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Author Archives: pclifton
DImpling
So yeah, it’s been a few nights since I did anything. The main reason is that it’s been rather cold here, and I don’t have a heater for the garage, nor do I intend to get one. While it’d be … Continue reading
Deburring
Another day with not so much airplane stuff. I had another “little thing” to work on that I thought would take basically no time, so of course it actually took about three hours. The weather was good, but I pretty … Continue reading
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