Starting The Horizontal Stabilizer
DATE: 2024-08-27 TIME: 1:30 We put the rudder assembly aside for the time being pending an inspection by tech counselor John DeYager […]
Rudder Assembly Continued
DATE: 2024-08-27 TIME: 6:30 EJ and I started the day pretty early with assembling the stiffeners as required, moved on to riveting […]
Rudder Assembly Continued
DATE: 2024-08-24 TIME: 5:30 The day started with completing the scuffing and cleaning of the rudder parts ready for priming. Then clearing […]
Rudder Assembly Continued
DATE: 2024-08-23 TIME: 4:30 Picking up where we left off yesterday with the rudder assembly. Started by deburring the sking and then […]
Starting Rudder Assembly
DATE: 2024-08-21 TIME: 1:30 The VS was “completed” for the time being and placed up on the storage floor out of the […]
Vertical Stabilizer Closing Up
DATE: 2024-08-21 TIME: 1:00 Today EJ and I finished off the vertical stabilizer, for now, with the lower hinge, removing all the […]
Vertical Stabilizer Closing Up
DATE: 08/18/2024 – TIME: 2:10 I spent a couple of hours this afternoon closing up the vertical stabilizer in the order specified […]
Vertical Stabilizer Closing Up
DATE: 2024-08-17 TIME: 1:30 I started the skin riveting on my own. I had originally purchased a flush mushroom set but after […]
Vertical Stabilizer Final Assembly
DATE: 2024-08-16 TIME: 3:00 EJ came to help today so we completed the assembly of the VS skeleton and then cleco attached […]
Vertical Stabilizer Final Assembly
DATE: 2024-08-15 TIME: 4:15 Continuing with the final assembly of the vertical stabilizer by doing a little finishing and riveting the rear […]