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Author Archives: pclifton
Primer testing, aileron prep
The weather today turned out better than I expected, though far from perfect. There were sporadic showers through the afternoon, but in between it was ice and sunny out. So I managed to get in the spray gun practice that … Continue reading
Right aileron match drilling
Finally back to work. It’s been a hectic week, between getting a flat on my car and dealing with various other annoyances. The good news is that we have no plans over the weekend – I’m not sen flying tomorrow … Continue reading
Flap brace riveting
Mostly sort of a token work night tonight. I thought riveting the flap brace might be a little annoying, but it actually went fast. The only mildly annoying part was shooting the three inboard most rivets on each brace – … Continue reading
Posted in Wings
Hours Logged: 1
Aileron work surface, bending aileron skins, spar prep
Well, today turned out to mostly be a construction day. I set off for Home Depot with a bit of a shopping list and came home with quite the assortment of lumber. The first thing I wanted to get done … Continue reading
Flap brace priming, aileron stiffeners
Didn’t get started until late in the afternoon, between flying in the morning and taking the dogs for a walk in the park in the afternoon. Once we got back home, my first order of business was to get the … Continue reading
Aileron bracket replacement, gap fairings, flap brace prep
So yeah, I haven’t really done much this week. I got kind of bummed Tuesday – I got an email from Van’s that my fuse kit was going to be delayed a few weeks. Seems they discovered they were missing … Continue reading
Posted in Wings
Hours Logged: 3
Bit o priming
Well, bunch of stuff going on today and other things to work on, so I didn’t have a lot of time for the plane. I did manage to finish prepping the aileron gap fairings and get them cleaned and primed. … Continue reading
Posted in Wings
Hours Logged: 1.5
Aileron dimpling, brace countersink, and much more
I didn’t really get started in the garage until 1 or so, since I flew with Joy again this morning. (and beat the plane up a bit, but that’s another story…) I also had a prospective builder who wanted to … Continue reading
Replacement parts
Got my little package from Van’s while I was at work today, so I figured I’d get those parts ready to prime tonight. It’s been almost two years(!) since I messed with the spar reinforcements for the first time, so … Continue reading
Posted in Wings
Hours Logged: 1.5
Aileron gap fairing, flap brace, misc
Started out with some miscellaneous small tasks tonight. First and foremost, I still needed to drill out the rivets holding my ruined angle piece to the aileron hinge bracket. If I was smart, I would have done this before ordering … Continue reading
Posted in Wings
Hours Logged: 2.5