02/11/2013 | Fuselage | F12 | F15-03 F15-05 F15-08 F15-15 | F15-05 Rudder Pedal Support Angle. I cut the rough size from .063 sheet stock using the band saw. I then used the bending brake to bend the 90 degree. I used the band saw, scotch brite wheel and the belt sander to finish to proper size and shape. I then used the drill press to drill the #40 pilot holes. F15-08 Spacer Plates. I used the band saw to cut the 2" lengths of 1/2" x 1/8th" bar stock. I finished and smoothed the edges using the scotch brite wheel. F15-15 Flap Drive Pivot Block Assembly. I used the band saw to cut the phenolic blocks. Since I am going to install the flap handle in the middle (SNX-C08) I need one more set than this plan calls out. So I cut a total of six (3 pairs). F15-03 Left and Right Hand Rudder Pedal Mount Assemblies. I clamped F15-04 Left and Right Hand Rudder Pedal Mount Angles to the table with a 1/8th" spacer between it and the table. This put the side of the angles 3/8th" above the table. This is the proper distance that the F15-05 support angle needs to be offset. So that way I was able to place the support angle on the table and then clamp it to the mount angle in the proper position. I then drilled and up drilled the holes in the support ange using the mount agle as a guide. | Photos
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02/13/2013 | Fuselage | F12 | F15-03 F15-06 F15-09 F15-10 F15-11 F15-14 | F15-03 Left and Right Hand Rudder Pedal Mount Assemblies. I countersank the #30 holes on the F15-04 mount angles per the plans. I dueburred all holes and edges. Cleaned off all ink marks. I then riveted the F15-05 angles and F15-04 mount angles together using the CCC-44 rivets called out in the plans. Various Kit Supplied Parts. F15-06, F15-09, F15-10, F15-11 and F15-14 were provided as part of the kit as cut to shape and with pilot holes drilled. However they needed to be deburred and cut marks on edges removed. I deburred all the holes and edges. I also polished all the edges to remove all the cut marks. | Photos
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02/14/2013 | Fuselage | F12 | F14-03 F14-04 F14-05 F14-06 | F14-06 Left and Right Hand Lower Firewall Attach Angles. I used the band saw to cut the Z02-03 Angle stock to the shape and size. I polished the edges with the scotch brite wheel. I used the hand seamer to open the angle to the required 94 degrees. F14-05 Left and Right Hand Upper Firewall Attach Angles. I used the band saw to cut the Z02-03 Angle stock to the shape and size. I polished the edges with the scotch brite wheel. I used the hand seamer to open the angle to the required 94 degrees. F14-04 Left and Right Hand Firewall Attach Angles. I used the band saw to cut the Z02-03 Angle stock to the shape and size. I polished the edges with the scotch brite wheel. I used the yard stick hinge template to drill the equally spaced 18 holes. I then located the two end holes and drilled them per the plans. F14-03 Left and Right Hand Cowlling Attach Hinge. I cut the hinge to the proper length. I used the band saw to cut the shape and to cut off the two lower lugs. I then used the scotch brite wheel to polish the edges. | Photos
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02/15/2013 | Fuselage | F12 | F14-01 F14-10 F13-04 F13-05 F13-02 | F14-01 Left and Right Hand Forward Angle Assemblies. I clamped F14-04 Firewall Attach Ange, F14-03 Cowlling Attach Hinge and F14-02 Forward Angle together arrange per the plans instructions. I drilled and clecoed pilot holes at each end and in the middle. I then clecoed the assembly to the table and drilled the remaining pilot holes. I removed the assembly from the table and clecoed it together. F14-10 Gussets. I deburred the pilot holes and polished the edges to remove the cutting marks. F13-04 Longeron doublers. I polished the edges to remove the cutting marks. F13-05 Canopy Latch Strike Plates. I used the band saw to cut the phenolic to the size and shape per the plans. I used a router table to make the radius on the one edge. I used the drill press to drill the 1/8" pilot holes. F13-02 Upper Forward Longeron I then clamped the plates to the longeron lined up with the slots per the plans. I then used used a #30 drill to drill out as much of the corresponding phenolic that I could. I then used a hand copping saw to remove the material between the holes. I then used files to shape and smooth the phenolic to match the slots in the longeron. Next I drilled the 1/8" holes from the phenolic through the longeron. I up drilled these to the 3/16th for the bolts. I clamped the F13-04 doublers to their location per the plans. I drilled the pilot holes, #30 holes and counter sink for the requiered rivets. Upper Firewall Filler Box. I received the last Southco receptacle. I riveted it in place. | Photos
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02/16/2013 | Fuselage | F12 | F13-02 F12-01 | F13-02L Left Hand Upper Longeron Assembly. I made the counter sink for the bolts holding the Canopy Striker Plates. I sanded and deburred the longeron. I installed the bolts holding the canopy striker plates. I installed the rivets holding the loneron doubler. F13-02R Right Hand Upper Longeron Assembly. I sanded and deburred the longeron. I installed the rivets holding the longeron doubler. F12-01R Right Hand Forward Side Assembly. I cleaned off the manufactures ink markings on the F13-01 Forward Fuselage Side Skin. I laid the skin flat on the work table. I clamped the F13-02R Right Hand Upper Longeron to the table in position over the side skin. I then drilled #40 pilot holes using the holes in the longeron as a guide. I also made sure to maintain a distance of 22" from the bottom of the skin and the top of the longeron. | Photos
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02/18/2013 | Fuselage | F12 | F12-01 | F12-01R Right Hand Forward Side Assembly. I started adding more parts to the Side Skin by locating per the plans and drilling the pilot holes: F13-03R Lower Longeron F14-01R Forward Angle Assembly F14-07R Rudder Pedal Assembly F14-08R Forward Wing Attach Angle F14-09R Aft Wing Attach Angle F14-13R Horizontal Angle F14-11R Gear Attach Angle F14-12R Seat Belt Attach Angle. I also clamped the F15-01R Upper Motor Mount Angle with .032 shims to the upper longeron. | Photos
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03/13/2013 | Fuselage | F12 | F12-01 | F12-01R Right Hand Forward Side Assembly. Located, Pilot Drilled and clecoed: F15-01R Upper Motor Mount Angle, F15-02R Lower Motor Mount Angle, F15-14 Doubler Support Plate, and the 6 F14-10 Gussets. | Photos
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03/14/2013 | Fuselage | F12 | F12-01 | F12-01R Right Hand Forward Side Assembly. Located, Pilot Drilled and clecoed: F15-03R Right Hand Rudder Pedal Mount, F15-07R Right Hand Flap Drive Mount with F15-08 Spacer, F15-09 Lower Gear Gusset Plate, F15-10 Upper Gear Gusset Plate, F15-11 Seat Belt Attach Gusset Plate, and F15-12R Right Hand Angle Clip.
I also started to up drill the pilot holes to the #30 size. | Photos
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03/16/2013 | Fuselage | F12 | F12-01 | F12-01R Right Hand Forward Side Assembly. I finished up drilling the holes to #30 size. I also up drilled the holes for some of the bolt holes to 3/16th. Per the assembly instructions I did not up drill the holes where the firewall flanges/ clips will go or the holes where the F15-06 Doubler will go. I removed all the clecos and deburred the holes and edges. I also cleaned off all the ink markings. | Photos
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03/17/2013 | Fuselage | F12 | F12-01 | F12-01R Right Hand Forward Side Assembly. I first assembled the assembly with clecos. I then located, pilot drilled and clecoed F15-06 Doubler. I then up drilled those pilot holes to the #30 size. Next I located, pilot drilled (#30 size) and clecoed F14-05 and -06 Firewall Attach Angles. I then up drilled those holes to 3/16th. I also up drilled the hole through the Seat Belt Attach Gusset to the required 5/16th. I clamped the clecoed assembly to the aft fuselage to see how it is going to look. | Photos
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03/18/2013 | Fuselage | F12 | F12-01 | F12-01R Right Hand Forward Side Assembly. I removed the clecos and parts that had holes up drilled yesterday. I deburred the holes and used clecos to complete the assembly. I used blue painters tape to mark the clecos that do not get rivets at this time. I installed all the rivets called out in the plans. I installed all the AN525-10R12 bolts and torqued them to 25 in/lbs. F12-01L Left Hand Forward Side Assembly. I layed the skin flat on the work table. I clamped the F13-02L upper longeron in place (22") from the botton skin edge. I drilled the #40 pilot holes and clecoed the longeron in place. | Photos
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03/19/2013 | Fuselage | F12 | F12-01 | F12-01L Left Hand Forward Side Assembly. I located, pilot drilled and clecoed: F13-06L Lower Longeron, F14-01L Forward Angle Assembly, F14-07L Rudder Pedal Angle, F14-08L Forward Wing Attach Angel, F14-09L Aft Wing Attach Angle, F14-13L Horizontal Angle, F14-11L Gear Attach Angle, F14-12L Seat Belt Attach Angle, F15-01L Upper Motor Mount Angle, F15-02L Lower Motor Mount Angle, and F15-14 Doubler Support Plate. | Photos
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03/20/2013 | Fuselage | F12 | F12-01 | F12-01L Left Hand Forward Side Assembly. I located, pilot drilled and clecoed: 6 F14-10 Gussets, F15-03L Rudder Pedal Mount Assembly, F15-07L Flap Drive Mount along with F15-08 Spacer, F15-09 Lower Gear Gusset Plate, F15-10 Upper Gear Gusset Plate, F15-11 Seat Belt Attach Gusset, and F15-12 Angle Clip.
I also up drilled to size #30 all holes except for those where F15-06 Doubler will attach. | Photos
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03/26/2013 | Fuselage | F12 | F12-01 | F12-01L Left Hand Forward Side Assembly. I up drilled all the bolt holes to 3/16th except where the firewall attach angles will be attached. I also removed the clecos and deburred all the holes. I also cleaned off any ink markings. | Photos
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03/27/2013 | Fuselage | F12 | F12-01 | F12-01L Left Hand Forward Side Assembly. I clecoed all the parts back in place on the assembly.
I also located, drilled, up drilled, deburred and clecoed: F15-06 Doubler, F14-05 Firewall Attach Angle and F14-06 Firewall Attach Angle.
I marked all the holes that do not get rivets at this time with blue tape. I then installed all the rivets called out in the plan.
I also installed the AN525-10R12 bolts for the Rudder Pedal Mount Assembly.
I still need to install the rest of the AN525-10R12 bolts.
Today I reach 1200 hours into the project. | Photos
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03/29/2013 | Fuselage | F12 | F12-01 | F12-01L Left Hand Forward Side Assembly. I finished installing the rest of the AN525-10R12 bolts. I torqued all the bolts to 25 in/lbs. Both Forward Side Assemblies are now complete. | Photos
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