HORIZONTAL STABILIZER
January 11, 2014 Unpacked empennage
January 26, 2014 Clecoed forward spar
February 1, 2014 Fabricated forward spar stiffeners
March 8, 2014 Skeleton
March 9, 2014 More skeleton work
April 27, 2014
May 3, 2014
May 4, 2014
May 10, 2014
May 11, 2014
August 9, 2023
August 10, 2023
August 11, 2023
August 19, 2023
September 2, 2023
September 10, 2023
September 16, 2023
September 23, 2023
VERTICAL STABILIZER
March 28, 2021 Deburred vertical stabilizer parts
April 2, 2021 Prepped vertical stabilizer parts
June 20, 2021 Primed vertical stabilizer parts
July 3, 2021 Riveted spar doubler
July 4, 2021 Riveted skeleton, riveted ~half of skin
July 5, 2021 Finished riveting the vertical stabilizer
RUDDER
August 16, 2021 Fabricated stiffeners
August 17, 2021 Deburred/dimpled left stiffeners/skin
August 18, 2021 Dimpled right stiffener/skin
August 23, 2021 Back riveted skins to stiffeners
July 17, 2023 Drilled trailing edge wedge
July 20, 2023 Riveted skin to skeleton
July 31, 2023 Installed trailing edge wedge
August 2, 2023 Riveted trailing edge
August 3, 2023 Rolled leading edge
August 4, 2023 Finished rudder!
ELEVATOR
March 2, 2014 Deburred right elevator skin/stiffeners
May 24, 2014 Dimpled right elevator stiffeners, cut left stiffeners
May 25, 2014 Back-riveted stiffeners to left and right elevators
May 26, 2014 Elevator spars.
May 30, 2014 Emailed Vans
June 3, 2014 Drilled right elevator spar/tip rib
June 8, 2014 Bent right elevator
June 21, 2014 Drilled right elevator counterbalance skin
June 28, 2014 Needs new pics
June 29, 2014 Pro-Sealed right elevator, riveted tip rib
July 27, 2014 Riveted right elevator skin
August 7, 2014 Riveted right elevator trailing edge
August 19, 2014 Needs work
August 23, 2014 Riveted left elevator skeleton
August 24, 2014 Riveted reinforcement plate/counterbalance skin
August 26, 2014 Bent flanges of tab
August 30, 2014 Drilled trim tab spar, riveted left elevator skin to skeleton
September 2, 2014 Added a few rivets to left elevator
TRIM TAB
August 26, 2014 Bent flanges of tab
October 22, 2023
October 25, 2023
October 28, 2023
VS Trash
Trash below:
February 2, 2014 Clecoed skeleton
February 8, 2014 Match drill holes
February 9, 2014 Dimpled holes
February 15, 2014 Primed parts
February 16, 2014 Riveting the skeleton/skin
February 17, 2014 Closing out the vertical stabilizer
Rudder Trash
February 17, 2014 Fabricated stiffeners
February 22, 2014 More stiffener work
February 23, 2014 Riveted stiffeners to left skin
March 1, 2014 Right rudder skin, skeleton
May 8, 2014 Purchased left stiffener
May 17, 2014 Left stiffener work
May 21, 2014 Primed and riveted left rudder
May 23, 2014 Needs work
July 6, 2014 Needs work
July 12, 2014 Needs work
July 19, 2014 Bonding trailing edge
July 26, 2014 Finished the rudder