Author Archives: pclifton

Ugh, I really need to get on top of my work ethic. Two weekends ago I was out of town, that’s a valid excuse. The weekend after that? Yeah, there was stuff to do around the house, but I didn’t … Continue reading →

So I started out today by removing those bottom skins I’d clecoed in place yesterday. Sure, they looked nice and all, but they were in the way for the next steps, which were…um…let me go look at the manual (for … Continue reading →

So when we left off last time, I’d marked the gear crossmembers for clearance cuts, but I was concerned about edge distance. A bit of research confirmed what I was already pretty sure was the case – this is pretty … Continue reading →

Eight months? Really? I figured it had been maybe six at the most, but 8+? Wow. Kind of reminds me of the last time I moved, when I said something like “it might be a couple months before I work … Continue reading →

So this actually covers some short work sessions both from Saturday and today. Saturday turned into an interesting day; I’d found an interested hangar home for sale by its owner a few days before, and we contacted the guy and … Continue reading →

Tonight I just worked on the cockpit rails. Well, first, I cleaned up from last night, since I left tools out all over the place after finishing the rotisserie. About a third of the cockpit rail rivets are accessible with … Continue reading →

Tonight’s goal was pretty simple: finish the rotisserie. And I did it – slightly more tedious than I expected, but it turned out pretty nice. First on the list was to drill the engine mount holes to 3/16” through the … Continue reading →

Last night, I mentioned thinking about going ahead and building a rotisserie for the fuselage, and I hadn’t changed my mind by the time I left work today – so I stopped by Harbor Freight on the way home and … Continue reading →

Finally, with the fuselage back upright, I can start moving forward through the construction manual again. I’d figured I’d get the cockpit rails riveted – or mostly riveted – tonight, but there ended up being more small things to do … Continue reading →