Progress - week of March 17

The push to get ready for paint is in full swing.

March 17 - 21 days to go

• Starboard aileron counterweight slot and vent cut
• End of wingtip sanded and made flush with the trailing edge of the aileron.
• Sanded the seam... to get ready for a layer of glass.

Tuesday, March 18 - 20 days to go

• Forced night off.  Crazy work day...

Wednesday, March 19 - 19 days to go

• Zip... flying club meeting.

Thursday, March 20 - 18 days to go

• Wingtip / aileron closeout started on both wingtips.  Foam cut, fit and bonded in.
• Starboard fuselage to strut fairing roughed in and meeting up.

These suckers are a lot of work.  Put in on, mark it, take it off, trim, rinse and repeat.

Friday, March 21 - 17 days to go

• More strut fairing.  Bolts are back in, holes cut.
• Had lots of visitors... did not get much done.

Saturday, March 22 - 16 days to go

• Thanks to Jim and Bruce, all the fuselage bolts are in and tight!  VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE HELP.
• They also got all the fasteners in the hatch covers, and Jim started the starboard wing tip fasteners.
• Weighed the plane.  She has gotten fat.  Need to check the numbers.
• One layer of glass on the port wingtip closeout.  All temp holes have a fiberglass backing.  Added glass inside the port wingtip nose to fix the curvature problem.

Sunday, March 23 - 15 days to go

• Thanks again to Jim for helping!
• All nutplates installed for wingtips
• Next round of filler on wingtips
• Aircraft weighted again, but not in level attitude.  Weighed about 40 lbs less.
• Covers for flap track pockets cut, fit and drilled.
• Hatch covers installed.  Lower hatch cover holes drilled on port side.
• Finished trimming port side strut fairing around tab for wing fold brace.  Reinstalled.