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Finished Right Wing Access Plates      June 12th, 2006: Cleaned The Garage (exciting, huh?)      January 13th, 2007: Steve Ashby's -8A; Cleaned Garge; Trim Wiring      April 21st, 2007: THE BIG MOVE!      April 22nd, 2007: Jaime's Car Back in Garage Empennage (Tail)       January 15th, 2004: Empennage Kit Arrived Today      January 16th, 2004: Started Horizontal Stabilizer; Rear Spar Channels      January 18th, 2004: More Horizontal Stabilizer Work      January 31st, 2004: Completed Vertical Stabilizer      February 12th, 2004: Riveted Left HS skin      February 13th, 2004: Riveted Right HS skin      February 14th, 2004: Finished Horizontal Stabilizer      February 15th, 2004: Started Working On Rudder      February 16th, 2004: Rudder Stiffeners      February 21st, 2004: Prepared Rudder Parts for Priming      February 22nd, 2004: Prepared Rudder Skins & Stiffeners      February 23rd, 2004: Started Riveting Rudder Understructure      February 24th, 2004: Primed/Riveted Rudder Understructure      March 6th, 2004: Elevator Stiffeners; Epoxied Rudder Trailing Edge      March 30th, 2004: Completed Right Elevator      April 4th, 2004: Started Building Trim Tab      April 9th, 2004: Temporarily Hung Tail Feathers      July 7th, 2004: Took H-stab to Mike's For Help on Tips      July 8th, 2004: Epoxied Alcad Strips to H-stab Tips      July 12th, 2004: More work on H-stab tips      May 15th, 2007: Empennage Tips      May 16th, 2007: H-stab Tip Work      May 17th, 2007: More Emp Tip Work      May 20th, 2007: H-stab tip      July 17th, 2007: Empennage Permanently Installed Wings       May 4th, 2004: Faxed Wing Kit Order To Van's      May 11th, 2004: Bought Lumber For Wing Jig      May 23rd, 2004: Built Wing Jig      May 24th, 2004: Received Wing Order Confirmation      July 29th, 2004: Picked Up Wing Kit From ABF      July 31st, 2004: Inventoried Wing Kit; Started Spar Prep      August 8th, 2004: Tank Platenuts; Started Fabricating Tiedown Spacers      August 9th, 2004: Bought Band Saw; Cut Stock For AEX Tiedown Spacers      August 10th, 2004: Polished AEX Tiedown Spacers      August 15th, 2004: Spot-Primed Countersunk Holes      August 17th, 2004: Finished AEX tiedowns; Started Rear Spars      August 18th, 2004: Rear Spar Deburring Tasks      August 19th, 2004: Finished Preparing Rear Spar for Priming      August 21st, 2004: Primed (2x) Rear Spar; Started Prepping Ribs      August 22nd, 2004: Wing Rib Prep (Part 1)      August 24th, 2004: Wing Rib Prep (Part 2); Torqued AEX Tiedowns to Spar      August 26th, 2004: Wing Rib Prep (Part 3)      August 27th, 2004: Wing Rib Prep (Part 4); Clecoed/Drilled Main Ribs to Spars      August 28th, 2004: Drilled Holes for Wiring Conduit      August 29th, 2004: Primed Main Wing Ribs      August 31st, 2004: Began Riveting Main Ribs to Spars      September 1st, 2004: Finished Riveting Left Main Ribs to Main Spar      September 6th, 2004: Finished Riveting Left Main Ribs to Rear Spar; Jigged Wing      September 7th, 2004: Redrove Some Left Spar-to-Rib Rivets; Mulling Primer Job      September 9th, 2004: Reprimed Right Main Wing Ribs; Clecoed Right Wing Skeleton      September 11th, 2004: Riveted Right Wing Main Ribs; Jigged Right Wing      September 13th, 2004: Removed Sag From Wings      September 14th, 2004: Drilled Wing Walk Doublers, Started Fitting Skins      September 16th, 2004: Finished Drilling Main Wing Skins to Skeleton      September 17th, 2004: Started Left Wing Leading Edge      September 21st, 2004: Started Right Wing Leading Edge      September 28th, 2004: Drilled Replacement Rib; Drilled Some Holes      October 1st, 2004: Z-Bracket Pathos      October 2nd, 2004: Clecoed Right Tank Together; Fitted Right Tank to Wing      October 3rd, 2004: Fabricated Tank Stiffeners      October 4th, 2004: Started Clecoing Left Tank Together      October 5th, 2004: Finished Clecoing Left Tank; Fitted Left Tank to Wing      October 6th, 2004: Drilled Left Tank Z-brackets      October 7th, 2004: More Left Tank Z-bracket Prep; Drilled Inboard Z-Brackets      October 9th, 2004: Drilled Z-bracket Tops      October 10th, 2004: Finished Drilling Tank; Fabricated Tank Attach Angles      October 11th, 2004: Received Heated Pitot Tube      October 15th, 2004: More Tank Prep      October 16th, 2004: Lotsa Lotsa Tank Prep      October 17th, 2004: Dimpling, Deburring Tank Parts      October 19th, 2004: Never Ending Tank Prep      October 20th, 2004: Received Pitot Mount; Modified Pitot for Mount      October 22nd, 2004: Fuel Pickup Anti-Rotation Brackets; More Prep      October 24th, 2004: Riveted Tank Stiffeners      October 26th, 2004: Riveted Filler and Drain Flanges      October 28th, 2004: Final Clecoing of Tanks Before Riveting      November 7th, 2004: Honey-do's; Riveted First Tank Rib      November 11th, 2004: Riveted Outboard Right Tank Rib      November 13th, 2004: Finished Sealing Right Tank Ribs, Bracket, Etc.      November 14th, 2004: More Right Tank Final Preparations      November 16th, 2004: Started Riveting Left Tank      November 18th, 2004: Riveted More Left Tank Ribs      November 19th, 2004: Finished Left Tank Ribs      November 20th, 2004: Started Deburring / Dimpling Right Leading Edge      November 21st, 2004: Retapped Tiedown Rings      November 26th, 2004: Flew To Cedartown; Installed Right Fuel Tank Baffle      November 27th, 2004: Cleaned, Temporarily Installed Right Wing on Spar      November 28th, 2004: Fabricated, Installed Left Tank Pickup      November 30th, 2004: Installed Baffle, Z-brackets on Left Tank      December 1st, 2004: BOTH FUEL TANKS FINISHED!!!      December 5th, 2004: Finished Dimpling Left Leading Edge Parts      December 7th, 2004: Joint Plate Nutplates; Faxed Fuselage Order      December 10th, 2004: Countersunk Bottom Spar Flanges      December 12th, 2004: Primed and Clecoed Leading Edges For Riveting      December 16th, 2004: Riveted Left Leading Edge; Tank-To-LE Joint Problem      December 17th, 2004: More Adjusting Tank To LE Joint      December 18th, 2004: Dimpled Left Main Ribs, Spars; Installed Pitot Tube Mount      December 19th, 2004: Riveted Left Leading Edge      December 20th, 2004: Started Riveting Right LE To Spar      December 23rd, 2004: Countersunk Left Spar For Skins      December 28th, 2004: Prepped Top Skins For Priming      December 29th, 2004: Rvited Right Inboard Top Skin      December 30th, 2004: Riveted Right Outboard Skin; Riveted Left Leading Edge To Spar      December 31st, 2004: Finished Right Top Skins; Left LE Rivets; Dimpled Left Ribs For Skins      January 2nd, 2005: Riveted Left Inboard Top Skin      January 3rd, 2005: Riveted Left Outboard Top Skin      January 4th, 2005: Finished Squeezing Left Rear Spar To Top Skin Rivets      January 6th, 2005: Fixed Leak In Left Tank      January 8th, 2005: Installed Inboard-Most Z-bracket Nutplates On Spars      January 18th, 2005: Wing Cradle; Pulled Wings From Jigs; Disassembled Wing Jigs      January 20th, 2005: Ran Conduit In Left Wing; Started Fabrication of Aileron Brackets      January 22nd, 2005: Prepped Aileron Brackets and Gap Seals, Flap Braces; Ran Pitot Tubing      January 23rd, 2005: Broke 3/32 Dimple Die...Again!!!!      January 29th, 2005: Gas Heater; Aileron Brackets; Riveted Left Aileron Gap Seal & Flap Brace      January 30th, 2005: Right Flap Brace; More Deburring/Dimpling Bottom Wing Skins      February 1st, 2005: Finished Riveted Aileron Brackets, Right Flap Brace      February 3rd, 2005: Scuffed Bottom Skins For Priming; Final Prep Before Closing Wings      February 4th, 2005: MEK'd Wing Skins For Priming      February 5th, 2005: Riveted Bottom Inboard Skin To Right Wing      February 10th, 2005: Trimmed, Deburred, Dimpled Aileron Stiffeners      February 12th, 2005: Started Riveting Right Bottom Outboard Skin; Riveted Aileron Stiffeners      February 13th, 2005: Finished Riveting Bottom Skins on Right Wing      February 16th, 2005: Clecoed Together Ailerons; Start Match-Drilling Ailerons      February 17th, 2005: Riveted Left Inboard Bottom Skin      February 18th, 2005: Match-drilled Ailerons      February 19th, 2005: Deburred, Dimpled Left Aileron Components      February 21st, 2005: Dimpled Right Aileron Leading Edge Skin      February 22nd, 2005: Dimpled Left Leading Edge Aileron Skin (Properly)      February 23rd, 2005: Finished Prepping Aileron Parts for Priming      February 24th, 2005: Almost Finished Riveting Bottom Skins To Left Wing      February 25th, 2005: Finished Skinning Wings!!!!      February 26th, 2005: Flew w/ Jaime and Amanda; Finished Right Aileron      February 27th, 2005: Finished Left Aileron      March 1st, 2005: Cleaned Garage (yipee); Finished Right Wing Access Plates      March 3rd, 2005: Drilled Left Flap      March 4th, 2005: Drilled Right Flap      March 5th, 2005: Fabricated FL-706A's; Dimpling, Deburring Flap Parts      March 12th, 2005: Finished Fuselage Inventory; Finished Flap Prep      March 13th, 2005: Primed Flap Components; Finished Left Flap      March 16th, 2005: Finished Right Flap      March 18th, 2005: Pitot System      March 21st, 2005: Cut Bellcrank-To-Aileron Pushrods      March 25th, 2005: Fabricated Aileron Pushrods      March 26th, 2005: Installed Right Aileron Bellcrank      March 27th, 2005: Mounted Right Aileron On Wing      March 28th, 2005: Right Wing Pushrods; Drilled Right Flap Hinge      March 29th, 2005: Removed Right Flap Brace (arrgh!)      March 30th, 2005: Finished Attaching Right Flap      April 1st, 2005: Installed Left Flap Brace and Left Flap      April 2nd, 2005: Installed Left Aileron Bellcrank; Started Fuselage Construction!      April 4th, 2005: Misc. Wing Pop-Rivets; Countersinking Firewall Parts      January 30th, 2007: Left Wingtip Lens      January 31st, 2007: Left Wingtip Lens Done; Rear Window Final Installed; Hangar      February 7th, 2007: Strobe/Pos Lights In Wingtips      February 10th, 2007: Project Visit; Wintip Work      February 11th, 2007: More Wingtip Work      February 13th, 2007: Bafflling, Remounting Wingtips      February 14th, 2007: More Wingtip Reinforcing; Baffles      April 23rd, 2007: Misc. Wing Stuff      April 24th, 2007: Left Wing Pickup SB; Misc      April 26th, 2007: Wing Root Wiring Connectors      April 27th, 2007: Wings Final Installed!      April 28th, 2007: Wing Bolt Nuts are Nuts      April 29th, 2007: Flap Rigging      May 2nd, 2007: Wing Bolt Nuts are Installed      June 3rd, 2007: Re-drilled Wingtips      June 25th, 2007: Ready For Engine Run      July 10th, 2007: Wingtip Work Fuselage       March 9th, 2005: Fuselage Kit Arrived!!      March 10th, 2005: Unpacking/Inventorying Fuselage Kit      March 12th, 2005: Finished Fuselage Inventory; Finished Flap Prep      April 2nd, 2005: Installed Left Aileron Bellcrank; Started Fuselage Construction!      April 3rd, 2005: Fabricated/Drilled Firewall Parts; Started Dimpling Firewall      April 4th, 2005: Misc. Wing Pop-Rivets; Countersinking Firewall Parts      April 6th, 2005: Deburred/Dimpled Firewall Components      April 12th, 2005: Finished Prepping Firewall Components for Priming      April 17th, 2005: Returned from SnF; Primed/Started Riveting Firewall      April 18th, 2005: Finished Firewall (excluding recess)      April 19th, 2005: Started Center Section Buildup      April 20th, 2005: Center Section Drilling; Control Assembly Bracket      April 23rd, 2005: Still Cranking on Center Section Bulkhead      April 24th, 2005: Finished Center Bulkhead Work      April 26th, 2005: Started F-705 Bulkhead Construction      April 27th, 2005: More F-705 Work      April 28th, 2005: More F-705 Fabricatation and Drilling      April 29th, 2005: Still Working on F-705      April 30th, 2005: Continued Working on Bulkheads      May 1st, 2005: LZU to JZP; Finished Drilling Bulkheads      May 2nd, 2005: Started Prepping Bulkheads for Priming      May 3rd, 2005: More Prepping Bulkhead Parts      May 6th, 2005: Started Priming/Riveting Bulkheads      May 7th, 2005: Finished Riveting Bulkheads      May 8th, 2005: Started Bending Longerons      May 11th, 2005: More Bending of Longerons      May 12th, 2005: Bought/Mounted New Bench Vice (whooptydoo!)      May 14th, 2005: Built Two Sawhorses; Clecoed/Started Drilling Aft Fuselage      May 15th, 2005: Drilled/Disassembled/Started Deburring Aft Fuselage      May 17th, 2005: Continued Deburring/Dimpling Aft Fuse Parts      May 21st, 2005: Still prepping aft fuse parts!      May 22nd, 2005: Finished Prepping/Priming, Started Riveting Aft Fuse      May 23rd, 2005: Clecoed Aft Fuse For Final Assembly      May 24th, 2005: Started Riveting Aft Fuse      May 25th, 2005: More Aft Fuse Riveting      May 26th, 2005: Major Progress Riveting the Aft Fuse      May 27th, 2005: Finished (for now) Riveting Aft Fuselage      May 28th, 2005: Clecoed, Started Drilling Seat Rib Area      May 30th, 2005: Finished Drilling/Started Deburring Center Fuselage      June 1st, 2005: Finished Deburring/Dimpling Bottom Center Skin      June 2nd, 2005: More Deburring of Center Fuse Parts      June 3rd, 2005: More Deburring/Countersinking/etc Center Fuse Parts      June 4th, 2005: Removeable Baggage Floors/Seat Pans; Ready For Primer      June 5th, 2005: Started Riveting Center Fuselage      June 8th, 2005: More Riveting on Center Fuselage      June 12th, 2005: Ready to Rivet Center Bottom Skin      June 13th, 2005: More Lapbelt Anchor Stuff      June 14th, 2005: Started Riveting Center Bottom Skin      June 15th, 2005: Finished Riveting Center Bottom Skin      June 18th, 2005: New Toy For Garage; Center Fuse Ready For Aft Fuse      June 19th, 2005: More Longeron Bending      June 28th, 2005: Finished Bending Longerons; Drilled Aft Canopy Decks      June 29th, 2005: Joined Aft and Center Fuse; Fitting Longerons      June 30th, 2005: Finished Fitting Longerons; Misc. Work      July 1st, 2005: Drilled Arm Rests; Mulling Side Skin Roll      July 2nd, 2005: Rolled Forward Skins; Step Holes; Drilled Longerons      July 3rd, 2005: Drilled Firewall To Fuse      July 6th, 2005: Cut Gear Leg Socket Holes in F-722      July 9th, 2005: Aux Longerons; Stiffeners; Drilling      July 10th, 2005: Drilled Left Center Bottom to Corner Rib      July 12th, 2005: More Drilling; Forward Side Stiffener Brackets      July 13th, 2005: Fabricated/Started Fitting Lower Longerons      July 14th, 2005: More Forward Fuse Angle Obsession      July 16th, 2005: Started Drilling Lower Longerons To Fuse      July 19th, 2005: Trimmed/Drilled Left F-684 Gusset      July 20th, 2005: Made/Drilled New Left F-684 Gusset      July 21st, 2005: Fitted Forward Bulkheads; Right Reinforcement Web      July 22nd, 2005: Drilled Left Reinforcement Web      July 23rd, 2005: Drilled Left Tank Attach Angle      July 24th, 2005: Constructed Brake Pedals      July 25th, 2005: Finished Rudder Pedals; Started Drilling Floor Stiffeners      July 26th, 2005: Framed Baggage Area; Finished (almost) Drilling Fuselage      July 27th, 2005: Started Disassembly of Fuselage      July 28th, 2005: More Fuselage Deburring, Dimpling/Countersinking      July 29th, 2005: More Dimpling/Deburring on the Fuselage      July 30th, 2005: STILL Deburring/Dimpling      July 31st, 2005: Deburred/Dimpled F-722, Left Foward Side Skin      August 1st, 2005: Finished Dimpling Side Skins, Firewall      August 2nd, 2005: Longerons, Doubler Plates Ready to Prime      August 3rd, 2005: Mulling Interior Priming/Painting Cabin Parts      August 4th, 2005: Primed/Started Final Assembly of Forward Fuse      August 5th, 2005: Started Riveting Forward Side Skins      August 6th, 2005: More Riveting On Forward Fuse      August 7th, 2005: Riveting Marathon      August 8th, 2005: Riveted Tank Attach Reinforcement Angle      August 9th, 2005: More Fuse Riveting      August 10th, 2005: Almost Finished Riveting Forward Fuse      August 11th, 2005: Flipped The Fuselage!      August 13th, 2005: Tweaked Right Longeron      August 14th, 2005: Aft Fuse Done (Below Longerons); Seat Nutplates, Etc.      August 15th, 2005: Drilled Aft Deck      August 17th, 2005: Misc Screws/Bolts/Rivets      August 18th, 2005: More Seat Rib Nutplates      August 19th, 2005: Drilled Seat Back Gussets      August 21st, 2005: More Drilling Of Random Parts      August 22nd, 2005: Still Playing With Aft Canopy Deck      August 23rd, 2005: Prepped/Primed/Riveted Aft Fuselage Deck      August 28th, 2005: Riveted Aft Deck, Canopy Decks, Gussets      August 29th, 2005: New Toy; Stupid Builder Error      August 30th, 2005: Fixed Stupid Builder Error      August 31st, 2005: Riveted Bulkhead-to-Fuselage Rivets; Clecoed Aft Top Skin      September 1st, 2005: More Drilling/Fitting Top Skins      September 2nd, 2005: Finished Drilling Aft Top Skins; Started Step Install      September 3rd, 2005: Drilled Steps To Fuselage      September 5th, 2005: Riveted Both Steps      September 6th, 2005: Riveted Left Baggage Side Wall      September 7th, 2005: Finished Baggage Side Walls      September 8th, 2005: Started Aft Baggage Wall      September 12th, 2005: Mulling ELT Install; Fixed Some Rivets      September 13th, 2005: More Baggage Wall Stuff      September 14th, 2005: Still Working On Baggage Wall      September 15th, 2005: Almost Finished With Baggage Wall      September 16th, 2005: Done w/ Aft Baggage Wall      September 17th, 2005: More Cabin Platenut Stuff      September 18th, 2005: Made Forward Tunnel Cover; Started Seat Backs      September 20th, 2005: More Seat Back Work      September 21st, 2005: Finished Drilling Right Seat Back      September 22nd, 2005: Finished Drilling Seat Backs      September 23rd, 2005: Started Deburring Seat Back Components      September 26th, 2005: Started Riveting Seat Backs      September 27th, 2005: Finished Seat Backs; Started Seat Back Braces      September 28th, 2005: Finished Seat Back Braces; Started Center Channel Cover      September 29th, 2005: Heat Baffle; Fuel Selector Plate      September 30th, 2005: Started Flap Motor Assembly      October 1st, 2005: Completed Flap Motor Install      October 2nd, 2005: Fit/Temporarily Installed Right Gear Weldment      October 3rd, 2005: Still Trying To Fit Left Gear Leg Weldment      October 5th, 2005: Gear Leg Weldments Suck      October 7th, 2005: Plan to Fix Weldment Issue      October 9th, 2005: Left Gear Weldment if FINALLY IN!      October 10th, 2005: Satisfied With Left Weldment      October 12th, 2005: Need To Reorder Left Gear Leg Mount      October 13th, 2005: Torqued Step Bolts; Mulling ELT Mount      October 16th, 2005: Went Flying; Still Playing w/ ELT      October 17th, 2005: Received New Gear Leg Weldment, Other Items      October 18th, 2005: Still Fighting Weldments      October 19th, 2005: WELDMENTS SUCK!      October 20th, 2005: Hmm....guess what? Weldments.      October 21st, 2005: Misc. Nutplates      October 23rd, 2005: Finished Seat Rib Nutplates; Started Seat Pan Hinges      October 24th, 2005: Drilled Right Seat Pan Hinges      October 25th, 2005: Riveted Hinges To Seat Pans      October 26th, 2005: Started Fitting New Left Weldment      October 27th, 2005: FINALLY DRILLED THE GEAR LEG WELDMENTS!!!      October 28th, 2005: Prepping For Wing Fitting      October 29th, 2005: Preparing To Mate Wings      October 30th, 2005: Mated The Wings; Problem With Wing Sweep      October 31st, 2005: More Playing Around With Wing Incidence      November 1st, 2005: Started Checking Incidence      November 2nd, 2005: Set Incidence With Smart Tool      November 4th, 2005: Wing Sweep Down To 0.15      November 5th, 2005: Drilled Rear Spar Bolts      November 10th, 2005: Hung Flaps      November 12th, 2005: Flew to Rome; Right Flap Is Rigged      November 13th, 2005: Mounted Left Flap, Sticks; Rigging Ailerons      November 15th, 2005: Studying Cabin Plumbing      November 19th, 2005: Plumbed Vent Lines      November 25th, 2005: Removed Wings; Installing Nuteplates      November 26th, 2005: Wing Root Nutplates; Started Cabin Frame      November 27th, 2005: Continued Cabin Frame Work      November 29th, 2005: Drilled Cabin Frame Lower Strip      December 3rd, 2005: More Canopy Frame Fun      December 4th, 2005: Finished Drilling Cabin Frame Channels      December 6th, 2005: Countersinking/Deburring Cabin Frame      December 7th, 2005: Riveted Roll Bar      December 8th, 2005: Fitting Canopy Frame to Fuselage      December 10th, 2005: Drilled Cabin Frame Brackets to Fuse      December 11th, 2005: Started Subpanel Assembly      December 13th, 2005: F abricating Forward Fuse Parts      December 15th, 2005: Fabricated, Started Drilling Panel Reinforcement      December 17th, 2005: Finished Drilling Panel Reinforcement; Subpanel Stuff      December 18th, 2005: More Subpanel Prep      December 19th, 2005: Cleaned Garage; Ordered Seats      December 20th, 2005: Goofing Off w/ the Instrument Panel      December 21st, 2005: Geez...Very Slow Progress      December 22nd, 2005: Finished Fitting Panel      December 23rd, 2005: Dimpled Aft Top Skins; Static System      December 26th, 2005: Dimpling Deburring; Drilled Shoulder Harness Anchors      December 27th, 2005: Fabricated, Drilled Rudder Cable Exit Fairings      December 28th, 2005: More Cabin Frame Work      December 29th, 2005: Finished Cabin Frame; 'Fixed' Seat Interference Issue      December 30th, 2005: More Aileron Trim Work; Riveted Side Channels      January 2nd, 2006: Ran Conduit to Aft Fuse; Static System Clips      January 3rd, 2006: Riveted Rudder Exit Fairings; Ready to Prime      January 4th, 2006: Primed Aft Top Skins; Misc. Stuff      January 7th, 2006: Installed Crotch-Strap Anchors      January 8th, 2006: Riveted Aft-most Top Skin      January 9th, 2006: Started Painting Interior Components      January 11th, 2006: Stripped Upper Bulkhead Paint; More Part Prep      January 14th, 2006: More Prep for Interior Paint      January 15th, 2006: Flew w/ Josh; Painting Disaster (possibly overstated)      January 16th, 2006: Finished Painting Interior      January 17th, 2006: Installed Rollbar; Started Installing Gear Weldments      January 18th, 2006: Finished Installing Gear Weldments      January 19th, 2006: Reconstructed Brake Pedals      January 21st, 2006: Installed Rudder Pedals, Brakes, Fuel Selector, Fuel Pump      January 22nd, 2006: Brake Plumbing      January 24th, 2006: More Brake Work; Installed Flap Motor      January 26th, 2006: Dimples, Prepped/Primed Subpanel Components      January 27th, 2006: Dimpled Firewall      January 28th, 2006: Riveted Subpel and Ribs; Canopy Latch Drill Guide      February 2nd, 2006: Canopy Latch Pushrod; Completed Brake System      June 3rd, 2006: Panel Paint Musings; Heat Selector; Fitting Engine Mount      June 5th, 2006: Installed Vent Lines; Mulling Headset Jack Locations      June 21st, 2006: Started Making AFP Pump Cover      August 4th, 2006: Com Antenna Lead; Mounting H-Stab      August 5th, 2006: Disecant Plugs; Started Drilling H-stab to Fuse      August 6th, 2006: Mounted h-stab; Started Fitting V-stab      August 10th, 2006: Started Mounting VS      August 12th, 2006: More V-stab Mounting      August 14th, 2006: Finished Mounting Empennage      August 15th, 2006: Fitting Empennage Fairing      January 23rd, 2007: Installed Elevator Bellcrank; More Electrical Fuel Pump Stuff      January 27th, 2007: Riveted Final Top Skin      March 24th, 2007: Pro-sealed NACA inlets, Wing Roots; GPS RS-232 stuff      April 10th, 2007: Experimental Placard      April 19th, 2007: Started Riveting Forward Front Skin      April 20th, 2007: Last Skin Riveted!!!!      June 8th, 2007: Took Emp to Airport; Installing Emp Components      July 15th, 2007: Misc, Drilled Elevator Horns Finish Kit       August 16th, 2005: Finish Kit Arrived; Inventoried Finish Kit      January 28th, 2006: Riveted Subpel and Ribs; Canopy Latch Drill Guide      January 29th, 2006: Drill Fuselage Side Skin for Latch Handle      January 31st, 2006: Riveted Primary Canopy Latch      February 1st, 2006: More Primary Canopy Latch Work      February 2nd, 2006: Canopy Latch Pushrod; Completed Brake System      February 4th, 2006: Fitting Canopy Frame To Fuselage      February 5th, 2006: More Fitting Of Canopy Frame      February 7th, 2006: Still Messin' w/ Canopy Frame      February 8th, 2006: Canopy Frame Continued      February 11th, 2006: Screwed Up Canopy Frame Weldment      February 16th, 2006: More Canopy Frame Construction      February 17th, 2006: Started Fitting New Canopy Weldment      February 20th, 2006: Still Fitting/Adjusting Canopy Frame      February 21st, 2006: Ready to Drill Canopy Frame (Again)      February 22nd, 2006: Finally Drilled Canopy Frame Hinges      February 26th, 2006: More Canopy Frame Fitting      February 28th, 2006: Drilling Various Canopy Frame Parts      March 1st, 2006: Riveted Canopy Frame (Minus Skin)      March 2nd, 2006: Started Canopy Plexiglass      March 4th, 2006: Started Cutting Canopy      March 5th, 2006: Finished Trimming Front of Canopy      March 9th, 2006: Puckered Up and Made the Big Cut      March 11th, 2006: Canopy, Shanopy      March 15th, 2006: Canopy Asymmetry      March 16th, 2006: Canopy Fit Good; Started Drilling Pilot Holes      March 21st, 2006: More Canpy Pilot Hole Drilling      March 22nd, 2006: Drilled The Plexi      March 23rd, 2006: Trimming Rear Window      March 25th, 2006: Located Rear Window Screw Locations      March 26th, 2006: Trimmed, Drilled Rear Window; CANOPY TRIMMING DONE!      March 28th, 2006: Countersinking the Plexi      March 29th, 2006: More Canopy Countersinking      March 30th, 2006: CRACKED THE CANOPY (small one)      March 31st, 2006: Made, Drilled Canpy Side Skirts      April 1st, 2006: Finished Drilling Canopy Side Skirts      April 3rd, 2006: Drilled Reinforcement Kit To Canopy Frame      April 10th, 2006: Test Fitting Seats      April 12th, 2006: Laid out Instrument Holes; Made Some Decisions      April 14th, 2006: Canopy Frame Skin Riveting; Received Radio Stack      April 18th, 2006: Riveted Canopy Frame Skin      April 19th, 2006: Riveted Stiffener Angles; Fixing Front Skin Clearance Issues      April 23rd, 2006: Painted Canopy Frame      April 25th, 2006: Started Screwing Plexi to Frame      April 29th, 2006: Starting Laying Up Canopy Fairing      April 30th, 2006: More Layups on the Canopy Fairing      May 4th, 2006: More Sanding/Filling on the Canopy Fairing      May 5th, 2006: Canopy Fairing Filling; Drilled Holes For DRE-244E      May 6th, 2006: More Panel Cutting; Canopy Fairing; DA-20 Checkout      May 7th, 2006: Canopy Fairing; Radio Cutout Done; More Panel Cuts      May 8th, 2006: More Canopy Fairing Work      May 10th, 2006: (Incorrect) Firewall Forward Kit Arrived; More Canopy Fairing      May 11th, 2006: Received Prop; Canopy Fairing; Trim Indicator Rant      June 4th, 2006: Helped Scott w/ His Wings; Installed Engine Mount      June 13th, 2006: Wheels and Tires, etc.      June 14th, 2006: Left Wheel Assembled; Altitude Encoder      June 15th, 2006: All Wheels on Gear      June 16th, 2006: Engine Arrived; Put Plane on Gear      August 17th, 2006: Adjusted Control Sticks      January 28th, 2007: Started Installing Rear Window      January 31st, 2007: Left Wingtip Lens Done; Rear Window Final Installed; Hangar      April 13th, 2007: Canopy Struts      April 14th, 2007: Canopy Lift Struts Installed      April 15th, 2007: Canopy Latch Lugs      April 17th, 2007: Sanded out canopy fairing      July 3rd, 2007: Brakes      July 4th, 2007: Brakes Done      July 11th, 2007: More Wingtip Stuff; N-numbers; Pitot-Static System      July 14th, 2007: Emp Fairing Electrical/Panel       March 24th, 2006: Bench Tested GX50      April 14th, 2006: Canopy Frame Skin Riveting; Received Radio Stack      April 17th, 2006: Cut Instrument Panel      May 5th, 2006: Canopy Fairing Filling; Drilled Holes For DRE-244E      May 7th, 2006: Canopy Fairing; Radio Cutout Done; More Panel Cuts      May 11th, 2006: Received Prop; Canopy Fairing; Trim Indicator Rant      May 17th, 2006: I have an electrical system!      May 18th, 2006: Drilled Firewall for Master and Starter Contactors      May 20th, 2006: Permanantly Installed Master/Starter contactors      May 21st, 2006: Drilled the avionics tray supports      May 22nd, 2006: Made Avionics Subpanel Penetration      May 25th, 2006: Received B&C Order      May 28th, 2006: Drilled Switch Holes; Installed Fuse Blocks      May 29th, 2006: Panel Cutting Mostly Done      May 30th, 2006: Key Switch Anti-rotation; Began Installing Vents      May 31st, 2006: Finished Making Vent Mounts      June 1st, 2006: Switch Anti-rotation      June 2nd, 2006: Riveted Random Stuff To Panel      June 3rd, 2006: Panel Paint Musings; Heat Selector; Fitting Engine Mount      June 6th, 2006: Started Avionics Wiring      June 7th, 2006: Wired GX50 to SL40      June 8th, 2006: Sent Final Engine Payment; Painted Panel      June 10th, 2006: Second Coat on Panel; Putting Stuff In      June 11th, 2006: Misc. Wiring      June 13th, 2006: Wheels and Tires, etc.      June 14th, 2006: Left Wheel Assembled; Altitude Encoder      June 18th, 2006: Engine Bolt Washers; Wiring      June 20th, 2006: ANL Limiter; Wiring      June 25th, 2006: Mounted Strobe Power Supply, COM Antenna      June 26th, 2006: Wired Pax Headset Jacks      June 29th, 2006: SL-40 Still Kicking      June 30th, 2006: Installed Pilot's Headset Jacks      July 3rd, 2006: Misc Wiring Runs      July 6th, 2006: Battery Musings      July 9th, 2006: More Misc. Wiring      August 4th, 2006: Com Antenna Lead; Mounting H-Stab      August 19th, 2006: Wiring Stick Grips      August 20th, 2006: Finished Soldering Stick Grips      August 21st, 2006: Received, Started Installing Dynon Units      August 31st, 2006: Pulling Wires      September 2nd, 2006: Dynon EMS+EFIS Wiring; Mixture Control; MP      September 13th, 2006: Dynon EMS Alert Audio Wiring      September 16th, 2006: Wired Flap Motor      September 17th, 2006: Map Light; Dimmers      September 19th, 2006: Pitot Connector      September 20th, 2006: Position Light Wiring      September 21st, 2006: Map Light Wiring; Passive Audio Mixer      September 23rd, 2006: Pulled Instrument Panel for Repaint      September 25th, 2006: Wet-sanded Instrument Panel      September 26th, 2006: Repainted the Panel      September 27th, 2006: Started Re-installing Panel Stuff      October 3rd, 2006: Trim System Wiring      October 11th, 2006: Instrument Panel Lighting Complete (almost)      October 22nd, 2006: Almost Done With Spinner      October 23rd, 2006: Tidying up Electrical      October 24th, 2006: Wired Transponder      October 29th, 2006: Trim Wiring      October 31st, 2006: Dynon Firmware Update      November 1st, 2006: More Stick Grip Wiring      November 2nd, 2006: Stick Wiring Continued      November 5th, 2006: Yep...more Trim Wiring      November 8th, 2006: Finished Wiring Passenger Stick      November 10th, 2006: Started Making ELT Mounting Bracket      November 11th, 2006: Finished installing ELT      December 11th, 2006: Dynon EMS is Tango Uniform      December 29th, 2006: Dynon EMS re-installed; FAB swiss cheese; GPS antenna      December 31st, 2006: Installed/Wired GPS Antenna      January 2nd, 2007: Dynon Keels over Again      January 3rd, 2007: Sent Dynon For Repair (again); More Wiring      January 4th, 2007: Started Strobe Wiring      January 6th, 2007: Rudder Wires Fuse Exit      January 9th, 2007: Tied off fuselage wires; Rewired position lights      January 10th, 2007: More FAB Work; Static System      January 11th, 2007: More Airbox Work ; Trim Relays      January 13th, 2007: Steve Ashby's -8A; Cleaned Garge; Trim Wiring      January 14th, 2007: Playing With Panel Labeling; More Electrical Stuff      January 15th, 2007: Installed new EMS; Aileron Trim Servo      January 16th, 2007: Final Installed Aileron Servo; Installed ELT Antenna      January 18th, 2007: More Wire Tidying; More Strobe Wiring      January 20th, 2007: Prop Governor Arm Rotation (Part 1); OAT Probe; Pell City Lunch      January 21st, 2007: OAT Probe Installed; Governor Final Installed      January 25th, 2007: Strobe Power Supply Wiring Finished; Misc Stuff      March 15th, 2007: Bottom Ignition Wires; OAT, Fuel Level Wires      March 17th, 2007: More Main Bus Circuits; Trio Install      March 18th, 2007: Trio;/GX-50 Debugging      March 23rd, 2007: Trio Servo Install; 'Fixed' Trio GPS Feed      March 24th, 2007: Pro-sealed NACA inlets, Wing Roots; GPS RS-232 stuff      March 27th, 2007: Misc. Stuff; Final Installed Radio Trays      March 28th, 2007: Installed Transponder d-sub      March 29th, 2007: Misc. Wiring      April 2nd, 2007: Bundling Wires; Labeling Panel      April 3rd, 2007: AFP Fuel Pump Stuff      April 4th, 2007: Flow Transducer, AFP Install Done      April 12th, 2007: Alternator Failure Light; Vent Tubing Installed      April 18th, 2007: Recieved my headsets      May 22nd, 2007: Wing Root Wiring Done Firewall Forward       May 10th, 2006: (Incorrect) Firewall Forward Kit Arrived; More Canopy Fairing      May 11th, 2006: Received Prop; Canopy Fairing; Trim Indicator Rant      June 3rd, 2006: Panel Paint Musings; Heat Selector; Fitting Engine Mount      June 8th, 2006: Sent Final Engine Payment; Painted Panel      June 16th, 2006: Engine Arrived; Put Plane on Gear      June 17th, 2006: Hung The Engine!      June 18th, 2006: Engine Bolt Washers; Wiring      June 19th, 2006: Cabin Heat      July 10th, 2006: AFP Pump Installation      July 12th, 2006: Fuel Pump      July 15th, 2006: Installed Alternator; Began Hanging Exhaust      July 29th, 2006: Finished Hanging Exhaust; Prop Governor      August 5th, 2006: Disecant Plugs; Started Drilling H-stab to Fuse      August 22nd, 2006: More Dynon EMS wiring      August 23rd, 2006: FWF Hoses; More Probe Installation      August 24th, 2006: EMS Wire Routing; Final Torqued Engine Mount Bolts      August 26th, 2006: Went Flying; Control Cable Routing      August 27th, 2006: Made, Installed Engine Control Bracket      August 29th, 2006: More Engine Control Stuff      September 2nd, 2006: Dynon EMS+EFIS Wiring; Mixture Control; MP      September 3rd, 2006: EGT, CHT probes      September 4th, 2006: Finished Running CHT and EGT probes      October 12th, 2006: Temporarily Mounted The Prop      October 14th, 2006: More Spinner Work      October 15th, 2006: Spinner Dome Cutting; Marked Screw Locations      October 22nd, 2006: Almost Done With Spinner      November 12th, 2006: Started Fitting Cowl      November 13th, 2006: Removed Bleeder Material from Cowl      November 15th, 2006: Cowl Trimming, Drilling      November 16th, 2006: Made Nosegear Slit in Lower Cowl      November 19th, 2006: Trimmed Top Cowl      November 20th, 2006: Drilled Top Cowl to Mounting Strips      November 22nd, 2006: Trimmed Lower Cowl      November 26th, 2006: Started Drilling Cowl Hinges      November 28th, 2006: Finished Drilling Cowl Hinges      November 29th, 2006: Cowl Edge Sanding      November 30th, 2006: Oil Fillter Door      December 3rd, 2006: More Cowl Stuff      December 5th, 2006: More Cowl Build-ups; Engine Controls      December 6th, 2006: More Cowl Build-ups      December 12th, 2006: Riveted/Epoxied Cowl Hinges      December 16th, 2006: Installed Camlock Receptacles in top strip      December 19th, 2006: Installed All Camlocks      December 20th, 2006: Extended Lower Cowl; Finished Oil Door      December 24th, 2006: More Baffle Fitting      December 26th, 2006: Lower Cowl Support Bracket      December 27th, 2006: Lower Cowl Support Bracket Installed; Lower Hinges Done      December 28th, 2006: Working on flitered air box      December 29th, 2006: Dynon EMS re-installed; FAB swiss cheese; GPS antenna      January 20th, 2007: Prop Governor Arm Rotation (Part 1); OAT Probe; Pell City Lunch      January 21st, 2007: OAT Probe Installed; Governor Final Installed      January 23rd, 2007: Installed Elevator Bellcrank; More Electrical Fuel Pump Stuff      January 24th, 2007: Fuel Pump Assembly Done; Installed Silicone Gaskets, New Alternator, Tach Transducer      February 13th, 2007: Bafflling, Remounting Wingtips      February 14th, 2007: More Wingtip Reinforcing; Baffles      February 18th, 2007: Baffles      February 20th, 2007: Yep...more baffling baffles      February 21st, 2007: Baffle Forward Bulkheads      February 22nd, 2007: Started Trimming Baffles to Top Cowl      February 23rd, 2007: Finished Trimming Baffles to Top Cowl      February 24th, 2007: Inlets; Baffle Trim and Reinforcement Angles      February 25th, 2007: More Baffle Work      February 27th, 2007: Started Riveting Baffles      February 28th, 2007: More Baffle Riveting      March 1st, 2007: Forward Right Baffles Riveted      March 2nd, 2007: Finished Riveting Front Left Baffles      March 3rd, 2007: Oil Cooler Stuff      March 4th, 2007: Oil Cooler Hoses      March 6th, 2007: Checking Cowl Clearance      March 7th, 2007: FWF Hoses      March 8th, 2007: Wired Alternator to Master; Fuel Pump      March 10th, 2007: Replaced Alternator Belt      March 11th, 2007: Wired Mags, Starter Solenoid      March 15th, 2007: Bottom Ignition Wires; OAT, Fuel Level Wires      April 6th, 2007: New Engine Control Bracket; Baffle Seal Material      April 8th, 2007: More Baffle Seal Material      April 9th, 2007: More Baffle Seal Work      April 11th, 2007: Baffle Seals Done      May 7th, 2007: Misc. Updates      June 4th, 2007: Fuel Line Runs      June 6th, 2007: More FAB Work      June 15th, 2007: FWF Electrical Stuff      June 16th, 2007: More FWF      June 17th, 2007: Ignition Penetrations; Misc FWF      June 19th, 2007: FAB Almost Done (finally)!      June 23rd, 2007: FWF Stuff      June 24th, 2007: Misc Safetying, etc.      June 25th, 2007: Ready For Engine Run      June 26th, 2007: FIRST ENGINE START!!      July 1st, 2007: FWF Mostly Done Misc/Other Than Project       May 10th, 2004: Visited Mike Stewart's 'Super 8' Project      August 14th, 2004: RV Fix; Hangar Building      September 12th, 2004: Flying Spam Cans To Keep Current      September 26th, 2004: To West Virginia by RV      October 8th, 2004: Started Taildragger Endorsement Training      November 7th, 2004: Honey-do's; Riveted First Tank Rib      November 26th, 2004: Flew To Cedartown; Installed Right Fuel Tank Baffle      December 3rd, 2004: RV Christmas      December 6th, 2004: Christmas Card 2004      January 29th, 2005: Gas Heater; Aileron Brackets; Riveted Left Aileron Gap Seal & Flap Brace      February 26th, 2005: Flew w/ Jaime and Amanda; Finished Right Aileron      April 15th, 2005: Sun-n-Fun 2005 Day #1      April 16th, 2005: Sun-n-Fun 2005 Day #2      April 17th, 2005: Returned from SnF; Primed/Started Riveting Firewall      May 1st, 2005: LZU to JZP; Finished Drilling Bulkheads      May 16th, 2005: Project Diversion: Carpet      June 23rd, 2005: Disney Day #1      June 24th, 2005: Disney Day #2      June 25th, 2005: Disney Day #3      August 20th, 2005: LZU to CTJ in a Cessna      October 16th, 2005: Went Flying; Still Playing w/ ELT      October 22nd, 2005: My First Ride in the Super-8      January 15th, 2006: Flew w/ Josh; Painting Disaster (possibly overstated)      February 19th, 2006: USS Alabama      April 6th, 2006: Sun-n-Fun 2006 Day 1      April 7th, 2006: Sun-n-Fun 2006 Day 2      April 8th, 2006: Sun-n-Fun 2006 Day 3      May 6th, 2006: More Panel Cutting; Canopy Fairing; DA-20 Checkout      June 4th, 2006: Helped Scott w/ His Wings; Installed Engine Mount      July 2nd, 2006: Day In Atlanta (not project related)      July 22nd, 2006: Chicago      July 24th, 2006: Oshkosh 2006 Day 1      July 25th, 2006: Oshkosh 2006 Day 2      July 26th, 2006: Oshkosh 2006 Day 3      July 27th, 2006: Oshkosh 2006 Day 4      August 26th, 2006: Went Flying; Control Cable Routing      September 30th, 2006: B-17 Diversion      November 25th, 2006: Cleaned the Garage      December 2nd, 2006: Christmas Card 2006      January 13th, 2007: Steve Ashby's -8A; Cleaned Garge; Trim Wiring      January 20th, 2007: Prop Governor Arm Rotation (Part 1); OAT Probe; Pell City Lunch      February 10th, 2007: Project Visit; Wintip Work      March 25th, 2007: Flew w/ Scott      April 16th, 2007: My next big project      May 1st, 2007: Downwind w/ Mike      May 2nd, 2007: Wing Bolt Nuts are Installed      June 1st, 2007: Back from Alaska      July 7th, 2007: Transition Training      July 24th, 2007: Finished Transition Training Flying & Maintenance       July 28th, 2007: AIRBORNE!      August 3rd, 2007: Flying w/ Scott      August 15th, 2007: More Flying; E-buss Voltage Squawk      August 19th, 2007: 15 Hour Report      August 26th, 2007: Interior Installed      September 23rd, 2007: Phase I Done!      October 27th, 2007: Busy day of flying      October 28th, 2007: Dry Lake Allatoona      January 3rd, 2008: 80 Hour Report      January 18th, 2008: Proposed Paint Scheme      January 29th, 2008: Paint Scheme III      February 11th, 2008: Plane is in the Paint Shop      February 23rd, 2008: Paint Shop Visit      March 1st, 2008: E-mail Update From Bobby      March 6th, 2008: Plane Home From Paint Shop      March 23rd, 2008: Roanoke, VA      April 26th, 2008: Winder for Lunch      May 26th, 2008: Jekyll Island      July 6th, 2008: Started First Condition Inspection      July 18th, 2008: To Pennsylvania      July 21st, 2008: Home from Pennsylvania      August 2nd, 2008: Home From Oshkosh      August 7th, 2008: Cracked Canopy, Proposed Fix      September 27th, 2008: MT Prop Testing      November 4th, 2008: Dynon Autopilot Install Complete      November 29th, 2008: Lunch flight to Augusta      April 4th, 2009: North Carolina Trip; Trutrak AP      June 22nd, 2009: Outer Banks Trip      August 3rd, 2010: Starting the Instrument Rating      August 9th, 2010: First Instrument Lesson
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