To get the doors on, I need the windshield on. To get the windshield on I need vinyl underneath it, and whatever covering I get on top of the instrument panel. To get the side vinyl on, I need the…
Pilot Wing Root Skin
Another day and time to do the pilot side. This one went more quickly thanks to the experience of the day before.An l-angle was cut and installed on the rib and a new skin cut and drilled I totally forgot…
Passenger Wing Root Skin
Today we set out to make and install a new wing root skin for the pilot side. The idea was to add an l-angle to the existing rib to build up a new platform for the skin to sit on,…
Roof Vinyl Wrapping
During the week a couple of large boxes arrived containing the metal to replace the wing root skin that doesn’t fit, and to make some l-angles to extend the rib upwards. The boxes are big, no idea how I ordered…
Fuselage Riveting
Today I kicked it old school, just me, a rivet gun and some rocking tunes on my 3rd gen iPod (not that you can hear them over the compressor). A few entries ago I showed that it is impossible to…
This Weekend: The Ugly
I was sick from a cold all weekend and so in hindsight I perhaps should have spent the weekend in bed, except that this tale would still be happening, just with a different date on it. With the window in…