Short day today. Well, short on topic. Long on hours. After prepping the main ring ribs the other day, I decided that the next steps…

Normally, wing rib prep is BORING. All the builders complain about it, and I’m guessing that some people actually do quickbuild kits because it’s so…

Well, I spent a solid 2.5 hours in the garage today working on the left elevator trim tab. First step, let’s find all the pieces…

Worked on edge-finishing the right elevator stiffeners, then clecoing them into place on the right elevator skin. 1.5 hours.

So I’m writing this almost a month later (so sorry) and it’s been kinda busy in and around the holidays. I was excited to cleco…

Well, I could pretend that I haven’t worked on the airplane for a month because I am just recovering from Halloween, but that’s a lie….

Well, everyone was gone today, so let’s make some noise!!! First, let’s get the skin clecoed onto the rudder skeleton! After riveting the first side,…

First thing’s first. I had a couple tool orders show up today. ATS delivered 100 3/32″ clecos, some aviation snips, a flush set, a step…

I’m still waiting on tools or replacement parts to continue on the horizontal stabilizer or the rudder, so I did the only thing I could…

Well, I’m waiting on HS forward spar parts, so I thought about what I could start working on that won’t get me completely switching gears….