23 May 2026 - 4.5 hours
This isn't a single workday but rather several smaller sessions over the past month or so all rolled into one update...I riveted the top left inboard wing skin to the skeleton. I did this solo, which made it more difficult and time consuming, but I got it done and now that I have the procedure under my belt, the right wing should go more efficiently.
I took the tank off so I could reach over the spar and get to the rivets in the top third of the skin. I started in the middle of the skin along the spar and worked my way out and in from there. Then I went to the middle ribs and riveted down as far as I could reach from above and then moved out from those ribs.
I then switched to riveting from underneath the wing, laying on the ground and reaching up.
Eventually, I only had the inboard rib and rear spar rivets left to set and I did so skipping the rivets called out on the plans for the wing root fairing. On the rear spar, there is a doubler that makes it hard to get the squeezer on the tails, so I did some very minor grinding on my no-hole yoke to make it just fit and sit on the rivets.
All done with this skin! I will probably move on to the right top inboard skin next, while it's fresh in my mind.