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Aft Fuselage Final-Drilled (2/20/12)
J-Channels Drilled (2/18/12)
More Aft Fuselage Work (2/17/12)
Aft Fuselage Clecoed (2/11/12)
Aft Fuselage Initial Assembly Started (2/9/12)
Tail Spring Mount Work (2/5/12)
Longeron Bending Finished (2/4/12)
Aft Canopy Decks Drilled and Trimmed (1/29/12)
Longerons Started (1/28/12)
Bulkheads Finished (1/22/12)
F-711 and F-712 Bulkheads Started (1/21/12)
F-706 Finally Done, F-711 Started (1/19/12)
F-706 Again And Still Not Done (1/18/12)
F-706, F-709 and F-710 Bulkhead Work (1/16/12)
F-706 Bulkhead Work (1/15/12)
F-706, F-707, F-708 Bulkheads Continued (1/14/12)
F-706, F-707, and F-708 Bulkheads Started (1/5/12)
F-705 Bulkhead Riveted (1/4/12)
More F-705 Bulkhead Work (1/2/12)
F-705 Bulkhead Continued (1/1/12)
Seat Belt Anchors Installed (12/31/11)
F-705 Bulkhead Started (12/30/11)
F-704 Bulkhead Finished For Now (12/29/11)
Misc. F-704 Bulkhead Work (12/28/11)
F-704 Bulkhead and Control Column Work (12/27/11)
Firewall Finished, F-704 Bulkhead Started (12/26/11)
Firewall Riveting Started (12/24/11)
Firewall Parts Primed (12/23/11)
Firewall Countersinking Finished (12/21/11)
Firewall Dimpling/Countersinking Started (12/20/11)
New F-601J Made and More Firewall Deburring (12/19/11)
Firewall Deburring (12/18/11)
Firewall Drilled and Ready For Deburring (12/17/11)
Firewall Assembly Started (12/16/11)
Fuselage Inventory Complete (12/15/11)
More Fuselage Inventory…Again (12/13/11)
More Fuselage Inventory (12/12/11)
Fuselage Inventory Continued (12/11/11)
Fuselage Unpacking Finished, Inventory Started (12/10/11)
Fuselage Kit Delivered (12/7/11)
Wings Complete!!! (12/4/11)
Right Wing Finished (12/3/11)
Wings Done…Almost (12/2/11)
More Left Bottom Skin Riveting (11/30/11)
Left Bottom Wing Skin Riveting Continued (11/29/11)
Finished Riveting Right Wing! (11/27/11)
Outboard Bottom Skin Riveting Started (11/25/11)
Right Landing Light Installed (11/5/11)
Left Landing Light Finished (11/3/11)
Left Landing Light Continued (10/26/11)
Deburred Landing Light Parts (10/25/11)
Left Landing/Taxi Light Started (10/23/11)
Preparing to Rivet Last Bottom Skins (10/22/11)
Wing Access Covers Finished (10/20/11)
LED Drivers For Nav Lights Installed (10/18/11)
Fuselage Kit Ordered! (10/8/11)
Left Nav/Strobe Installed In Tip (8/20/11)
Right Wingtip Finished (8/7/11)
Right Wingtip Prep Continued (8/6/11)
Left Wingtip Finished, Right Started (7/31/11)
Left Wingtip Final Prep Started (7/25/11)
Left Wingtip Match Drilled To Wing (7/24/11)
Left Wingtip Initial Fit (7/23/11)
Wingtip Lenses Continued (7/21/11)
Wingtip Lens Work (7/17/11)
Wingtip Nav/Strobe Lights Finished (7/16/11)
Right Nav LEDs Wired (7/14/11)
Wingtip Cutout Work (7/10/11)
Left Flap Hinge and Left Nav Lights Completed (7/3/11)
Left Nav Lights Positioned and Soldered (6/29/11)
Right Flap Hinge Pin Retainer Finished (6/27/11)
Right Flap Hinge Riveted to Wing (6/26/11)
Left Wingtip and Left Flap Work (6/25/11)
Wingtips Continued (6/22/11)
More Wingtip Work and Right Flap Installed (6/12/11)
Misc. Wing Work (6/8/11)
Playing With LEDs (5/28/11)
Vacation (5/14/11-5/22/11)
Pushrods Finished (5/8/11)
More Pushrod Work (5/7/11)
Aileron Pushrods Continued (5/6/11)
Aileron Pushrods Started (5/3/11)
Right Flap Finished (5/1/11)
Right Flap Final Prep Finished (4/22/11)
Right Flap Top Skin Prep (4/21/11)
More Right Flap Final Prep and Riveting (4/17/11)
Right Flap Final Prep Started (4/16/11)
Right Flap Drilled (4/6/11)
Left Flap Finished (4/5/11)
Left Flap Riveting Started (4/3/11)
Left Flap Work…Again (3/30/11)
More Left Flap Work and Aileron Installation (3/27/11)
Left Flap Continued (3/26/11)
Left Flap Skins and Hinge (3/23/11)
Left Flap Work (3/21/11)
Flaps Started (3/20/11)
Ailerons Finished (3/17/11)
Right Aileron Almost Finished (3/15/11)
A Little Aileron Riveting (3/13/11)
Left Aileron Prep Finished/Assembly Started (3/12/11)
Started Deburring Left Aileron Parts (3/10/11)
Right Aileron Final Assembly Started (3/9/11)
Right Aileron Work (3/6/11)
More Aileron Work (3/4/11)
Left Aileron Drilled (3/2/11)
Aileron Spar Reinforcement Plates Riveted (3/1/11)
Aileron Spar Prep Continued (2/27/11)
Aileron Stiffeners Riveted, Spars Started (2/26/11)
Aileron Stiffeners Primed (2/25/11)
Aileron Stiffener Work (2/24/11)
Aileron Stiffener Fabrication Finished (2/21/11)
Started Aileron Stiffeners (2/20/11)
Skin Prep Finished and Pitot Tube Assembled (2/19/11)
More Bottom Skin Work (2/18/11)
Bottom Skin Work Continued (2/17/11)
More Bottom Skin Work (2/13/11)
Started Riveting Right Inboard Bottom Skin (1/30/11)
Finished Riveting Left Bottom Inboard Skin (1/28/11)
Tailwheel Endorsed (1/21/11-1/22/11)
Started Riveting Bottom Wing Skins (1/20/11)
Bottom Inboard Skin Prep (1/17/11)
Started Bottom Skin Prep (1/16/11)
Riveted Flap Braces and Aileron Gap Seals (1/15/11)
Countersunk Flap Braces (1/14/11)
Deburring, a Little Dimpling and Some Countersinking (1/13/11)
Flap Brace and Aileron Gap Seal Deburring (1/12/11)
Flap Brace and Aileron Gap Seal Work (1/11/11)
Flap Braces and Aileron Gap Seals Drilled (1/10/11)
Wings In Cradle, Aileron Brackets, and More (1/9/11)
Wing Cradle Construction Part 3 (1/8/11)
Wing Cradle Construction Part 2 (1/6/11)
Wing Cradle Construction Part 1 (1/4/11)
Wing Skin Riveting Part 3 (1/3/11)
Wing Skin Riveting Part 2 (1/2/11)
Wing Skin Riveting (1/1/11)
The Right Tank Is Leak Free! (12/31/10)
Aileron Bracket Assembly (12/30/10)
Right Fuel Tank Re-Sealed (12/29/10)
More Skin Prep (12/28/10)
Right Wing Skin Prep (12/27/10)
More Fuel Tank Work and Right Wing Prep (12/26/2010)
Right Fuel Tank Repair Continued Part 3 (12/25/10)
Right Fuel Tank Repair Continued Part 2 (12/24/10)
Right Fuel Tank Repair Continued (12/23/10)
Started Right Fuel Tank Repair (12/21/10)
More Work on Left Top Wing Skins (12/19/10)
Left Wing Top Skin Prep (12/18/10)
The Left Wing Has a Complete Leading Edge (12/16/10)
Left Tank On Wing (12/14/10)
Riveted Right Leading Edge to Spar (12/13/10)
Leading Edge Riveting/Left Fuel Tank Test (12/12/10)
Still More Leading Edge and Wing Prep (12/11/10)
More Countersinking and Wing Prep (12/10/10)
More Spar Countersinking (12/6/10)
Leading Edge and Spar Work (12/5/10)
More Left Leading Edge Work (12/4/10)
Left Leading Edge Rib Final Prep (12/3/10)
Left Leading Edge Skin Prep (12/2/10)
Stall Warner Assembly (12/1/10)
Leading Edge Work (11/28/10)
Burnet CAF Museum
Where To Put The Third Wheel (11/27/10)
Right Leading Edge Final Prep (11/26/10)
Right Tank Leak Test Take 2 and Back to the Leading Edges (11/25/10)
Left Tank Closed (11/22/10)
Left Tank Baffle Riveted (11/21/10)
Left Inboard Tank Rib Riveted (11/20/10)
Test Fit Left Fuel Sender, Float, and Vent Line (11/17/10)
Only One Rib Left In the Left Tank (11/14/10)
Two More Ribs In Left Tank (11/7/10)
Lackland Airfest 2010
Outboard Rib Riveted In Left Tank (11/3/10)
First Rib Riveted in Left Tank (11/2/10)
Right Tank Tested; Left Tank Riveting Started (10/31/10)
Left Tank Prep Continued (10/30/10)
Left Tank Skin Deburred (10/29/10)
Right Tank Access Cover and Sending Unit Sealed (10/27/10)
Right Tank Baffled! (10/26/10)
Final Prep of Right Tank Baffle (10/25/10)
Right Tank Final Checks (10/24/10)
Right Fuel Tank Inboard Rib Work (10/23/10)
Outboard Rib Riveted Into Right Tank (10/22/10)
Final Interior Rib Riveted in Right Tank (10/20/10)
Two More Ribs Riveted (10/17/10)
Second Rib Riveted (10/16/10)
First Tank Rib Riveted (10/16/10)
Right Tank Ribs Ready for Riveting (10/12/10)
Right Tank Final Assembly Started (10/10/10)
Right Tank Skin Deburred/Dimpled (10/9/10)
Right Tank Final Prep Part 3 (10/6/10)
More Right Tank Prep (10/4/10)
Tank Final Prep Started (10/2/10)
Finished Attach Brackets and Reinforcement Plates (9/28/10)
Continued Drilling Right Tank and Started Attach Angles (9/26/10)
Right Fuel Tank Work (9/25/10)
Drilled Tank Stiffeners to Skins (9/24/10)
Parker Rolo-Flair
Prepped Right Tank Ribs (9/22/10)
Tank Stiffeners Deburred (9/20/10)
More Work on the Left Tank (9/19/10)
Left Fuel Tank Work (9/18/10)
Continued Z-Brackets and Started Working on Left Tank Ribs (9/12/10)
Started Fuel Tank Z-Brackets (9/11/10)
Leading Edges Finished…For Now (9/6/10)
Leading Edges Are On The Wings (9/5/10)
Trying To Get the Leading Edges on the Wings (9/4/10)
More Leading Edge Rib Deburring (9/3/10)
Leading Edge Ribs (9/2/10)
Skins Drilled, Leading Edges Started (9/1/10)
Continued Drilling Wing Skins (8/31/10)
Drilled Top Skins On Right Wing (8/26/10)
Leveled Wings and Started Fitting Skins (8/22/10)
Leveling Wings Part 1 (8/21/10)
Finished Wing Walk Doublers (8/19/10)
Started Wing Walk Doublers (8/17/10)
Riveted Right Aft Spar (8/16/10)
Riveting Ribs To Spars (8/15/10)
Cleaned and Primed Right Wing Ribs (8/11/10)
Deburred/Scuffed Right Wing Ribs (8/9/10)
Left Ribs Riveted To Main Spar (8/8/10)
Primed and Started Riveting Left Wing Ribs (8/7/10)
Scuffed Left Ribs (8/6/10)
Drilled Pitot/AOA Holes In Ribs (8/1/10)
Drilled Ribs To Spars (7/31/10)
Right Wing Spar On Stand (7/27/10)
Fixed Outboard Wing Stand Attachment (7/26/10)
Conduit Holes Drilled (7/25/10)
Main Wing Rib Prepped (7/24/10)
Still More Rib Work (7/21/10)
More Rib Work (7/19/10)
Started Deburring and Fluting Wing Ribs (7/18/10)
Rear Spars Assembled (7/17/10)
Prepped and Primed Right Rear Spar (7/14/10)
Drilling and Prepping Rear Spar Components (7/11/10)
More Deburring of Rear Spar Components (7/5/10)
Rear Spars Started (7/4/10)
Tie-Down Assemblies Bolted to Spars (7/1/10)
Finishing the Tie-Downs (6/27/10)
Tie-Down Assemblies Started (6/26/10)
Right Spar Platenuts Finished (6/25/10)
Started the Right Spar (6/20/10)
Left Spar Countersunk? (6/19/10)
A Couple More Platenuts and Some Primer (6/18/10)
More Countersinking on the Left Spar
Countersinking Left Spar (6/15/10)
Started Drilling Left Spar (6/13/10)
Wing Inventory Complete (6/13/10)
More Wing Inventory (6/12/10)
More Inventory (6/11/10)
Wing Kit Delivered (6/9/10)
Continuing the Landing Lights (6/9/10)
Started Wingtip Landing/Taxi Lights (6/6/10)
Rudder Stop Installed (5/25/10)
Internal Rudder Stop
Pitot-Static System
Horizontal Stabilizer Tips Finished and Riveted (5/13/10)
A Few New Tools for the Wings
Redoing The HS Tips (5/9/10)
Primed Horizontal Stabilizer Tips (4/28/10)
Vertical Stabilizer Tip Finished (4/24/10)
Still Working On The VS and HS Tips (4/23/10)
More Work On The Horizontal Stabilizer Tips (4/21/10)
Horizontal Stabilizer Tip Rib Work (4/18/10)
Started Right Horizontal Stabilizer Tip (4/16/10)
Vertical Stabilizer Tip Done…For Now (4/16/10)
Panel Planning/Dreaming
Vertical Stabilizer Tip Part 3 (4/14/10)
More Vertical Stabilizer Tip Work (4/11/10)
Started Working On The Vertical Stabilizer Tip (4/9/10)
Top Rudder Tip Installed (4/3/10)
Left Elevator Tip Installed (3/30/10)
Right Elevator Tip Installed (3/28/10)
My First Wing Component Arrived (3/26/10)
Wing Stand Construction Part 5 (3/25/10)
Still More Wing Stand Construction (3/22/10)
Wing Stand Construction Part 3 (3/17/10)
More Wing Stand Construction (3/15/10)
Started Building Wing Stands (3/13/10)
Elevator Horns Drilled to Center Bearing (3/13/10)
Fit Elevators to Horizontal Stabilizer (3/7/10)
Finished Elevator Leading Edges (3/4/10)
Left Elevator Leading Edge Rolled (3/2/10)
More Trim Work (3/1/10)
Finishing the Left Elevator (2/27/10)
Ideal Stripmaster
Final Assembly Started On Left Elevator (2/25/10)
Finished Trim Tab and Ordered Parts From “The List” (2/21/10)
Wing Kit Ordered (2/21/10)
Trim Servo Installation (2/20/10)
Trim Tab Bends Completed (2/15/10)
Trim Tab Started (2/14/10)
Bent Left Elevator Tabs (2/7/10)
Left Elevator Skeleton Riveted (2/6/10)
Left Elevator Skin Finished (2/3/10)
Left Elevator Skeleton Ready For Assembly (2/2/10)
Deburr, Dimple, Countersink, etc. (2/1/10)
Left Elevator Continued (1/31/10)
Continuing the Left Elevator (1/30/10)
Left Elevator Skeleton Started (1/28/10)
A Different Kind of Homebuilt (1/26/10)
Right Elevator Done…Almost (1/25/10)
Started Right Elevator Final Assembly (1/24/10)
Right Elevator Skeleton Assembled (1/23/10)
More Right Elevator Skeleton Work (1/21/10)
Right Elevator Counterweight (1/20/10)
A Whole Lotta Elevator Work (1/18/10)
Left, Top Elevator Stiffeners Finished (1/17/10)
Trim Access Reinforcement Plate Completed (1/16/10)
More Left Elevator Work (1/14/10)
Left Elevator Stiffener Work (1/13/10)
Right Elevator Stiffeners Back Riveted (1/12/10)
New Tools and Some Workshop Organization (1/10/10)
Rudder Finished…Finally! (1/9/10)
Right Elevator Continued, Left Elevator Started (1/7/10)
Right Elevator Stiffeners Finished 1/4/10)
Right Elevator Stiffeners (1/3/10)
Finishing Right Elevator Stiffeners (1/1/10)
Elevator Stiffeners Rough Cut (12/31/09)
Black Death (12/30/09)
New Workshop (12/28/09)
Four More Rivets In The Rudder (12/9/09)
0.1 Hours Worked Is Still Worth a Log Entry (12/7/09)
More Rudder Final Assembly (12/6/09)
Continued Rudder Assembly (12/5/09)
Started Rudder Final Assembly (12/3/09)
More Rudder Prep (11/29/09)
Deburring and Dimpling The Rudder (11/28/09)
Initial Rudder Assembly Finished (11/25/09)
Initial Rudder Assembly (11/24/09)
Back-Riveted Rudder Skins (11/22/09)
A Day of Deburring and Dimpling (11/21/09)
Finished Half of the Rudder Stiffeners (11/19/09)
Cut and Final Drilled Rudder Stiffeners (11/18/09)
Started Rudder Stiffener Fabrication (11/17/09)
Vertical Stabilizer Completed (11/14/09)
Only the Rear Spar Remains…Again (11/13/09)
Two More New Tools
Vertical Stabilizer Rear Spar and Skeleton Assembled (11/12/09)
Vertical Stabilizer Rear Spar Prepped For Assembly (11/11/09)
Vertical Stabilizer Deburring, Dimpling, Priming (11/9/09)
Starting Final Prep On the Vertical Stabilizer (11/8/09)
Starting the Vertical Stabilizer (11/7/09)
The Tool Box Flies! (11/6/09)
Only the Rear Spar Remains (11/5/09)
New Tools (sort of)
Finished Left Horizontal Stabilizer and Making Good Progress On the Right (11/1/09)
Starting To Rivet the Left Horizontal Stabilizer Skin (10/31/09)
Left Horizontal Stabilizer Assembly Started (10/29/09)
Horizontal Stabilizer Skins Dimpled and Primed (10/28/09)
Horizontal Stabilizer Front Spar Finished (10/27/09)
Horizontal Stabilizer Rear Spar Finished (10/26/09)
Horizontal Stabilizer Final Assembly Started (10/25/09)
Finishing Up The Horizontal Stabilizer (10/24/09)
Pneumatic Squeezer
Prepping the Horizontal Stabilizer For Assembly (10/23/09)
The Horizontal Stabilizer Is Ready To Be Prepped and Primed (10/22/09)
Second Verse, Same As The First (10/20/09)
More HS Work (10/18/09)
More Work on the Left HS (10/9/09)
Horizontal Stabilizer Confusion (10/7/09)
N714EJ Reserved (10/6/09)
More HS Front Spar Work and Rib Prep Started (10/4/09)
HS Front Spar Work (10/2/09)
HS Rear Spar Continued, Front Spar Started (10/1/09)
HS Rear Spar Work (9/30/09)
Empennage Kit Arrives (9/29/09)
Tool Box Project Complete (9/26/09)
And So It Begins… (9/24/09)
Tool Box Practice Project Continued (9/17/09)
Tool Box Practice Project (9/12/09)
Workshop Setup Complete…Almost (9/11/09)
I Have The Tools, I Can Build It! (9/2/09)
Tool Kit Ordered (8/31/09)
Second Workbench Built (8/30/09)
First Workbench Built (8/27/09)
Air Compressor Purchased (8/22/09)
Tools??? (8/14/09)
Tool Chest Purchased (8/3/09)
EAA Sportair RV Assembly Workshop (6/13/09 – 6/14/09)

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