20 Jun 2026 - 3 hours
After a bit of a delay, I managed to get out and get the rest of the top right inboard wing skins knocked out -- it came out really nice!
I continued on to the right top outboard wing skin. Since I am working solo, this was quite tricky as the leading edge is attached so I can't just remove it and reach over the spar to buck the rivets. What I did was cleco the skin to the main spar, and also in about the fourth hole aft from the spar on all the ribs. That held the skin in the right position for the spar but made it so I could also flex the aft edge of the skin away from the skeleton and get my arm behind the skin and up to the forward-most holes with the bucking bar. I also stacked those blue workout mats about three deep to get me closer as well. In the end I was just able to reach up to the spar and get those rivets set. I got all the rivets under the leading edge set tonight before my hands and core muscles gave out.