I did another round of cabin top trimming this evening. I hadn’t yet trimmed the rear window flanges so I finished that up. I also needed to remove a slight bit more along the rear of the pilot side door… Read More »Cabin Top Trimming (Part 5)
I got the baggage door parts ready for priming today. After reading through the plans, I decided to do the hinge drilling in a different order as I felt that I would have better odds of getting everything aligned. I… Read More »Baggage Door Parts Prepped
I worked on some miscellaneous tasks today. The first was making a doubler for mounting two Garmin GSU 25 LRUs to the left side of the subpanel. These need to be mounted securely so I made a large doubler to… Read More »ADAHRS Doubler, Control Sticks
I did a bit more fitting of the cabin top today and worked on a variety of other items. I had some final trimming to do on the rear of the cabin top and I also trimmed out the bulk… Read More »Cabin Top Trimming (Part 4)
I wasn’t sure about the correct orientation of the faceplate for the fuel selector when I took these photos. The correct clocking is shown in this log entry. I’m working towards getting the various cover panels ready to paint so… Read More »Center Console and Throttle Quadrant
I went through another round of marking areas where the fit needed to be adjusted before removing the cabin top again. I needed to remove quite a bit more from the sill area. I also needed to remove some of… Read More »Cabin Top Trimming (Part 3)
I spent the afternoon continuing to trim the cabin top. Sand, test fit, sand again until finally we were able to get the canopy into the top of the opening at the door sills. Then more sanding to get it… Read More »Cabin Top Trimming (Part 2)
I’m starting to think about interior paint colors so I decided to prep all of the interior panels and covers. These are now deburred, dimpled, and ready for primer. I haven’t decided yet where to put the rear headset jacks,… Read More »Panels and Covers
I have decided that it is time to get the cabin top fitted. That will let me get a better handle on how the final parts of the fuselage will fit together. I also want to be able to do… Read More »Cabin Top Trimming (Part 1)
I finished up the remaining work in the baggage area section of the plans, starting with the right baggage panel. This is match drilled to the longeron, the baggage floor, and the bulkhead. I then match drilled the holes for… Read More »Baggage Area Complete!
