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Left Elevator Stiffener Riveting

I didn’t take a lot of pictures today, but I did manage to bang out a few rivets. With the stiffeners prepped, it was time…

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Left Elevator Stiffener Prep

After a long week of travel, I managed to sneak in the shop tonight just before bedtime. First up, finish prepping the reinforcement plate. I’m…

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Right Elevator Stiffener Preparation

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

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Elevator Stiffeners

Well, I needed a little something quiet with the kids asleep, so I grabbed the nearest next step of something on the empennage that would…

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Rudder Stiffener and Skin Dimpling

Still waiting on replacement parts and tools, but alas, I have something productive I can be doing with the rudder! Even though the stiffeners aren’t…

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Rudder Stiffeners and Spar

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….

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