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Fuselage
| Date | Session Hours | Task |
| 2/1/2006 | 2 | Route fuel lines to cabin valve |
| 1/29/2006 | 6 | Fuel vent lines, rudder attach fab from SS bar |
| 1/12/2006 | 2 | finish fuselage-flap holes, mount to acuator, test |
| 3/15/2005 | 1 | final rivet front cowl skin |
| 2/1/2005 | 1 | complete slider rail screw attachments, relocate sub panel terminal block |
| 1/31/2005 | 1.5 | continue riveting forward top cowl & support brace & sides |
| 1/30/2005 | 2 | rivet forward top skin onto fuselage |
| 1/29/2005 | 4 | rebuild & attach fuel vent lines, attach brake cables to master cylinder, cleco top skin in prep for final rivet |
| 1/23/2005 | 1 | complete fuel tank bracket setup |
| 1/21/2005 | 1.5 | fuel tank bracket setup |
| 1/18/2005 | 0.5 | remove fuel vent line for rework |
| 12/2/2004 | 1 | Drill FW engine mount holes |
| 11/23/2004 | 1 | mark up & drill access firewall holes |
| 9/22/2004 | 1 | interior cabin work |
| 9/20/2004 | 1 | complete riveting aft top section |
| 9/19/2004 | 2.5 | rivet aft top assemly & baggage support assy |
| 9/16/2004 | 2 | fabricate, prime,countersink & rivet rudder cable fairings |
| 9/15/2004 | 1 | fabricate alum brace, drill, dimple, rivet & attach left air scoop |
| 9/14/2004 | 1.5 | fabricate alum brace, drill, dimple, rivet & attach right air scoop |
| 9/10/2004 | 0.5 | attach wire for aileron trim |
| 9/5/2004 | 0.5 | attach brake lines to reservoir |
| 9/1/2004 | 0.5 | sanded panel prior to paint |
| 8/31/2004 | 1 | test prime & paint interior baggage panel |
| 8/29/2004 | 2 | fuel vent assy attach screen, rework ribs for control assy travel |
| 8/28/2004 | 3 | debur, dimple forward cabin top skin, assy vents |
| 8/27/2004 | 1.5 | rivet forward upper cabin to fuselage |
| 8/24/2004 | 2 | install rudder assy, rivet firewall recess panel with proseal |
| 8/23/2004 | 1 | debur, rivet fwd cabin skeleton |
| 8/22/2004 | 5 | attach, drill top forward cabin, debur, attach & rivet brackets |
| 8/21/2004 | 2.5 | fabricate forward cabin bracket, prime, begin installation |
| 8/17/2004 | 1 | run static line |
| 8/16/2004 | 2 | putz around.static line…elevator & vs tips.. |
| 8/14/2004 | 2 | fabricate & prime forward cabin parts |
| 8/12/2004 | 2.5 | attach control stick to interior cabin |
| 8/10/2004 | 2 | build elevator & center control levers, mount to bellcrank & control levers |
| 8/9/2004 | 1.5 | debur, dimple forward aft skin |
| 8/8/2004 | 5 | finish connection of fuel vent & brake lines, some fuel lines & setup valve |
| 8/7/2004 | 6 | redo VS to spar as I was unable with setup, Fabricate rudder stops, install rudder… |
| 8/6/2004 | 1.5 | begin setup of VS |
| 8/5/2004 | 2.5 | continue install of VS |
| 8/4/2004 | 2.5 | attach elevators, build & attach elevator control tube |
| 8/3/2004 | 3.5 | drill & attach points for HS, fabricate spacers…, torque down HS |
| 8/2/2004 | 2 | begin setp for HS, drilled horns for push tube |
| 8/1/2004 | 2 | brake lines, fittings, pitot work… |
| 7/31/2004 | 4 | debur, dimple, rivet aft top skin, fuel tube bending & fitting |
| 7/30/2004 | 0.5 | set brake fittings |
| 7/29/2004 | 3 | attached brake lines |
| 7/28/2004 | 1.5 | rivet forward cabin area, review brake setup… |
| 7/28/2004 | 1.5 | complete rudder bracket with litening holes & rivet, drill & attach brake reservoir |
| 7/27/2004 | 2.5 | drill, install, torgue bolts on landing weldments |
| 7/22/2004 | 2 | attach left landing gear weldment |
| 7/21/2004 | 3 | flap actuator installation |
| 7/20/2004 | 1.5 | attach right landing gear weldment |
| 7/19/2004 | 1.5 | attach bolts to harness anchors, debur & dimple bulkheads |
| 7/18/2004 | 2 | removed aft top skins for dimple,debur, fixed gusset plates, installed rudder cables |
| 7/18/2004 | 5.5 | continue flap actuator assy installation |
| 7/17/2004 | 5 | floor panel to Firewall recess panel, flap actuator assy installation… |
| 7/16/2004 | 3 | set nutplates, cleco on forward cabin covers, route rudder cables on inside cabin |
| 7/15/2004 | 3 | completed seat assy |
| 7/14/2004 | 1 | continue building seats |
| 7/13/2004 | 3 | build seat assemblies |
| 7/13/2004 | 1 | build, rivet tunnel assy, attach platenuts to seat bottom panels |
| 7/12/2004 | 3 | rivet aft seat floor panels, fabricate support braces |
| 7/11/2004 | 5 | build seat hinges, drill, rivet, & attach to aft floor |
| 7/10/2004 | 1.5 | attach platenuts on baggage side panels & install in baggage area |
| 7/10/2004 | 2.5 | rivet baggage cover nutplates, notch & install cable wear blocks |
| 7/9/2004 | 2.5 | fit, attach, drill baggage aft support panels |
| 7/8/2004 | 3 | install 6111 top skin frame supports, install, rievt baggage side & floor panels |
| 7/7/2004 | 2 | attach, cleco, drill forward top skin |
| 7/6/2004 | 2 | assemble, drill rivet bellcrank assy, prep & rivet 656 side gussets |
| 7/5/2004 | 8.5 | prep, drill, rivet, side supports, rails, gussettes, bell crank braces… |
| 7/2/2004 | 4.5 | prep & rivet aft deck, fabricate/prep aft deck support braces, fabricate & rivet aft tiedown…. |
| 7/1/2004 | 1.5 | level fuselage assy width, length, fore,aft, align aft deck removing twist, drill to longerons |
| 6/30/2004 | 1 | complete lower skin forward to aft riveting, turned the canoe over |
| 6/29/2004 | 1.5 | continue riveting skins, supports… |
| 6/27/2004 | 4.5 | continue riveting skins, supports, baggage floor… |
| 6/26/2004 | 4.5 | rivet lower forward fuselage |
| 6/24/2004 | 3 | rivet left F770 lower side skin with supports, cleco right F770 skin |
| 6/23/2004 | 5 | Continue… debur, dimple,rivet fuselage components, cleco/set left skin |
| 6/22/2004 | 3 | Continue… debur, dimple fuselage side skins |
| 6/16/2004 | 1 | Continue… debur, dimple fuselage side skins |
| 6/15/2004 | 1 | Continue… debur, dimple fuselage assy |
| 6/14/2004 | 1.5 | Rivet center section side supports, countersink center spar bottom flange, join center & aft sections |
| 6/13/2004 | 6 | Continue… debur, dimple, countersink fuselage assy |
| 6/12/2004 | 1.5 | Disassemble fuselage, debur parts |
| 6/11/2004 | 2.5 | Install center section supports, arm rest & baggage section supports & panels, misc final drill all fuselage areas. Remove F770 side skins |
| 6/10/2004 | 1.5 | Fit, Drill F772 Front floor stiffeners |
| 6/10/2004 | 3.5 | Fitted & Completed Rudder & Brake Pedal assy |
| 6/9/2004 | 1.5 | prime, rivet, assy brake pedals. Prep plastic bushing F6115 for brake assy |
| 6/8/2004 | 5 | install F71701 gear plate, F902 support, fabricate & Install F796B,C,D, fabricate & assemble Brake Pedal assy |
| 6/7/2004 | 3 | fabricate, drill, install F684 brackets… |
| 6/6/2004 | 1 | fabricated F717 brackets |
| 6/5/2004 | 2 | fabricate F719B brackets, drill & set F717 & F719 longerons |
| 6/5/2004 | 2.5 | align, set, drill F772 & F770 skins to firewall, drill & cleco firewall bracket to longeron, cutout landing gear leg holes in F770 skin |
| 6/3/2004 | 0.5 | created 904L attach brackets |
| 6/2/2004 | 4.5 | bend & form fit curve F704 front skin to aft skin, drill longerons & skin doublers… |
| 6/1/2004 | 4 | set longerons, attach center fuselage & side skins |
| 5/31/2004 | 1 | adjust longerons for slotted placement in aft cone |
| 5/30/2004 | 1 | prep for center section merge to aft section |
| 5/29/2004 | 2 | drill floor & baggage panels. Drill & attach F715 end seat ribs |
| 5/28/2004 | 2 | correct rib bracket for the control stick insertion, cleco floor panels in seat & baggage section |
| 5/26/2004 | 2 | More prep work & complete riveting on center section |
| 5/25/2004 | 3.5 | Rivet Center section skeleton, bottom skin |
| 5/24/2004 | 4 | Debur, dimple center section, assemble/prepare to rivet skeleton |
| 5/23/2004 | 3 | Debur, flute & dimple center section |
| 5/22/2004 | 3 | Drill center section ribs… |
| 5/21/2004 | 1 | Complete aft section riveting |
| 5/20/2004 | 3 | Cleco center section ribs to bottom skin, drill to size |
| 5/19/2004 | 3 | Begin Center section, fabricate spacers, prep seat & baggage ribs, cleco bulkhead & bottom skin |
| 5/18/2004 | 4 | continue riveting |
| 5/17/2004 | 6 | Prime, rivet aft assy |
| 5/16/2004 | 6 | Drill, debur, dimple aft assy |
| 5/14/2004 | 3 | Cut/Prep J angles, attach/cleco F773 side skins to bulkheads, prepare for drilling |
| 5/11/2004 | 2 | Longerons, start bulkhead to bottm skin assy |
| 5/10/2004 | 4 | Longerons |
| 5/9/2004 | 2 | Longerons prep |
| 5/7/2004 | 6 | finish all bulkheads... |
| 5/6/2004 | 1 | F706, begin assy |
| 5/6/2004 | 4 | F705 build top assy, rivet & complete assy |
| 5/5/2004 | 4.5 | F705 drill, prime, assemble, rivet bottom assy |
| 5/4/2004 | 1.5 | F705 Cut & Fabricate custom parts |
| 5/3/2004 | 1 | F705 Pull parts, mark cuts on alum bar stock |
| 5/3/2004 | 5.5 | F704 rivet & final installation |
| 5/2/2004 | 1.5 | F704 Center section prep |
| 5/1/2004 | 2 | fabricate, build, assemble small sub components for F607 center section |
| 4/30/2004 | 0.5 | pick parts for F607 main section |
| 4/30/2004 | 3.5 | prime, build, rivet FW |
| 4/29/2004 | 2 | prep work, debur, prime |
| 4/28/2004 | 1 | prep work |
| 4/27/2004 | 0.5 | drill fw assy |
| 4/21/2004 | 0.5 | finish drill fw Bracket / floor brace |
| 4/19/2004 | 2 | fabricate & setup Fwf floor bracket |
| 4/18/2004 | 3 | cont fabricate FW parts, build... |
| 4/17/2004 | 1 | fabricate FW partsld... |
| 4/16/2004 | 1 | debur bulkhead parts |