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Started working on fuel tank. I have abandoned the idea of wing tanks – too many unknowns and too much work. Maybe I’ll get back to it but for now I’ll go with standard tank. Plus, I need to work …

Fuel Tank started Read more »

It is almost 5 month since I have ordered the Wing Kit and Finishing Kit. On Friday the 6th of January the crates have arrived. It took me about 12 hours to unpack and inventory everything. I put two crates …

Wings and Finish kit have arrived Read more »

Prepared the panel base – deburred and attached nutplates Step 5, Page 29A-05 Stent 2 hours

Prepared a few parts for FWD upper fuselage Steps 1 and 2 on page 29A-04 and Steps 1, 2 and 3 on page 29A-05 Spent 2 hours

Couple of weeks ago I have ordered a nice flaring tool and a pipe bending tool from US – turned out to be cheaper than buying this stuff in Australia. It arrived on Friday and I though I’ll give it …

Fuel lines started Read more »

Attached vents and cowl hinges to the fuselage That was the last thing to do on Section 23 Spent 4 hours

Completed riveting of side skins. Well, most of it. Whatever called out on page 23-06 Spent 4 hours  

I decided it is time to put the fuse’s side skins on. I just don’t see any benefits in keeping them off any longer Clecoed skins and doublers Started riveting right skin Spent 4 hours  

Completed some work on rollbar drilled rollbar bases, cleaned and primed, clecoed it on the fuselage structure spent 1 hour  

Continued working of the upper firewall It looks like there is a mismatch in the plans – the long hinge F-1201J should be 1/4 inch longer to alingn with the edge of F-1201H Anyway I did that made most sense …

FWD upper fuselage – more work Read more »