sun Aug 30 2020 - Routing elevator trim cable
Sat Aug 29 2020 - Bluing brake pedal studs, fitting elevator trim, and shop fan
Fri Aug 28 2020 - Drilling brake pedals and fuselage riveting
Wed Aug 26 2020 - Corrosion on master cylinder parts
Tue Aug 25 2020 - Rudder and brake pedal positioning
Mon Aug 24 2020 - Master cylinder attach hardware
Sun Aug 23 2020 - Master cylinder attach hardware
Wed Aug 19 2020 - Brake pedals
Tue Aug 18 2020 - Miscellaneous interior work
Mon Aug 17 2020 - Fuel vent line fittings, seat belt bushings, baggage sidewall nutplates
Sun Aug 16 2020 - Seatbelt bushings and fuel vent line fittings
Wed Aug 12 2020 - Turning seatbelt bushings
Tue Aug 11 2020 - Roll forming LED joggle strip and seat belt bushings
Mon Aug 10 2020 - Roll forming LED joggle strip
Sun Aug 09 2020 - Roll forming LED joggle strip
Sat Aug 08 2020 - Flap actuator mount and baggage area overhead light
Fri Aug 07 2020 - Flap actuator channel and parts organization
Thu Aug 06 2020 - Center arm rest lid finished!
Wed Aug 05 2020 - Fuel tank vents
Tue Aug 04 2020 - Center arm rest and miscellaneous
Mon Aug 03 2020 - Center arm rest
Sun Aug 02 2020 - Center arm rest
Sat Aug 01 2020 - Center arm rest
Fri Jul 31 2020 - Center arm rest
Thu Jul 30 2020 - Center arm rest
Wed Jul 29 2020 - Center arm rest
Tue Jul 28 2020 - Center arm rest
Mon Jul 27 2020 - Center arm rest
Sun Jul 26 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Thu Jul 23 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Wed Jul 22 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Tue Jul 21 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Mon Jul 20 2020 - Center arm rest
Sun Jul 19 2020 - Center arm rest
Fri Jul 17 2020 - Center arm rest
Thu Jul 16 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Tue Jul 14 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Mon Jul 13 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Sun Jul 12 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Sat Jul 11 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Fri Jul 10 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Thu Jul 09 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Wed Jul 08 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Tue Jul 07 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Mon Jul 06 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Sat Jul 04 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Fri Jul 03 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Thu Jul 02 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Wed Jul 01 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Tue Jun 30 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Mon Jun 29 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Sun Jun 28 2020 - Sharpening jointer knives
Sat Jun 27 2020 - Sharpening jointer knives
Fri Jun 26 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Thu Jun 25 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Wed Jun 24 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Tue Jun 23 2020 - Center amr rest lid
Mon Jun 22 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Sun Jun 21 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Sat Jun 20 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Mon Jun 15 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Sun Jun 14 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Fri Jun 12 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Wed Jun 10 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Mon Jun 08 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Sun Jun 07 2020 - Vacuum supply and composite layup mold
Wed May 27 2020 - Vacuum supply
Sun May 24 2020 - Vacuum supply
Sat May 23 2020 - Shop organization
Wed May 20 2020 - Shop organization
Mon May 11 2020 - Brake fluid O-ring compatability test
Sun May 10 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Sat May 09 2020 - Center arm rest
Thu May 07 2020 - Center arm rest
Wed May 06 2020 - Center arm rest
Tue May 05 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Mon May 04 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Sun May 03 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Sat May 02 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Wed May 1 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Wed Apr 30 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Wed Apr 29 2020 - Center arm rest lid
Tue Apr 28 2020 - Angle drill organizer
Sun Apr 26 2020 - Center arm rest angle bracket
Sat Apr 25 2020 - Pushrod tunnel cover and center arm rest
Fri Apr 24 2020 - Pushrod tunnel cover
Tue Aug 15 2017 - Pushrod tunnel cover
Mon Aug 14 2017 - Pushrod tunnel cover
Sun Aug 13 2017 - Pushrod tunnel cover
Sat Jul 29 2017 - Oshkosh 2017
Fri Jul 28 2017 - Oshkosh 2018
Thu Jul 27 2017 - Oshkosh 2017
Wed Jul 26 2017 - Oshkosh 2017
Tue Jul 25 2017 - Oshkosh 2017
Mon Jul 24 2017 - Oshkosh 2017
Sun Jul 23 2017 - Oshkosh 2017
Sat Jul 22 2017 - Flying from CA to OSH
Wed Jul 12 2017 - Leveling the fuselage
Thu Jul 6 2017 - Pushrod tunnel cover and center arm rest
Mon Jul 3 2017 - Riveted seat back hinges to floors
Mon Jun 26 2017 - Riveting new hinge halves to seat backs
Sat Jun 24 2017 - Riveting seat back hinges to floors
Sat Jun 10 2017 - Correcting seat left-right placement
Sat Mar 25 2017 - Overall view of garage shop
Fri Mar 3 2017 - Removing seat back hinge eyes
Wed Feb 15 2017 - Trimming seat back hinges
Sat Jan 7 2017 - Fabricating lower flap actuator channel bracket
Thu Jan 5 2017 - Fabricating lower flap actuator channel bracket
Tue Jan 3 2017 - Fabricating lower flap actuator channel bracket
Mon Jan 2 2017 - Working in center tunnel cover
Sun Jan 1 2017 - Positioning seat backs
Wed Dec 14 2016 - Working on floor panels
Tue Dec 13 2016 - Working on seat floors
Sun Dec 11 2016 - Working on seat floors
Sun Nov 27 2016 - Finally back to work
Sun Sep 18 2016 - Uncrating the fuselage
Sun Jul 10 2016 - The airplane settles into it's new home
Wed Jun 29 2016 - More airplane crating
Sat May 14 2016 - Crating airplane parts for move from OH to CA!
Thu Mar 8 2012 - Brake pedals and new job
Wed Jan 25 2012 - Anodizing and purge check valve
Tue Jan 24 2012 - Anodizing parts
Mon Jan 23 2012 - Smoke oil line
Sun Jan 22 2012 - Elevator pushrod
Fri Dec 30 2011 - Over baggage lighting
Mon Dec 5 2011 - Elevator pushrod
Sun Dec 4 2011 - Elevator pushrod
Sat Dec 3 2011 - Elevator pushrod
Sat Nov 19 2011 - Smoke oil and fuselage miscellaneous
Tue Nov 15 2011 - Smoke oil line
Mon Nov 14 2011 - Smoke oil line
Sat Nov 12 2011 - Smoke oil line
Tue Nov 8 2011 - Smoke oil line
Mon Nov 7 2011 - Smoke oil line
Sun Nov 6 2011 - Smoke oil line
Fri Nov 4 2011 - Tiedown ring storage mount
Wed Nov 2 2011 - Step mounting bolts and smoke oil line
Tue Nov 1 2011 - Smoke oil line
Tue Oct 25 2011 - Zip tie mounts
Sun Oct 23 2011 - Stick boot rings
Sat Oct 22 2011 - Zenith 750 visit and stick boot rings
Fri Oct 21 2011 - Stick boot rings
Thu Oct 20 2011 - Misc fuselage work
Mon Oct 17 2011 - Fuselage misc
Sun Oct 16 2011 - Baggage floor toolbox finished
Thu Oct 13 2011 - Baggage floor toolbox
Wed Oct 12 2011 - Baggage toolbox latches
Tue Oct 11 2011 - Riveting steps
Mon Oct 10 2011 - Prepping for step installation
Sun Oct 9 2011 - Interior paint color and priming toolbox
Sun Oct 2 2011 - Baggage floor toolbox
Sat Oct 1 2011 - Baggage floor toolbox, tiedown ring storage, and static line routing
Wed Sep 28 2011 - Pitch trim placard
Tue Sep 27 2011 - Countersinking step plates
Mon Sep 26 2011 - Elevator pushrod boot
Sun Sep 25 2011 - Sub floor panels
Sat Sep 24 2011 - Firewall sub panel mods
Thu Sep 22 2011 - Sub floor panel mods
Wed Sep 21 2011 - Sub floor panel mods
Tue Sep 20 2011 - Sub floor panel mods
Sat Sep 17 2011 - Visiting Brent Owens' and Tom Thompson's projects
Tue Aug 16 2011 - Re-fitting sub floor panels
Sun Aug 14 2011 - Brake lines
Sat Aug 13 2011 - Brake lines
Sat Aug 6 2011 - Brake lines
Thu Aug 4 2011 - Brake lines
Wed Aug 3 2011 - Brake lines
Fri Jul 29 2011 - Oshkosh 2011
Thu Jul 28 2011 - Oshkosh 2011
Wed Jul 27 2011 - Oshkosh 2011
Tue Jul 26 2011 - Oshkosh 2011
Mon Jul 25 2011 - Oshkosh 2011
Sun Jul 24 2011 - Oshkosh 2011
Fri Jul 8 2011 - Space Shuttle Atlantis STS-135
Sun Jul 3 2011 - Fuel lines
Sun Jun 19 2011 - Fuel lines
Fri Jun 17 2011 - Fuel lines
Sat Jun 11 2011 - Fuel lines
Tue May 31 2011 - Firewall fuel and purge lines
Mon May 23 2011 - Custom check valve
Sun May 22 2011 - Firewall doubler for fuel lines
Fri May 20 2011 - Sikaflex RV-9A canopy
Wed May 18 2011 - Brake lines
Tue May 17 2011 - Brake lines
Mon May 9 2011 - Parking brake fittings
Sun May 8 2011 - Miscellaneous
Sun May 1 2011 - Brake lines
Sat Apr 30 2011 - Brake lines
Wed Apr 27 2011 - Parking brake fitting interference?
Tue Apr 26 2011 - Brake lines
Thu Apr 21 2011 - Brake lines
Sun Apr 10 2011 - Anodizing Sportsman 2+2 (and RV) parts
Sat Apr 9 2011 - Anodizing Sportsman 2+2 parts
Wed Apr 6 2011 - Fabricating spacer washers
Tue Apr 5 2011 - Brake lines
Fri Apr 1 2011 - Riveting on John Bowen's RV-9A
Thu Mar 31 2011 - Parking brake valve
Mon Mar 28 2011 - Parking brake valve mounting
Sun Mar 27 2011 - Parking brake valve mounting
Sat Mar 26 2011 - Parking brake valve mounting and handle
Tue Mar 22 2011 - Purge line tubing
Sat Mar 19 2011 - Flying with Tom Webster
Fri Mar 18 2011 - Behind the scenes tour at Air Force Musuem
Sun Mar 13 2011 - Purge line tubing
Sat Mar 12 2011 - Vent line tubing
Tue Mar 8 2011 - AN Threads
Mon Mar 7 2011 - Purge line check valve
Sun Mar 6 2011 - Purge line check valve
Fri Mar 4 2011 - Fuel line tubing
Thu Mar 3 2011 - Fuel line tubing
Tue Mar 1 2011 - Vent line tubing
Sun Feb 27 2011 - Fuel line tubing
Sat Feb 26 2011 - Fuel line tubing
Fri Feb 25 2011 - Fuel line tubing
Wed Feb 23 2011 - Fuel line tubing
Tue Feb 22 2011 - Fuel line tubing
Mon Feb 21 2011 - Fuel line tubing
Sun Feb 20 2011 - Fuel line tubing
Sat Feb 19 2011 - Fuel line tubing
Thu Feb 17 2011 - Fuel line tubing
Wed Feb 16 2011 - Fuel line tubing
Tue Feb 15 2011 - Fuel line tubing
Sun Feb 13 2011 - Fuel line tubing
Fri Feb 11 2011 - Fuel line tubing
Thu Feb 10 2011 - Fabricating bending blocks
Wed Feb 9 2011 - Fabricating bending blocks
Sun Feb 6 2011 - Fabricating bending blocks
Sat Jan 29 2011 - Fuel line tubing
Thu Jan 27 2011 - Building tubing straightener
Wed Jan 26 2011 - Building tubing straightener
Tue Jan 25 2011 - Fuel line work
Sat Jan 22 2011 - CMH Tower tour
Wed Jan 19 2011 - Fuel filter / fuel pump interconnect line
Sat Jan 15 2011 - Trimming spar covers and brackets
Thu Jan 13 2011 - Mounting antennas
Fri Jan 7 2011 - Riveting misc fuselage components
Tue Jan 4 2011 - Priming
Mon Jan 3 2011 - Antenna doublers
Sun Jan 2 2011 - Comm antenna
Sat Jan 1 2011 - Fabricating antenna doublers
Thu Dec 30 2010 - Fabricating brake line bracket
Wed Dec 29 2010 - Brake line bracket
Mon Dec 27 2010 - Riveting firewall sub panel brackets
Thu Dec 23 2010 - Microstop for right angle drill
Wed Dec 22 2010 - Riveting nutplates to sub panels and brackets
Tue Dec 21 2010 - Riveting sub floor panels
Mon Dec 20 2010 - Priming sub floor and sub firewall components
Mon Dec 13 2010 - Installing infrared heater
Sat Dec 11 2010 - Flying with Tom Webster
Fri Dec 10 2010 - Drilling left firewall sub panel
Thu Dec 9 2010 - Fabricating new brake line bracket
Mon Dec 6 2010 - Reassembling master cylinders
Sat Dec 4 2010 - Fitting firewall sub panels
Mon Nov 22 2010 - Changing o-rings on brake components
Sun Nov 21 2010 - Fabricating and fitting bowden cable brackets
Sat Nov 20 2010 - EAA Chapter 9 Stearman project
Fri Nov 12 2010 - Fitting firewall sub panel brackets
Thu Nov 11 2010 - Fitting firewall sub panel brackets
Wed Nov 10 2010 - Sub floor details
Mon Nov 8 2010 - Firewall sub panel and sub floors
Sun Nov 7 2010 - Firewall sub panel
Thu Nov 4 2010 - Deburring and dimpling
Wed Nov 3 2010 - Working on sub floors
Tue Nov 2 2010 - Flame testing CS-1900 and fabricating new brackets
Sun Oct 31 2010 - Fabricating blocks for shear hold-down
Fri Oct 29 2010 - New benches
Sun Oct 17 2010 - Insulation bracket prototype and flame testing rig
Sat Oct 16 2010 - Riveting John Bowen's RV-9A
Mon Oct 4 2010 - Insulation attachment bracket prototype
Sat Oct 2 2010 - Moving Bob Leffler's RV-10 to the airport
Thu Sep 30 2010 - Fabricating sub floor stiffeners
Wed Sep 29 2010 - Fabricating sub floor stiffeners
Tue Sep 28 2010 - Fabricating sub floor stiffeners
Mon Sep 27 2010 - Fabricating sub floor stiffeners
Sun Sep 26 2010 - Pilot / pax heat control
Sat Sep 25 2010 - Pilot / pax heat control linkage
Thu Sep 23 2010 - Pilot / pax heat control linkage
Wed Sep 22 2010 - Pilot / pax heat control
Tue Sep 21 2010 - Fabricating baffle plate (again)
Sat Sep 18 2010 - Fabricating glide washers
Wed Sep 15 2010 - Pilot / pax heat control
Mon Sep 13 2010 - Pilot / pax heat control
Sun Sep 12 2010 - Installing nutplates on lower longeron
Sat Sep 11 2010 - Fitting sub floors
Thu Aug 26 2010 - Visit to Joe Trepicone's turbine Lancair project
Thu Aug 19 2010 - Removing right gear weldment and canopy joint plate
Tue Aug 17 2010 - Tapping nutplates
Sun Aug 15 2010 - Adding nutplates to lower longeron
Sat Aug 7 2010 - Fitting sub floor supports
Fri Aug 6 2010 - Fabricating canopy/forward skin joint strip
Wed Aug 4 2010 - Fitting canopy frame
Mon Jul 26 2010 - Oshkosh 2010
Tue Jul 20 2010 - Popup tipup modifications and misc work
Mon Jul 19 2010 - Popup tipup modifications
Sun Jul 18 2010 - Testing vent line fittings
Sat Jul 17 2010 - Flying with Tom Webster and Scott Thompson
Wed Jul 14 2010 - Popup tipup modifications
Mon Jul 12 2010 - Popup tipup modifications
Sun Jul 11 2010 - Popup tipup modifications
Sat Jul 10 2010 - Popup tipup modifications
Thu Jul 8 2010 - Popup tipup modifications
Wed Jul 7 2010 - Popup tipup modificatons
Fri Jul 2 2010 - Fabricating vent lines
Thu Jul 1 2010 - Bending vent lines
Wed Jun 30 2010 - Flying with Tom Webster
Tue Jun 29 2010 - Fabricating vent tube bottom fittings
Mon Jun 28 2010 - Bending sub floor edge strips
Sat Jun 26 2010 - Popup tipup modifications
Wed Jun 23 2010 - Popup tipup modifications
Mon Jun 21 2010 - Popup tipup modifications
Sun Jun 20 2010 - Popup tipup modifications
Fri Jun 18 2010 - Floor panel and popup tipup mods
Thu Jun 17 2010 - Visit to Tom Thompson's
Wed Jun 16 2010 - Fitting fireproofing panels
Tue Jun 15 2010 - Sub floor edge supports and firewall panel
Mon Jun 14 2010 - Sub floor joggle strips
Thu Jun 10 2010 - Popup tipup modifications
Mon Jun 7 2010 - Popup tipup bellcranks and upper forward structure modifications
Sun Jun 6 2010 - Popup tipup bellcranks
Sat Jun 5 2010 - Sub floor panel
Thu Jun 3 2010 - Canopy frame support cover
Wed Jun 2 2010 - Sub floor work
Tue Jun 1 2010 - Modifying elevator trim knob
Sun May 30 2010 - Fitting canopy frame to fuselage
Sat May 29 2010 - Canopy frame work
Fri May 28 2010 - Riveting canopy frame
Thu May 27 2010 - Starting work on forward top fuselage
Tue May 25 2010 - Fabricating support brackets for center tunnel
Mon May 24 2010 - Canopy frame work
Sun May 23 2010 - Canopy frame work
Fri May 21 2010 - Refurbished Di-Acro brake
Tue May 18 2010 - Fabricated inner canopy frame mounting brackets
Sat May 15 2010 - Prop balancing weekend
Thu May 13 2010 - Canopy frame work
Wed May 12 2010 - Drilling canopy frame
Mon May 10 2010 - Visit to John Bowen's RV-9A project
Sun May 9 2010 - Working on canopy frame
Fri May 7 2010 - Fabricating rudder stops
Thu May 6 2010 - Installing rudder
Wed May 5 2010 - Contemplating TruTrak servo arm attachment screw
Tue May 4 2010 - Riveting offset plate to vertical stabilizer front spar
Mon May 3 2010 - Safety wiring pitch servo
Sun May 2 2010 - Broken adjustable set holder
Sat May 1 2010 - Installing pitch servo brackets
Fri Apr 30 2010 - Priming and installing doubler on HS spar angle
Thu Apr 29 2010 - Installing vertical stabilizer
Wed Apr 28 2010 - Fitting elevators and pitch servo
Mon Apr 26 2010 - Fitting elevators
Sun Apr 25 2010 - Mounting elevators
Sat Apr 24 2010 - Autopilot pitch servo
Fri Apr 23 2010 - HS front spar doublers and pitch servo mounting
Thu Apr 22 2010 - (re)drilling horizontal stabilizer to fuselage
Wed Apr 21 2010 - (re)installing aft deck
Tue Apr 20 2010 - Aft fuse riveting
Mon Apr 19 2010 - Finished (re)assembly of horizontal stabilizer
Sun Apr 18 2010 - More horizontal stabilizer assembly
Sat Apr 17 2010 - (re)assembling horizontal stabilizer rear spar
Fri Apr 16 2010 - B-25s at Urbana
Thu Apr 15 2010 - Fabricating and fitting aft deck
Wed Apr 14 2010 - Fabricating aft deck
Mon Apr 12 2010 - Misc horizontal stabilizer and fuselage work
Sun Apr 11 2010 - (re)dimpling horizontal stabilizer skins
Fri Apr 9 2010 - Horizontal stabilizer rear spar
Thu Apr 8 2010 - Reworking horizontal stabilizer attachment
Tue Apr 6 2010 - Engine arrives
Sat Apr 3 2010 - Working on horizontal stabilizer
Fri Apr 2 2010 - New parts arrive
Sat Mar 27 2010 - Removing aft deck and horizontal stabilizer attachment structure
Fri Mar 26 2010 - Disassembling horizontal stabilizer
Thu Mar 25 2010 - Fabricating shims
Wed Mar 24 2010 - Drilling horizontal stabilizer to fuselage
Tue Mar 23 2010 - Drilling horizontal stabilizer to fuselage
Mon Mar 22 2010 - Miscellaneous fuselage work
Sun Mar 21 2010 - Installing crotch strap brackets
Sat Mar 20 2010 - Pushrod, control column link, and crotch strap brackets
Fri Mar 19 2010 - Priming control pushrods
Wed Mar 17 2010 - Control installation
Tue Mar 16 2010 - Drilling for relief tube and gear weldment installation
Mon Mar 15 2010 - Relief tube location investigation
Sun Mar 14 2010 - Fitting landing gear weldments
Sat Mar 13 2010 - Miscellaneous tailcone work
Thu Mar 11 2010 - Prop and staic line routing
Thu Feb 25 2010 - Canopy frame
Sat Feb 20 2010 - Fuselage miscellaneous
Thu Feb 18 2010 - Canopy frame
Wed Feb 17 2010 - Jig for trimming canopy frame components
Tue Feb 16 2010 - Dog platform supports
Mon Feb 15 2010 - Dog platform and latch
Sat Feb 13 2010 - Dog platform
Fri Feb 12 2010 - Fabricating latching mechanism
Thu Feb 11 2010 - Fabricating latching mechanism
Sat Feb 6 2010 - Dog platform supports
Fri Feb 5 2010 - Dog platform support shims
Tue Feb 2 2010 - Anodizing intake pipe flanges
Mon Feb 1 2010 - Anodizing intake pipe flanges
Sun Jan 31 2010 - Anodizing intake pipe flanges
Sat Jan 30 2010 - Anodizing pushrod tubes
Sun Jan 24 2010 - First anodizing test...success!
Sun Jan 17 2010 - Anodizing current control circuit
Sat Jan 16 2010 - Flying with Dick Wetherald
Sun Jan 10 2010 - Current supply
Sat Jan 9 2010 - Anodizing rig
Sat Dec 19 2009 - Polishing intake pipes
Sun Nov 29 2009 - Kerin's first GA flight!
Sat Nov 28 2009 - Polishing intake pipes
Sat Nov 7 2009 - Ohio Valley RVators birthday party
Wed Nov 4 2009 - Dog platform supports
Tue Nov 3 2009 - Dog platform supports
Mon Nov 2 2009 - Dog platform supports
Sun Nov 1 2009 - Dog platform supports
Thu Oct 29 2009 - Dog platform
Wed Oct 28 2009 - New brake!
Tue Oct 27 2009 - Dog platform
Sun Oct 25 2009 - Dog platform
Sat Oct 24 2009 - Dog platform
Thu Oct 22 2009 - Wire tie base
Mon Oct 19 2009 - Dog platform
Sun Oct 18 2009 - Trimming joggle tabs
Sat Oct 17 2009 - Building blitz at MRT
Wed Oct 14 2009 - Testing joggle tooling
Tue Oct 13 2009 - Fabricating joggle tooling
Sun Sep 27 2009 - Fabricating dog platform retaining clips
Sat Sep 19 2009 - Installed static ports
Sat Sep 12 2009 - MERFI 2009
Mon Sep 7 2009 - Assembling seat backs
Wed Sep 2 2009 - Shear
Sun Aug 30 2009 - Dog platform
Sat Aug 29 2009 - John Furey annual fly-in
Fri Aug 28 2009 - Riveting Aaron May's RV-10 vertical stabilizer
Mon Aug 24 2009 - Dog platform
Sat Aug 22 2009 - Riveting side rails and starting dog platform
Thu Aug 20 2009 - Fuel pump cover and nutplates
Mon Aug 17 2009 - Drilling and dimpling for nutplates on the floor center covers
Sun Aug 16 2009 - Drilling F-938A fuel selector mounting plate
Sat Aug 15 2009 - Drilling tunnel cover to floor stiffeners
Sun Aug 9 2009 - Forward floor center tunnel cover
Sat Aug 8 2009 - Drilling and dimpling for static ports
Wed Aug 5 2009 - Riveting top skins and arm rests
Sun Aug 2 2009 - Priming and installing F-708 bulkhead shims
Sat Aug 1 2009 - Drilling out rivets from F-708
Sat Jul 25 2009 - Oshkosh 2009
Wed Jul 22 2009 - Riveting top fuselage skins
Tue Jul 21 2009 - Prep for riveting upper fuselage skins
Mon Jul 20 2009 - Miscellaneous fuselage work
Sat Jul 18 2009 - Fitting side rails
Sun Jul 12 2009 - Priming fuselage parts
Sat Jul 11 2009 - Deburring heater cover
Fri Jul 10 2009 - Miscellaneous fuselage work
Wed Jul 8 2009 - Dimpling top fuselage skins
Sun Jul 5 2009 - Drilling top fuselage skins
Sat Jul 4 2009 - Fitting side rails and F-757 gussets
Fri Jul 3 2009 - Riveting pushrods
Thu Jul 2 2009 - Riveting aft deck
Tue Jun 30 2009 - Working on pushrod tubes
Sun Jun 28 2009 - Armrest modifications
Sat Jun 27 2009 - New garage workbench
Sat Jun 20 2009 - Drilling aft deck
Wed Jun 17 2009 - Flipped the canoe!
Mon Jun 15 2009 - Armrest stiffeners
Sun Jun 14 2009 - Sealing firewall
Sat Jun 13 2009 - Flying to Sporty's
Thu Jun 11 2009 - Forward fuselage work
Sun May 31 2009 - Floor and armrest stiffeners
Sat May 30 2009 - EAA9 Pancake breakfast
Tue May 26 2009 - Fitting floor stiffeners
Mon May 25 2009 - Fuselage details
Sun May 24 2009 - Riveting fuselage center section
Sat May 23 2009 - Prepping for riveting forward fuselage
Thu May 21 2009 - Visit to Bob Leffler's RV-10 project
Fri May 15 2009 - Drilling the new firewall weldment
Thu May 14 2009 - Dimpling side skins and ribs for aileron pushrood boot rings
Mon May 11 2009 - Riveting seat ribs to F-704 bulkhead
Sun May 10 2009 - Miscellaneous fuselage work
Sat May 9 2009 - Cracked rivets
Wed May 6 2009 - Installing nutplates on seat floor ribs
Mon May 4 2009 - Installing F-704 doubler blocks
Sat May 2 2009 - Riveting firewall and tailcone
Thu Apr 30 2009 - Riveting firewall
Wed Apr 29 2009 - Riveting tailcone
Mon Apr 27 2009 - Installing nutplates and firewall reassembly
Sun Apr 26 2009 - Miscellaneous fuselage assembly
Sat Apr 25 2009 - Priming and bulkhead assembly
Thu Apr 23 2009 - Drilling engine mount to firewall
Wed Apr 22 2009 - Riveting doubler blocks
Tue Apr 21 2009 - Installing nutplates
Mon Apr 20 2009 - Installing nutplates
Sun Apr 19 2009 - Tailcone assembly
Sat Apr 18 2009 - Priming fuselage parts
Fri Apr 17 2009 - Cleaning and priming fuselage parts
Thu Apr 16 2009 - Drilling engine mount to firewall
Wed Apr 15 2009 - Drilling engine mount to firewall
Tue Apr 14 2009 - Dimpling fuselage skins
Mon Apr 13 2009 - Deburring and dimpling fuselage components
Sun Apr 12 2009 - Deburring and dimpling fuselage components
Sat Apr 11 2009 - Deburring and dimpling fuselage components
Fri Apr 10 2009 - Visit to WhirlWind Propeller
Thu Apr 9 2009 - Deburring fuselage components
Wed Apr 8 2009 - Deburring fuselage components
Sun Apr 5 2009 - Deburring fuselage components
Sat Apr 4 2009 - Deburring and dimpling fuselage components
Wed Apr 1 2009 - Deburring and dimpling fuselage components
Tue Mar 31 2009 - Deburring and dimpling fuselage components
Sun Mar 29 2009 - Fitting extra tailcone stiffeners
Sat Mar 28 2009 - Fitting extra tailcone stiffeners
Thu Mar 26 2009 - Fitting extra tailcone stiffeners
Tue Mar 24 2009 - Disassembling fuselage
Sun Mar 22 2009 - Fuselage disassembly
Sat Mar 21 2009 - Fitting F-695L
Wed Mar 18 2009 - Fitting F-695R
Sun Mar 15 2009 - Fitting F-695 gussets
Wed Mar 11 2009 - Deburring and fitting F-695 gussets
Tue Mar 10 2009 - Deburring
Mon Mar 9 2009 - Disassembly and deburring
Sun Mar 8 2009 - Disassembly and deburring
Sat Mar 7 2009 - Fuselage miscellaneous
Tue Mar 3 2009 - Finishing kit arrives!
Mon Mar 2 2009 - Fitting flap weldment
Sat Feb 28 2009 - Fuselage miscellaneous
Thu Feb 26 2009 - EAA9 homebuilders visit
Wed Feb 18 2009 - Drilling floor plates for nutplates
Sun Feb 15 2009 - Fitting F-767 attach plate and seat pans
Fri Feb 13 2009 - Fabricated F-766B
Wed Feb 11 2009 - Fabricated F-785B
Sat Feb 7 2009 - Fitting gear weldments
Sun Feb 1 2009 - Riveting Sportsman wings
Sat Jan 31 2009 - Fitting gear weldments
Thu Jan 29 2009 - New tools
Mon Jan 26 2009 - Fitting baggage bulkhead and floors
Sun Jan 25 2009 - Miscellaneous fuselage work
Sat Jan 24 2009 - Wheel nut modifications
Thu Jan 22 2009 - Baggage bulkhead
Mon Jan 19 2009 - Geoff Combs RV-10 visit
Sun Jan 18 2009 - Stripping powder coating
Sat Jan 17 2009 - Fitting gear weldments
Fri Jan 16 2009 - Fitting gear weldments
Wed Jan 14 2009 - Fitting gear weldments
Tue Jan 13 2009 - Fitting gear weldments
Mon Jan 12 2009 - Fitting gear weldments
Sat Jan 10 2009 - Fitting gear weldments
Wed Jan 7 2009 - F-707 doublers for extra stiffeners
Tue Jan 6 2009 - F-706 doublers for extra stiffeners
Fri Jan 2 2009 - Extra fuselage stiffeners
Tue Dec 30 2008 - Baggage compartment side panels
Mon Dec 15 2008 - Fluted baggage stiffeners
Sun Dec 14 2008 - Floor stiffeners
Sun Dec 7 2008 - Fitting rudder pedals
Sat Dec 6 2008 - Drilling rudder pedal bearing blocks
Wed Dec 3 2008 - Drilling F-796-A, B, C, & D
Mon Dec 1 2008 - Fabricating F-796-B, C, & D
Sun Nov 30 2008 - Brake pedals
Thu Nov 27 2008 - Brake pedals and Tofurkey!
Wed Nov 26 2008 - Fitting F-7101 web plates
Tue Nov 25 2008 - Drilling F-719B clips and F-902 bulkheads
Sun Nov 23 2008 - F-719 Stiffeners and F-717 lower longerons
Sat Nov 22 2008 - Angle joggles
Wed Nov 19 2008 - Joggle tooling
Tue Nov 18 2008 - Joggle tooling
Sun Nov 16 2008 - Aileron boot rings
Sun Oct 26 2008 - Joggle problems
Sat Oct 25 2008 - Fitting F-713 auxiliary longerons
Thu Oct 23 2008 - Fitting left gear weldment
Mon Oct 20 2008 - Auxiliary longeron
Sun Oct 19 2008 - Auxiliary longeron and gussets
Sat Oct 18 2008 - Step kit installation
Tue Oct 14 2008 - Step kit installation
Mon Oct 13 2008 - Step kit installation
Sun Oct 12 2008 - Step kit installation
Sat Oct 11 2008 - Step kit installation
Tue Oct 7 2008 - Drilling firewall and armrests
Sun Oct 5 2008 - Front fuselage and firewall
Sat Oct 4 2008 - Longeron and firewall work
Sun Sep 28 2008 - Lee Bottom Fly-in
Tue Sep 23 2008 - Firewall work
Thu Sep 18 2008 - Working on F-904L (F-704L ?) straps
Wed Sep 17 2008 - Miscellaneous fuselage work
Tue Sep 16 2008 - Drilling right longeron
Sat Sep 13 2008 - Drilling left longeron
Wed Sep 10 2008 - Right conical bend
Sun Sep 7 2008 - Left conical bend
Mon Sep 1 2008 - J-channel stiffeners and joining center and aft fuselage
Sun Aug 31 2008 - Notching F-786 J channel stiffeners
Thu Aug 28 2008 - Drilling new F-776 skin
Wed Aug 27 2008 - Drilling right seat
Sun Aug 24 2008 - Working on seats and flying with Dick Wetherald
Sat Aug 23 2008 - Flying with Tom Webster / working on seats
Thu Aug 21 2008 - Fabricating F-637B and F-637C seat angles
Wed Aug 20 2008 - Trimming F-638 seat supports
Sun Aug 10 2008 - New dog!
Fri Aug 1 2008 - Oshkosh 2008
Mon Jul 21 2008 - Fabricating seatbelt brackets
Sun Jul 20 2008 - Fabricating seatbelt brackets
Sat Jul 19 2008 - Fabricating seatbelt brackets
Tue Jul 15 2008 - Fabricating seatbelt brackets
Sun Jul 13 2008 - Fabricating seatbelt brackets
Sat Jul 5 2008 - Fabricating seatbelt brackets
Fri Jul 4 2008 - Fabricating seatbelt brackets
Wed Jul 2 2008 - Fabricating seatbelt brackets
Tue Jul 1 2008 - Fabricating seatbelt brackets
Mon Jun 30 2008 - Fabricating seatbelt brackets
Sun Jun 29 2008 - Fabricating seatbelt brackets
Tue Jun 24 2008 - Fabricating seatbelt brackets
Sun Jun 22 2008 - Fabricating seatbelt brackets
Sun Jun 15 2008 - Fabricating seat belt brackets
Thu Jun 12 2008 - Fitting first F-716 doubler rib
Wed Jun 11 2008 - Deburring extra F-716 ribs
Tue Jun 10 2008 - Drilling F-715s and deburring extra F-716 ribs
Mon Jun 9 2008 - Fitting F-715 ribs
Tue Jun 3 2008 - Match drilled side skins to F-704 and F-705
Sun Jun 1 2008 - Seat belt bracket prototype
Sat May 31 2008 - EAA9 Pancake Breakfast
Fri May 30 2008 - Fabricating F-916C spacers
Mon May 26 2008 - Setting gap for wing spars in F-704
Sun May 25 2008 - F-715 and F-623 rib work
Sat May 24 2008 - Straightening center section ribs
Fri May 23 2008 - Center section
Wed May 21 2008 - Modifying F-716 center ribs
Tue May 20 2008 - Modifying F-716 center ribs
Sun May 18 2008 - Match drilling aft fuselage
Fri May 16 2008 - Drilling F-711
Tue May 13 2008 - Tweaking F-779 aft bottom skin
Mon May 12 2008 - Trimming J-channels
Sun May 11 2008 - Sawhorses and tailcone
Sat May 10 2008 - Flying with Tom Webster
Thu May 8 2008 - Building sawhorses for fuselage
Sun May 4 2008 - Post-polishing cleanup
Fri May 2 2008 - Working on an RV-6A
Wed Apr 23 2008 - Polishing firewall complete!
Tue Apr 22 2008 - Polishing firewall
Mon Apr 21 2008 - Polishing firewall
Sun Apr 20 2008 - Polishing firewall
Sat Apr 19 2008 - Polishing firewall
Tue Apr 15 2008 - Polishing firewall
Mon Apr 14 2008 - Polishing firewall
Sat Apr 12 2008 - Polishing firewall
Thu Apr 10 2008 - Polishing firewall
Wed Apr 9 2008 - Polishing firewall
Mon Apr 7 2008 - Polishing firewall
Sun Apr 6 2008 - Polishing firewall
Wed Apr 2 2008 - Polishing firewall
Tue Apr 1 2008 - Polishing firewall
Mon Mar 31 2008 - Polishing firewall
Sun Mar 30 2008 - Polishing firewall
Sat Mar 29 2008 - Trip to Put-in Bay
Fri Mar 21 2008 - Polishing firewall
Sun Mar 9 2008 - Polishing firewall
Sat Mar 8 2008 - Battery box and relay mounting
Fri Mar 7 2008 - Copper buss bars
Mon Mar 3 2008 - Battery strap standoffs
Sat Mar 1 2008 - Battery box
Wed Feb 27 2008 - Canopy deck and battery box
Mon Feb 25 2008 - Drilling and trimming right canopy deck
Sun Feb 24 2008 - Bending longerons
Sat Feb 23 2008 - Bending longerons
Fri Feb 22 2008 - Bending longerons
Mon Feb 18 2008 - Shop cleanup and longerons
Sun Feb 17 2008 - Building storage shelves
Sat Feb 16 2008 - Bulkhead work
Wed Feb 13 2008 - F-711 Bulkhead work
Mon Feb 11 2008 - F-705 Bulkhead work
Sun Feb 10 2008 - F-706, F-707, and F-708 Bulkheads
Sat Feb 9 2008 - F-705 Rear spar bulkhead work; Helping Brent Owens
Thu Feb 7 2008 - F-705 Rear spar bulkhead work
Wed Feb 6 2008 - F-705 Rear spar bulkhead work
Sun Feb 3 2008 - F-705 Rear spar bulkhead work
Sat Feb 2 2008 - F-705 Rear spar bulkhead work
Fri Feb 1 2008 - F-705 Rear spar bulkhead work
Thu Jan 31 2008 - F-704 Spar center section spacers
Tue Jan 29 2008 - F-704 Spar center section riveting
Sun Jan 27 2008 - F-704 Spar center section
Sat Jan 26 2008 - Airplane Plastics visit
Thu Jan 24 2008 - Countersinking and dimpling firewall
Tue Jan 22 2008 - Firewall deburring
Mon Jan 21 2008 - Firewall deburring
Sun Jan 20 2008 - Deburring bulkheads and firewall assy
Sat Jan 19 2008 - Deburring bulkheads
Thu Jan 17 2008 - Deburring bulkheads
Wed Jan 16 2008 - Deburring
Sun Jan 13 2008 - Fabricating brackets, deburring
Sat Jan 12 2008 - Wing riveting at Dan Hempy's and deburring
Thu Jan 10 2008 - Deburring
Sun Jan 6 2008 - Deburring
Sat Jan 5 2008 - Visit from Tom Webster
Fri Jan 4 2008 - Tech Counselor visit
Thu Jan 3 2008 - Deburring
Wed Jan 2 2008 - Deburring
Tue Jan 1 2008 - Deburring
Mon Dec 31 2007 - Deburring
Sun Dec 30 2007 - Deburring
Thu Dec 27 2007 - Deburring and crate teardown
Wed Dec 26 2007 - Deburring
Sun Dec 23 2007 - Deburring
Thu Dec 20 2007 - Deburring
Tue Dec 18 2007 - Deburring ribs
Mon Dec 17 2007 - Deburring
Tue Dec 4 2007 - Unpacking / inventorying fuselage kit
Wed Nov 14 2007 - Fuselage kit arrives!

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