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Left leading edge prep
So my main goal for this week is to be at a point where I can prime the LE components this weekend, and I’m pretty much there. Tonight I started by working on the left tank attach strip. First I … Continue reading
Posted in Wings
Hours Logged: 2
More leading edge prep
Yes! I am still building an airplane. Kind of surprising how being out of town for a week got me out of the working mood. Last weekend might have been a good time to get going again, but instead I … Continue reading
Posted in Wings
Hours Logged: 2
Right tank leak test
This barely even merits an entry here – I’m not even putting down any hours logged – but tonight I put a balloon on the right tank and pressurized it. Hopefully it’ll hold air and my leak testing can stop … Continue reading
Posted in Fuel Tanks, Wings
Right leading edge prep
Well, not an especially productive weekend. Saturday was eaten up with tailwheel training and a friend’s birthday, and today seemed to really want to be a lazy do-nothing day. I went along with that for the most part, but figured … Continue reading
Posted in Wings
Hours Logged: 2
More landing light stuff
Had a bunch of stuff to do around the house this evening, but I made a little time to go do a touch of work anyway. I just put the template back on the right wing and drilled the pilot … Continue reading
Posted in Wings
Hours Logged: .5
Right landing light cutout
Well, after a fort-of celebratory night off after closing out the second tank, tonight I went back to work on the landing light cutout, this time in the right leading edge. I learned a little from last time, most notably … Continue reading
Posted in Wings
Hours Logged: 2
Right tank closed out
Well, that does it…unless I find some leaks in this tank in a week or so, I am done dealing with tank sealant for the foreseeable future. And boy, does it ever give me pleasure to write that sentence. Anyway, … Continue reading
Posted in Fuel Tanks, Wings
Hours Logged: 5
Left landing light, continued
The 24-hour waiting period ran out today, by which I mean I didn’t abruptly think of anything really stupid that I did last night while tracing the light cutout. So tonight I went right to work cutting the hole. Well … Continue reading
Posted in Wings
Hours Logged: 1.5
Landing light cutout work
Didn’t do a whole lot tonight, but I figured I’d at least get started on laying out the landing light holes. The left leading edge was already off anyway, so I started with that. I got as far as tracing … Continue reading
Posted in Wings
Hours Logged: 1
Well, I have one leak-free tank
So yeah, not much done these last few days. We had a Halloween party on Friday, and most of the preceding evenings were spent getting ready for that. Yesterday, in turn was spent recovering from said party. I had originally … Continue reading
Posted in Fuel Tanks, Wings
Hours Logged: 1