This section of the plans only covered 3 pages but the density of the work was probably the highest so far. Section 16 is attaching the top skins, essentially 2 large sheets of aluminum, to the framework completed in Section 15. I did a rough estimate of the number of rivets, and it totaled about […]

This section consisted of 3 pages so I thought I would be able to crank this out over a weekend. Well, I always seem to forget the 6 cardinal rules of building an airplane: 1. deburr edges2. cleco everything together3. match drill and/or final drill4. take everything apart5. deburr all the holes6. cleco everything back […]

This was one of those sections where it seemed like you do a ton of work but nothing seems to get done and then everything seems to be done at once. The ton of work was due to the deburring of all these wing ribs – 28 of them. I tried various methods including “flossing” […]

A new phase in the assembly has started: The Wings. It started with my favorite activity. Unwrapping all the parts and organizing them onto shelves. It is better than Christmas morning as a kid. I prepared for this by adding another shelving unit because I guessed (correctly) that there are a lot more parts involved […]