Author Archives: pclifton

Interior paint touch-up

Later, I decided to invert the fuselage and rig a heat lamp under there, which I’ll leave on all night long. Hopefully this will help the paint cure a little faster – it’s been my experience that this stuff can … Continue reading

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Random-ish stuff

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Switch holes

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Controller cutout completed

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CPI2 controller cutout

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Panel air vent

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Finished the riveting and other bottom skin stuff; back to panel things

And after removing the tape:   Next up was getting back to panel stuff. While I did the major part of the cutting a while back, for the main panel, there were still the two panel wings that need attention. … Continue reading

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Screw replacement plus an eviction

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

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Fuselage riveting redux

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

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Replacement gusset prep

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

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