Author Archives: pclifton

Side note: some folks may notice the two small empty holes on the right side of this photo. Those are intentionally left open; later on that’s how the forward attach point for the fuel tank will be screwed in place. … Continue reading →

So yeah, I sorta goofed off most of yesterday, then most of today was assorted housework – it was a great day to work outside. But ever since I got the new gussets clecoed into place, I’d been eyeing the … Continue reading →

Well, here we are after another break. Waiting on parts from Van’s blended into the lovely Texas Icepocalypse, which left us without power for three days and with some plumbing repairs afterwards. So it’s been an interesting few weeks there. … Continue reading →

I came into this evening’s work thinking we were on the home stretch. Maybe 40 or 50 rivets left to go, possibly doable in one session, or worst case surely doable over the course of this weekend, even allowing for … Continue reading →

Short session after dinner tonight; we re-shot a few rivets on the forward spar carrythrough flange that had to be drilled out last time, then shot more flush rivets along the bottom of the forward side skins. That just leaves … Continue reading →