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Sunday, 16 March 2025

Progress - week of March 10, 2025

Another week... 28 days to go until paint.


Monday, March 10 - 28 days to go

  • Flap track fairings... rivnuts installed
  • Outboard delta wings - drilled


Tuesday, March 11 - 27 days to go
  • Night off... other plans
Wednesday, March 12 - 26 days to go
  • Rudder base fairing.  Final trimming and fasteners installed.


Thursday, March 13 - 25 days to go
  • Fuselage inspection hole / cover (forward of tailwheel attach point)
  • Worked on the elevator and trim tab hinge pins.  They are very tight to insert.
Friday, March 14 - 24 days to go
  • Finished trimming starboard hatch cover and filler on seam
  • Bonded trailing edge of starboard wing tip
  • Ordered ELT and fire extinguisher.  Aircraft Spruce Canada wanted $400 CAD to ship.  Aircraft Spruce US was on $100 USD.  Robbery.
Saturday, March 15 - 23 days to go.  3 full weekends left.
  • Fasteners in all switch panels on the panel.  No need for any to come out except the breaker panel 
  • Starboard wing vent started.
  • Starboard aileron counterweight drilled.
  • Door seals fit
  • Antenna doublers in wing fabricated, drilled and primed.



Sunday, March 16 - 22 days to go
  • Riveted antenna doublers and mounted antennas properly
  • Found 6 missing rivets on the right aileron.  Fixed
  • Mounted aileron trim hinges pin retainer.
  • Right aileron mounted with new rod end (long story...)
  • Started pulling vinyl off the wing panels
  • Fixed pilot side door.  C clips kept popping off.  
  • Messed around with elevator trim tab.




Productive week

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