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Work Logs Found:
254
Category Work Time:
921 Hours
Date
Hours
Work Log Summary
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05-16-2009
1.50
Flap fairing work
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05-11-2009
1.00
Riveted the step
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05-10-2009
0.50
Worked on step some more
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05-09-2009
29.00
Installing the step
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05-07-2009
2.80
Began installing step
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05-06-2009
2.40
More nutplate installations
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04-29-2009
1.20
Back on the project, glued in the vent scoop under
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04-26-2009
0.00
Back from Sun-N-Fun 2009
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04-13-2009
2.00
Installed nutplates in wing root leading edge
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04-12-2009
1.20
More wing finishing issues
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04-03-2009
2.10
Finished aileron pushrods and installed some wing
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04-01-2009
1.20
Removed the wings
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03-18-2009
2.00
Removed wing bolts
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03-17-2009
3.00
Ran a tap through the floorboard nutplates
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03-16-2009
2.60
Fixed floor nutplates
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03-11-2009
1.50
Floorboard madness
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03-10-2009
2.70
Fitted flap actuators through the floorboards
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03-09-2009
2.60
Finished floor board nutplates
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03-06-2009
306.00
More nutplate installation for floorboards
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02-19-2009
2.60
Riveting on the floor support nutplates
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02-18-2009
2.60
Drilled for floor board nutplates
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02-12-2009
2.70
Removed flaps and started on floor nut plates
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02-11-2009
3.10
Flaps are moving!
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02-10-2009
2.50
Fitted the right flap
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02-09-2009
2.70
Fitted left flap fairing
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02-01-2009
2.80
More trimming and fitting left flap
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01-26-2009
1.20
Trimmed the left flap top skin
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01-24-2009
3.50
Finished aileron pushrods and installed right one
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01-20-2009
1.80
Right wing root fairings
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01-16-2009
2.50
Fabricated the left wing root fairing
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01-13-2009
2.80
Back in action
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11-03-2008
2.10
Started on the aileron torque tubes
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10-31-2008
2.20
Fuel lines Finito!
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09-14-2008
2.20
Fabricated and installed fuel pump brackets
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09-10-2008
1.80
More fuel vent lines and start on fuel injection s
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09-08-2008
1.50
Fabricated Right Tank Vent Line
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09-06-2008
2.20
Installed left fuel tank vent line
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09-04-2008
0.70
Started on fuel system
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09-03-2008
1.50
Drilled and bolted fwd wing attach angles
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09-02-2008
2.90
Fabricated Forward Wing attach angles
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09-01-2008
4.70
Positioned wings and drilled the aft spar
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08-08-2008
0.00
August 8, 2008
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08-07-2008
0.30
Painted the cockpit rail
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08-06-2008
2.10
More wing dinging
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08-05-2008
1.50
More wing fitting work
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08-04-2008
2.50
The Wings Go On!!
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08-03-2008
0.00
Returned from Oshkosh
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07-18-2008
2.00
More preparation to fit the wings
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07-15-2008
1.60
Began wing prep
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07-14-2008
1.50
Finished rear seat
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06-23-2008
2.30
Working on the rear seat
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06-12-2008
2.40
Riveted and finished painting front seat
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06-11-2008
3.00
Deburred and primed seat parts
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05-28-2008
0.50
Started work on seats
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05-27-2008
3.50
Installed the windshield bow
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05-26-2008
3.50
Riveted cockpit side rails
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05-22-2008
1.80
Masked off cockpit for paint
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05-21-2008
1.50
Scuffed the cockpit paint for a second coat
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05-06-2008
2.70
Deburring, dimpling and countersinking cockpit rai
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05-05-2008
2.50
Drilled forward rail angle support
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05-01-2008
2.20
Drilled on the welded seat support -Marked 1000 ho
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04-30-2008
2.20
Drilled cockpit rails
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04-13-2008
0.00
Sun-N-Fun 2008
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04-04-2008
1.00
Fabricated shims for the side of the instrument pa
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03-26-2008
2.50
Seat back support side plates drilled in
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03-23-2008
0.50
Easter Sunday and the family makes its mark
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03-21-2008
3.10
More fuselage top skin prep
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03-20-2008
2.50
More work on the fuselage top skin
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03-19-2008
0.50
Top skin work
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03-17-2008
3.00
Installed the instrument panel
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03-16-2008
3.50
Drilled on forward top skin
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03-15-2008
2.60
Installed throttle and fuel selector valve console
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03-13-2008
3.20
Mid cabin consoles
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03-11-2008
3.30
Wrestled with Fuel Selector Valve Installation
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03-08-2008
3.50
Seat ramp
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02-23-2008
3.80
Bolted in left main gear weldment
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02-16-2008
3.80
main gear weldments installation
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02-13-2008
1.50
Riveted Cooling ramp
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01-31-2008
1.80
Prep cooling ramp for riveting
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01-26-2008
4.60
Riveted the remaining belly skin and fabicated the
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01-25-2008
1.00
Prosealed the remaining belly skin ribs and skin
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01-21-2008
1.50
Riveted longitudinal belly skin ribs
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12-31-2007
1.80
Yet even more belly skin work
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12-29-2007
1.60
Started riveting belly ribs with proseal
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12-17-2007
2.80
Primed belly skin parts
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12-15-2007
3.50
Belly skin redux
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12-10-2007
1.50
Miscellaneous belly work
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12-05-2007
1.80
Forward belly
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12-03-2007
1.50
Belly flop
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12-02-2007
3.50
Forward fuselage belly structure
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12-01-2007
0.00
I am a pilot once again
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11-26-2007
1.80
Riveted aft top bulkhead & fabricated canopy rail
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11-25-2007
3.50
Drilled shoulder harness attach points
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11-24-2007
5.60
Plumbed brake system and drilled top aft fuselage
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11-23-2007
5.30
Fabricated the rudder stops
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11-13-2007
2.30
Assembled rudder pedals
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11-11-2007
2.20
Misc. nuts and bolts
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11-10-2007
0.50
Fabricated the pitch servo push rod
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11-08-2007
3.10
Mounted the autopilot pitch servo
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11-03-2007
3.60
Installed the stick assembly
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11-02-2007
2.00
Hanged the rudder and started rigging elevator
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10-31-2007
3.30
Set the elevator stops
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10-26-2007
0.00
Sam Beale takes delivery of his tail kit!
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10-25-2007
2.50
Fabricated elevator up stop
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10-24-2007
1.00
Began fitting the elevators
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10-22-2007
2.90
Set the forward vertical stabilizer spar
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10-21-2007
1.20
Big weekend then cleaned the shop
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10-18-2007
1.70
Fabricated the elevator bell crank
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10-17-2007
1.70
More messing with the Vertical Stabilizer
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10-16-2007
0.50
Began installing the vertical stabilizer
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10-15-2007
1.50
Cogitating on the Vertical Stabilizer installation
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10-14-2007
1.70
Fabricate and install a new F-810C reinforcing bra
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10-13-2007
3.50
Drilled horizontal stabilizer to the fuselage
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10-10-2007
1.20
Began fitting the horizontal stabilizer
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10-08-2007
2.60
Finished aft baggage bin and rudder pedals
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10-03-2007
2.50
Painted aft baggage bin parts
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10-02-2007
2.20
More aft baggage bin work and rivet on the fwd bag
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10-01-2007
2.60
Drilled and clecoed aft baggage bin
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09-29-2007
6.50
Finished throttle console and started on aft bagga
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09-24-2007
2.50
Finished right console and started on the throttle
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09-20-2007
2.50
Worked on right console
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09-19-2007
1.80
Began right console installation
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09-18-2007
2.50
Installed the arm rests
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09-17-2007
3.50
Finish painting the cockpit
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08-23-2007
2.70
Sam and I work on miscellaneous fuselage stuff
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08-19-2007
2.50
Finished assembling the forward baggage compartmen
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08-18-2007
3.00
Worked on forward baggage compartment components
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08-13-2007
3.30
Fabricated baggage bulkhead access door
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08-10-2007
1.70
Fabricate a doubler for the baggage bulkhead acces
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07-30-2007
1.20
Finishing Kit Delivered
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07-29-2007
0.00
Airventure 2007
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07-16-2007
2.60
Final install of battery tray
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07-12-2007
2.20
Painting interior parts
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07-10-2007
2.20
Paint cancer strikes
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07-09-2007
2.00
Miscellaneous painting
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06-27-2007
3.10
Working on the forward baggage bin and cutting an
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06-26-2007
0.00
Witnessed Jamie Painter's first engine start
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06-24-2007
0.00
Played hooky on the motorcycle
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06-21-2007
2.80
Fabricated the forward baggage compartment
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06-20-2007
2.30
Sam and I fit the bagage bulkhead
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06-19-2007
2.30
Installed flap motor
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06-17-2007
2.80
Finished paint test and drilled arm rests
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06-16-2007
4.70
Paint test and nutplate mania
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06-15-2007
3.20
Finished battery tray and side cockpit covers
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06-14-2007
1.40
Fabricated the battery tray
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06-13-2007
2.90
Fabricated rear control column mount and more
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06-12-2007
2.80
Installed flap actuator
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06-10-2007
5.50
Finished up cockpit floors
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06-06-2007
2.20
Prepared aft cockpit floors
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06-05-2007
2.50
Riveted aft deck and passenger footwells
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06-04-2007
2.70
Fabricated the rear seat passenger footwells
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06-03-2007
2.30
Tranquility Base gets environmental enhancement an
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06-02-2007
3.20
PDK Neighbor Day and working on fuselage gussets
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05-31-2007
3.30
Fixing seat support angles
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05-27-2007
0.00
That's one small step for man
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05-26-2007
2.20
Fitted internal rudder cable fairings
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05-24-2007
3.10
Installed miscellaneous support angles
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05-20-2007
0.00
Bob and Steve's big adventure
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05-17-2007
3.30
Fitted and drilled the rear deck
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05-16-2007
2.00
Fabricated tail angles
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05-13-2007
2.50
Fabricated and installed the tail tie down
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05-10-2007
2.40
Disassembled the fuselage jig
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05-09-2007
2.80
The Fuselage comes out of the jig and we have a ca
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05-08-2007
2.70
Jim Weed helps rivet the forward side skins
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05-05-2007
0.00
Drew graduates from law school
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05-02-2007
1.40
Riveted some of forward side skins
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05-01-2007
2.80
Finished bottom skins
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04-29-2007
2.10
More riveting and clecoing the skins
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04-27-2007
0.00
Road trip to help Jamie Painter install his wings
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04-26-2007
3.00
Bottom skin bingo
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04-25-2007
2.00
Installed the forward bottom skin
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04-18-2007
0.00
Sun-N-Fun 2007
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04-14-2007
0.00
Sun-N-Fun Week, RV flyin at Leeward Air Ranch
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04-11-2007
2.70
Sam and I finish the cockpit side skins
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04-07-2007
2.00
Mark helps rivet the cockpit side skins
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04-03-2007
2.00
Riveting on the cockpit side skins
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03-31-2007
2.60
working on the cockpit side skins
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03-30-2007
2.30
Finished aft left side skin
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03-29-2007
3.50
Finished riveting the right aft side skin, started
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03-28-2007
3.20
Sam and I rivet fuselage skins
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03-27-2007
3.10
Began riveting the bottom skins
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03-15-2007
3.00
Finished priming fuselage skins
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03-14-2007
1.50
Primed the longerons
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03-13-2007
3.20
Deburred and countersunk the longerons
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03-11-2007
0.00
No work done, but I spoke with a legend
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03-07-2007
2.70
Fuselage skeleton prep, the saga continues
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03-06-2007
3.50
Yet even more skeleton prep
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03-01-2007
3.10
More fuselage skeleton prep
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02-28-2007
2.80
Begin prep of fuselage skeleton
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02-16-2007
1.40
Almost finished skin prep
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02-15-2007
2.90
Yet even more skin prep madness at 700+ hours
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02-14-2007
1.70
Right aft side skin prep
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02-13-2007
2.70
More skin prep and an old friend croaks
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02-11-2007
2.30
Prep one more skin and retire an old friend
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02-08-2007
2.70
Yet more fuselage skin prep
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02-07-2007
2.40
More skin prep with Sam
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02-06-2007
2.90
Fuselage skin prep. The saga continues
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02-03-2007
2.10
Preparing the forward side skins
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02-01-2007
2.30
Repositioned the forward gussets and began skin pr
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01-31-2007
2.30
Fit forward bulkheads and gussets
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01-27-2007
2.30
Finished drilling the bottom skins
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01-25-2007
3.10
Drilled the aft bottom skin to the fuselage
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01-24-2007
1.70
Fitting the bottom middle skins
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01-23-2007
2.10
Finished rear seat belt brackets
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01-22-2007
1.80
Fabricated rear seat belt brackets
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01-20-2007
0.00
Lakeland RV flyin
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01-17-2007
3.50
Sam Beale and I drill on the right side aft skin
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01-13-2007
0.00
My EAA chapter visits the shop
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01-07-2007
8.80
Fit the midship side skins
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01-06-2007
1.50
Fit auxilliary longeron and doubler
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01-04-2007
2.50
Drilled the forward side skins
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01-03-2007
3.50
Fit forward side skins
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12-30-2006
2.30
Drilled the forward floor skin to the fuselage ske
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12-28-2006
3.70
Installed lower longerons in forward fuselage
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12-26-2006
5.70
More fuselage skeleton work
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12-21-2006
3.20
Leveled the jig cross braces and fit more bulkhead
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12-19-2006
1.20
Fixed the jig legs to the floor
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12-18-2006
2.10
More work needed on the jig
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12-17-2006
3.80
Fixed the firewall and aft bulkhead to the jig
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12-13-2006
2.70
Bent the upper longerons
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12-11-2006
1.70
Finished the 811 bulkhead
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12-10-2006
4.60
Finished the floor ribs
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12-09-2006
4.30
Working on the floor ribs
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12-07-2006
3.10
Floor ribs redux
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12-06-2006
2.30
Working on the floor ribs
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12-03-2006
0.00
Helped install an engine in Jim Anderson's Healey
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12-02-2006
4.50
Priming bulkheads and fabricating floor ribs
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12-01-2006
3.20
Back to work on the bulkheads
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11-30-2006
0.50
Peter DiTomaso visits the shop
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11-26-2006
2.00
Constructed a paint shelf
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11-20-2006
1.10
Drilled 812 Bulkhead
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11-16-2006
1.00
Drilled the bars to the 811 bulkhead: HUH?
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11-15-2006
2.70
Bought a Corvette and worked on bulkheads
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11-12-2006
2.90
Finished 807 Bulkhead
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11-11-2006
3.20
Started working on 807 Bulkhead
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11-09-2006
2.50
Completed the firewall
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11-08-2006
2.20
Prepared firewall angles
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11-07-2006
2.50
Working on the firewall, take two
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11-06-2006
2.30
Finished up center section
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11-05-2006
3.80
Even more work on the center section
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11-03-2006
2.30
Still working on the center section
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11-02-2006
2.40
Fitted the landing gear weldments to the center se
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11-01-2006
3.30
Sam and I work of the center section
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10-31-2006
3.20
Center Section, contd.
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10-26-2006
3.60
Muffed the firewall!
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10-25-2006
2.00
Began center section construction
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10-24-2006
3.30
Riveted the firewall
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10-23-2006
3.20
Firewall prep
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10-20-2006
1.00
Clecoed firewall together
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10-19-2006
4.10
Finished the fuselage jig
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10-17-2006
1.80
Started assembling fuselage jig
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10-16-2006
0.00
Cleaned out the basement
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10-11-2006
2.00
Began construction of fuselage jig
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06-27-2006
5.60
Fuselage kit arrives!
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491
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Empennage
55
137
Finishing Kit
14
48
Fuselage
254
921
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Shop Improvements
2
Wings
165
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