Hiatus
After reaching a significant milestone at work, as well as experiencing burnout at a couple of crazy startups over the
Mid-Fuse Ribs, First Set Started
Log hasn’t been updated in a while, but there’s been steady progress over the last three weekends. The first set
Remaining Mid-Fuse Bulkheads
Work done on Sat 25 Mar and Sun 26 Mar 2023. Finished the last two mid-fuse bulkheads. Pretty straightforward. The
Mid Spar Aft Portion Assembly Complete
Work done on Sat 18 Mar 2023 and Sun 19 Mar 2023. Finished preparing all the parts for assembly onto
Seat Rail Support Prep
This entry is for work done on both Saturday and Sunday. Dug into the fuselage kit. I’m not going to
Fuselage Kit Delivery and Inventory
The big 544 pound fuselage kit box arrived on Friday! Got here 2 days after it left Van’s factory in
Dabbling in Proseal
It was a beautifully warm day in Livermore, so I thought it was time to get some practice with the
Left Tank Dimpling
Not much to say here. Dimpled all the remaining things that required dimpling. This includes the ribs, stiffeners and the
Left Tank Initial Assembly
This work was done over the weekends of Dec 3-4 and Dec 10-11. First, lots of deburring. Deburring of all
Right Leading Edge Riveting and Tank Parts Begin
This log entry covers work done on Saturday Nov. 26th and Sunday Nov 27th. Started riveting the right leading edge.
Builder's Log 