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More Flap Mechanism Work and Forward Covers Started (1/31/13)
1.5 Hours - I started off by finishing up the flap service bulletin. All I had to do was loop the safety wire around the bolt that attaches the flap motor to the weldment, pass it through the hole I...
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Forward Covers Finished (2/3/13)
4.5 Hours - Another long day in the garage, but I’m having fun so it doesn’t matter! I wanted to make some more progress on the forward covers. The center cover is attached by 4 screws on the floor...
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Flap Position Sensor Installed (2/8/13)
3.0 Hours - I finally received all the parts I needed to installed the flap position sensor, so this became my main goal for the night. The sensor is the Ray Allen POS-12. It is just a box with a...
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Flap Pushrods and Fuel Selector (2/10/13)
1.5 Hours - I had a bit of a lazy Sunday that focused more on watching hockey and less on airplane work. However, I did manage to get an hour and a half in on the plane. In that time, I made the flap...
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Vent Lines and Random Stuff (2/16/13)
4.0 Hours - I didn’t think I had spent four hours in the garage. I didn’t accomplish much, but, before I knew it, it was starting to get dark outside. My order from JDair.com had arrived, so I was...
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F-704K Upright Cap Strips (2/17/13)
1.8 Hours - Although I had the time, today wasn’t a big airplane day. I was lacking motivation to work on the airplane, or do just about anything else. All in all, a pretty lazy day. The section of...
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Cabin Frame Started (2/20/13)
2.0 Hours - The cabin frame is one of the areas I have not been looking forward to. This is mainly due to the lack of pre-punched parts. Unfortunately, since each fuselage is slightly different in...
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Cabin Frame Day 2 (2/22/13)
3.0 Hours - Continuing on the cabin frame, I started by drilling one of the F-631E plates to aft frame sections. The plate helps reinforce the joint where the two halves of the frame meet. One of the...
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Cabin Frame Day 3 (2/23/13)
4.0 Hours - I bought a new center punch at Home Depot this morning, so I’m back in business on the cabin frame. The new center punch is the same design as my old one, but this one seems heavier and a...
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Cabin Frame Day 4 (2/24/13)
4.0 Hours - Another four hours of work on the cabin frame, but at least I have a completed frame assembly to show for it! I started off by deburring all the parts that had not been finished yet. This...
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Cabin Frame Day 5 (3/12/13)
4.3 Hours - A couple of days ago, I received my electrical system from Vertical Power. Even though I don’t really need this right now, I went ahead and ordered it because I had a certificate for $500...
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Cabin Frame Finished (3/17/13)
4.0 Hours - Today, I’m back to work on the cabin frame, and I achieved my goal for the day of finishing the installation. The first thing I had to do was to finish fitting the brackets that tie the...
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Front Deck Day 2 (3/24/13)
4.3 Hours - In preparation for the arrival of my finish kit, I wanted to clear some of the parts/assemblies from the garage floor. Most of the completed parts went back into the airplane, but they’ll...
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Rudder Pedals and Control Sticks Installed (4/28/13)
6.6 Hours - I spent a lot of time in the garage today. There were some successes and some failures. The failure came in my latest attempt at making fuel lines. I’m now trying to make the lines that...
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Cockpit Lights, Canopy Latch, and Canopy Frame (5/4/13)
5.6 Hours - Usually, when I spend a long day in the garage, I end up feeling like I didn’t accomplish much. However, today, I actually feel like I made significant progress in a couple of areas. I...
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Cabin Frame Started (2/20/13)
2.0 Hours – The cabin frame is one of the areas I have not been looking forward to. This is mainly due to the lack of pre-punched parts. Unfortunately, since each fuselage is slightly different in...
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Cabin Frame Day 3 (2/23/13)
4.0 Hours – I bought a new center punch at Home Depot this morning, so I’m back in business on the cabin frame. The new center punch is the same design as my old one, but this one seems heavier and a...
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Cabin Frame Finished (3/17/13)
4.0 Hours – Today, I’m back to work on the cabin frame, and I achieved my goal for the day of finishing the installation. The first thing I had to do was to finish fitting the brackets that tie the...
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