Firewall – Total hours: 12.5
- 26/01-2009 – Began preparing firewall parts
- 28/01-2009 – More firewall parts..
- 29/01-2009 – Primed firewall parts
- 30/01-2009 – Finished building firewall
Bulkheads – Total hours: 55
- 01/02-2009 – Began preparing center section bulkhead
- 01/02-2009 – More center section bulkhead work
- 09/02-2009 – Control stick bellcrank brackets
- 10/02-2009 – Began F-705 bulkhead
- 11/02-2009 – More F-705 prep work
- 12/02-2009 – Seat belt anchors
- 13/02-2009 – Seatback detents
- 15/02-2009 – Riveted center section bulkhead
- 19/02-2009 – Riveted F-705 bulkhead
- 08/04-2009 – Still alive…
- 11/04-2009 – Finally back in the shop
- 11/04-2009 – More bulkhead work
- 12/04-2009 – Finished preparing bulkheads.
- 13/04-2009 – Primed aft fuselage bulkheads
- 14/04-2009 – Riveted the F-706, F-707, F708 & F-710 bulkheads
- 15/04-2009 – Finished the bulkheads
Aft Fuselage – Total hours: 29
- 16/04-2009 – Tailcone skin
- 23/04-2009 – Assembling aft fuselage
- 27/04-2009 – Aft fuselage stringers
- 03/05-2009 – Matchdrilled aft fuselage
- 04/05-2009 – Deburring aft fuselage parts
- 05/05-2009 – More aft fuselage deburring
- 06/05-2009 – Finished deburring aft fuselage
- 07/05-2009 – Priming aft fuselage
- 08/05-2009 – Riveting aft fuselage, day 1
- 09/05-2009 – Riveting aft fuselage, day 2
- 14/05-2009 – Riveting aft fuselage, day 3
Center Fuselage – Total hours: 54
- 11/05-2009 – Started preparing seat ribs
- 20/05-2009 – Deburring seat ribs
- 22/05-2009 – More center section rib work
- 23/05-2009 – Matchdrilling center fuselage
- 24/05-2009 – Deburring center fuselage parts
- 29/05-2009 – Crotch Strap Brackets
- 31/05-2009 – Aileron trim
- 01/06-2009 – Primed center fuselage parts
- 03/06-2009 – Riveting center fuselage, day 1
- 09/06-2009 – Riveting center fuselage, day 2
- 16/07-2015 – Began Roll bar construction
Forward Fuselage – Total hours: 280.5
- 06/07-2009 – Longerons, day 1
- 10/07-2009 – Longerons, day 2
- 12/07-2009 – Joining center & aft fuselage
- 13/07-2009 – Clecoed side skins
- 20/07-2009 – Side skin conical bend, day 1
- 25/07-2009 – Side skin conical bend, day 2
- 26/07-2009 – Installed firewall
- 28/07-2009 – Auxiliary Longerons
- 19/09-2009 – Back at it…
- 03/10-2009 – Making the F-684 Gussets
- 11/10-2009 – F-7101 Gear Attach Webs
- 31/10-2009 – F-796B Shims
- 08/11-2009 – Rudder pedals
- 05/12-2009 – Finished Rudder pedals
- 09/12-2009 – Installing rudder pedal assembly
- 28/12-2009 – Finished the rudder pedal assembly
- 29/12-2009 – Floor stiffeners
- 05/01-2010 – Baggage area
- 08/01-2010 – Deburred baggage area ribs
- 07/02-2010 – More deburring..
- 02/05-2010 – Update!!
- 13/06-2010 – Fuselage disassembly
- 14/06-2010 – Countersunk LH longeron
- 15/06-2010 – Finished preparing longerons
- 16/06-2010 – Deburring aft fuselage
- 26/06-2010 – Deburring side skins
- 27/06-2010 – Primed side skins
- 28/06-2010 – Small priming job
- 13/07-2010 – Dimpled side skins
- 25/07-2010 – Finetuning conical bends
- 27/07-2010 – Cockpit floor final adjustments
- 01/08-2010 – Riveting fuselage 1
- 10/08-2010 – Riveting fuselage 2
- 15/08-2010 – Riveting fuselage 3
- 08/11-2010 – Riveting fuselage 4
- 10/01-2011 – Drilling aft deck
- 23/01-2011 – Gussets and brackets
- 26/01-2011 – Finished preparing F-695 Gussets
- 28/01-2011 – Primed F-695 Gussets
- 14/03-2011 – Fuselage stand
- 16/05-2011 – Fuselage top skins
- 05/05-2015 – Forward covers
- 06/05-2015 – Forward covers, day 2
- 07/05-2015 – Fuel pump housing
- 12/05-2015 – Fuel pump housing, day 2
- 14/05-2015 – Fuel pump housing, day 3
- 17/05-2015 – Lots of prep work!
- 18/05-2015 – Priming fuselage top skins & forward covers
- 19/05-2015 – Lots of nutplates
- 27/05-2015 – Fuel pump tubing
- 10/06-2015 – More fuel pump tubing
- 21/06-2015 – Flap drive, day 1
- 24/06-2015 – Flap drive, day 2
- 27/06-2015 – Flap drive, day 3
- 23/07-2015 – Roll bar construction, part 2
- 29/07-2015 – Roll bar construction, part 3
- 01/08-2015 – Roll bar construction, part 4
- 16/08-2015 – Roll bar installation
- 21/09-2015 – Instrument panel edge angle
- 22/10-2015 – Canopy seal support angles
- 26/10-2015 – Forward canopy decks
- 12/11-2015 – Forward fuselage deburring
- 17/11-2015 – Forward fuselage priming
- 15/12-2015 – Canopy release & Mapbox
Cabin – Total hours: 48.75
- 23/05-2011 – Finishing baggage area panels
- 02/06-2011 – Riveted baggage floor
- 07/06-2011 – Baggage bulkhead nutplates
- 19/07-2011 – Finished baggage bulkhead
- 05/08-2011 – Baggage bulkhead priming
- 17/04-2012 – Aft seat floors
- 05/08-2012 – Forward seat floors
- 08/08-2012 – Seat backs
- 10/08-2012 – Seat backs, day 2
- 12/08-2012 – Seat backs, day 3
- 13/08-2012 – Seatback & floor riveting
Canopy – Total hours: 229.25
- 22/11-2015 – Canopy release mechanism
- 08/01-2016 – Primary canopy latch
- 24/01-2016 – Primary canopy latch complete
- 28/03-2016 – Forward canopy frame
- 11/04-2016 – More canopy adjusting
- 13/04-2016 – Canopy hinges
- 27/05-2016 – Redoing canopy hinges
- 30/05-2016 – Canopy aft channels
- 09/06-2016 – Drilling hinges — again!
- 15/06-2016 – Finished canopy frame parts
- 17/06-2016 – Assembling canopy frame
- 16/08-2016 – Cutting canopy, step 1
- 19/03-2017 – Cutting canopy, step 2
- 21/03-2017 – Canopy reinforcements
- 20/05-2017 – Lots of canopy work..
- 01/07-2017 – Final canopy trimming
- 30/07-2017 – Canopy drilling
- 30/08-2017 – Canopy fiberglass fairing
- 03/09-2017 – Canopy fiberglass continued…
- 26/09-2017 – Canopy fiberglass finished!
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