Today I drilled holes in the first nose skin to match the existing ones in the spar and ribs. I deburred the holes and then drew a line 10mm from the edge of the holes and used the snips to…
Month: September 2011
Day 62: Removing Elevator Nose Skins (1hr 15m)
Nothing to say here really other than I am getting quite good at taking out rivets. Knock out the core with a punch, drill out the head, rinse and repeat. Nose skins are removed, new ones are here, will see…
Day 61: Complete Flaperons Repairs (2 hr)
During the week, a new box arrived from Zenith: This box contained my replacement nose skins for the horizontal tail: And some 3-way LED lights for the wing tips. These lights can do the strobes, the nav lights, and position…