Date
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Hours
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Work Log Summary
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07-16-2025
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4.00
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cut out a small section of the cowl that was hitti
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07-14-2025
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3.00
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fiberglassed over last two elongated stack holes
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07-07-2025
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5.00
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patched a cowl slot and two elongated stack holes
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07-06-2025
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5.00
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Patched one of the diagonal slots in bottom cowl
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07-04-2025
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4.00
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used clecoes to firm up position of exhaust holes
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07-03-2025
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4.00
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worked on elvator trim tab control
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07-02-2025
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4.00
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EAA tech counsellor visit, cowl work continuing
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07-01-2025
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5.00
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attached piano hinges between upper and lower cowl
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06-30-2025
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5.00
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mounted piano hinges to top half of cowl
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06-29-2025
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4.00
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trimmed baffles and refitted cowls
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06-28-2025
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5.00
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continued patching slots
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06-27-2025
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6.00
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patching slot in cowl from hole move
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06-26-2025
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4.00
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more adjustments and evaluation of the cowl
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06-25-2025
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4.00
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focus on starboard side of bottom cowl
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06-23-2025
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4.00
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still taking baby steps in getting the cowl to fit
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06-21-2025
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4.00
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trim exhaust stack holes
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06-19-2025
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2.00
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trimming to fit
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06-17-2025
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4.00
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restart project after long layoff
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10-08-2023
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3.00
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finished camlock installs, raised tailwheel to lev
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10-07-2023
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3.00
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started on the first few camlock fasteners
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10-05-2023
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3.00
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reassemble cowling on airframe, evaluate hole move
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10-04-2023
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4.00
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moving the fourth inlet hole farther out to starbo
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10-03-2023
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3.00
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move port side inlet hole on bottom cowling
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10-01-2023
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3.00
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move port side air inlet hole
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09-30-2023
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2.00
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evaluate starboard hole move, plan port move
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09-27-2023
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5.00
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revising the cowl to move inlet holes outboard
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08-11-2023
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4.00
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evaluation and planning next steps on cowling
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08-10-2023
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3.00
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worked cowl out of mold
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08-10-2023
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2.00
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cutting openings for exhaust stacks in cowl
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08-09-2023
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4.00
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full three-ply layup of bottom cowl
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08-08-2023
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7.00
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applied mold release agents, laid out tools & clot
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08-07-2023
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8.00
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finalized the shape of mold, cut out cloth for lay
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08-06-2023
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6.00
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continuing to refine shape of mold
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08-05-2023
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4.00
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shaped spray foam, added microballoons
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08-04-2023
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4.00
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adjustments to foam filling
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08-03-2023
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3.00
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applying mods to the mold
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08-02-2023
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4.00
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planning mold modifications
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08-01-2023
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4.00
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evaluating bottom cowl mold
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07-31-2023
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4.00
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planning for bottom cowling
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07-28-2023
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3.00
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removing cowl from mold
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07-27-2023
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4.00
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full 3-ply lay-up of top cowl
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07-26-2023
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7.00
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prepped mold with release wax and PVA
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07-25-2023
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3.00
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screwed mold into cradle and faired over screwhead
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07-24-2023
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4.00
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applied hi-build primer to interior of mold
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07-23-2023
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4.00
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rehearsing the movement of pre-pregged plies
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07-22-2023
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3.00
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detailed planning for cutting fiberglass cloth pli
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07-18-2023
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4.00
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continued refinement of top cowl mold
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07-17-2023
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2.00
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sanding more defects, microballooning more area
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07-16-2023
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3.00
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more filling and fairing on mold using microballoo
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07-11-2023
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4.00
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add microballoons around air inlet openings
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07-10-2023
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2.00
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reinforce mold openings with more fiberglass
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07-10-2023
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2.00
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completed first layup of three plies in one sessio
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07-09-2023
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8.00
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reinforce air inlets and crankshaft opening in mol
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07-08-2023
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5.00
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more detailing on the mold for top cowl
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07-07-2023
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4.00
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continuing mold preparation for top cowl
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07-06-2023
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2.00
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sanding the microballoons, planning next steps
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07-06-2023
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2.00
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cut out plywood for mold cradle, planned for reinf
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07-05-2023
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4.00
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evaluate microballoon application from yesterday
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07-04-2023
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3.00
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begin filling and fairing defects in top cowling
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07-03-2023
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3.00
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review fit of cowl/model over engine, plan next st
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07-02-2023
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4.00
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removal of cowl plug shaping material from engine
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Details
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07-01-2023
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5.00
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Removal of the cowl/mold from the plug
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06-30-2023
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4.00
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applied third layer of fiberglass to mold
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06-27-2023
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3.00
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applied second layer of fiberglass to mold
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06-26-2023
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3.00
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make preparations for second layer of mold
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06-25-2023
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2.00
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review & evaluate first layer of fiberglass
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06-24-2023
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5.00
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first layer of fiberglass applied to plug mold
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06-23-2023
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6.00
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cutting fabric and applying PVA to waxed plug mold
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06-22-2023
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6.00
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covered the gorilla tape with clear packaging tape
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06-21-2023
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7.00
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fabric fitting, fiberglass test, plug mold taping
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06-20-2023
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8.00
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fitting the bias cut layers of template fabric
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06-19-2023
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5.00
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cutting the first three pieces of fiberglass fabri
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06-17-2023
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5.00
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draping fabric pieces
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06-16-2023
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5.00
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planning fabric sizing and shaping
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06-15-2023
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5.00
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detailing spots on plug mold
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06-14-2023
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5.00
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more shaping and refining of the plug mold
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06-13-2023
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5.00
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experimenting with fillers
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06-12-2023
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5.00
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continue shaping the plug mold.
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06-11-2023
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5.00
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back to shaping the plug mold
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06-10-2023
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5.00
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setting up for a test patch of fiberglass
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06-09-2023
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5.00
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previewing cowl shape with car cover fabric
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06-08-2023
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5.00
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refining the shape of spray foam
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06-07-2023
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5.00
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more spray foam application
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05-30-2023
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5.00
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continuing with spray foam application
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05-29-2023
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5.00
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applying the spray foam to the hardware cloth
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05-28-2023
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5.00
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adding spray foam to hardware cloth
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05-27-2023
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5.00
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filling out mold shape with spray foam
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05-26-2023
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5.00
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applying duct tape over hardware cloth
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05-25-2023
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5.00
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shaping hardware cloth around plywood cheeks
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05-24-2023
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5.00
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beginning the hardware cloth shaping
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05-23-2023
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5.00
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visualizing cowl shape
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05-22-2023
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3.00
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wrapped the engine in some test fabric to see outl
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05-22-2023
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3.00
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adding more support to hardware cloth
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05-21-2023
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3.00
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working on skirt for aft landing area of cowl
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05-21-2023
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3.00
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firming up skirt around upper edge of firewall
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05-20-2023
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5.00
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made new forward plywood front for cowl plug
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05-14-2023
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4.00
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induction air filter box
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Details
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05-13-2023
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8.00
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research and study on fiberglassing technique
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05-11-2023
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4.00
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transition to plywood for openings template
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Details
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05-10-2023
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4.00
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fine tuning template for cowl openings
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Details
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05-09-2023
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4.00
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made poster board template of cowl openings
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05-08-2023
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4.00
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remove plenum top, add firewall skirt
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05-07-2023
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4.00
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installed prop and skullcap spinner
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05-04-2023
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4.00
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first began thinking and planning about cowling
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