Tail [144.0 hours]

• [23 Nov 2022] - 2.0 hours - Received and inventoried tail kit

Horizontal Stabilizer [47.1 hours]

• [24 Nov 2022] - 1.9 hours - Worked on horizontal stabilizer spar stiffeners
• [25 Nov 2022] - 2.0 hours - Match drilling and HS front spar fabrication work
• [28 Nov 2022] - 2.1 hours - HS front spar bending reinforcement parts work
• [29 Nov 2022] - 1.5 hours - Bent HS front spar reinforcement angles, trimmed nose ribs
• [30 Nov 2022] - 2.0 hours - Started deburring HS ribs
• [2 Dec 2022] - 0.8 hours - Finished deburring and fluting HS ribs
• [3 Dec 2022] - 1.2 hours - Assembled and drilled left HS skeleton
• [4 Dec 2022] - 3.5 hours - Trimmed HS front spars, drilled left HS skin, right HS skeleton
• [5 Dec 2022] - 2.0 hours - Right HS skeleton and skin match drilling
• [6 Dec 2022] - 2.1 hours - Finished right HS drilling, began deburring HS skeleton
• [7 Dec 2022] - 1.5 hours - Deburred HS spars, started on skins
• [8 Dec 2022] - 1.5 hours - Finished deburring HS skins
• [9 Dec 2022] - 1.5 hours - Began HS dimpling
• [10 Dec 2022] - 1.0 hours - Finished C-frame table, dimpled HS skins
• [14 Apr 2024] - 1.0 hours - Deburred new HS rear spar parts
• [17 Apr 2024] - 2.0 hours - Replacement HS-603PP spars, first rivets set!
• [19 Apr 2024] - 6.0 hours - Drilled new HS rear spars, primed skeleton parts, riveted bars to rear spar
• [21 Apr 2024] - 0.5 hours - Riveted brackets to HS rear spar
• [27 Apr 2024] - 6.0 hours - Riveted HS front spar, primed HS skins, started riveting skins
• [29 Apr 2024] - 2.0 hours - Finished riveting left HS skin, riveted right HS nose rib
• [30 Apr 2024] - 1.5 hours - Riveted right HS skin to front spar and main rib
• [1 May 2024] - 1.5 hours - Squeezed most of the rivets on HS rear spar and inboard and outboard ribs
• [3 May 2024] - 2.0 hours - Finished riveting HS, started VS by drilling new rib and rudder brackets

Vertical Stabilizer [15.2 hours]

• [16 Dec 2022] - 1.2 hours - Fluted and deburred VS ribs
• [12 Jan 2023] - 1.8 hours - Assembled and began drilling vertical stabilizer
• [13 Jan 2023] - 1.9 hours - Drilled and deburred VS skin and skeleton
• [23 Jan 2023] - 0.8 hours - Dimpled VS skeleton and started dimpling skin
• [25 Jan 2023] - 0.5 hours - Finished dimpling VS skin
• [4 Mar 2023] - 1.0 hours - First try priming, sprayed VS ribs and skin
• [12 Mar 2023] - 2.0 hours - Cleaned and primed various VS parts with spray can
• [4 May 2024] - 1.0 hours - Drilled VS main spar, tip rib, dimpled, deburred, countersunk
• [5 May 2024] - 5.0 hours - Primed and riveted VS -- finished VS!

Rudder [30.5 hours]

• [1 Feb 2023] - 1.8 hours - Began making rudder stiffeners
• [6 Feb 2023] - 1.6 hours - Finished trimming and deburring rudder stiffeners
• [19 Feb 2023] - 1.2 hours - Match drilled rudder skins and stiffeners
• [21 Feb 2023] - 1.6 hours - Deburred rudder skins and stiffeners holes
• [26 Feb 2023] - 1.1 hours - Dimpled rudder skins and stiffeners
• [7 May 2024] - 1.7 hours - Started work on rudder skeleton
• [12 May 2024] - 0.8 hours - Primed rudder skins and second half of stiffeners
• [13 May 2024] - 1.3 hours - Back-riveted rudder stiffeners to rudder skins
• [14 May 2024] - 1.0 hours - Clecoed and match-drilled rudder skins to skeleton
• [16 May 2024] - 0.8 hours - Rearranged garage, trimmed and drilled R-710 bracket
• [17 May 2024] - 1.0 hours - Made and drilled rudder bottom cap attach strips, started deburring rudder
• [18 May 2024] - 2.8 hours - Deburred rudder parts and started dimpling
• [21 May 2024] - 0.8 hours - Beveled counterbalance skin and finished dimpling rudder
• [22 May 2024] - 0.5 hours - Drilled and dimpled rudder counterweight and rib
• [24 May 2024] - 0.7 hours - Countersunk the rudder trailing edge wedge
• [26 May 2024] - 2.8 hours - Primed rudder skeleton, drilled wedge angle, started riveting rudder
• [27 May 2024] - 5.0 hours - Riveted rudder skeleton, riveted rudder skins to skeleton
• [29 May 2024] - 0.5 hours - Epoxied trailing edge wedge into rudder
• [31 May 2024] - 3.5 hours - Riveted rudder trailing edge, leading edge, finished rudder

Elevators [40.7 hours]

• [1 Jun 2024] - 3.5 hours - Started making elevator stiffeners
• [2 Jun 2024] - 2.5 hours - Finished making elevator stiffeners, drilled stiffeners to elevators
• [6 Jun 2024] - 2.0 hours - Dimpled elevator stiffeners, started deburring elevator skins
• [7 Jun 2024] - 2.5 hours - Finished deburring and dimpled elevator skin, worked on elevator spar doublers
• [8 Jun 2024] - 3.5 hours - Drilled right elevator spar doublers, fit counterbalance, deburring parts
• [9 Jun 2024] - 1.5 hours - Cleaned and primed elevator stiffeners and skins
• [15 Jun 2024] - 1.5 hours - Back-riveted stiffeners to elevator skins
• [18 Jun 2024] - 1.5 hours - Bent elevator skins and drilled right elevator skin
• [20 Jun 2024] - 1.7 hours - Beveled counterbalance skin, deburred and started dimpling right elevator parts
• [22 Jun 2024] - 2.2 hours - Dimpled right elevator skin, started working on left elevator skeleton
• [11 Aug 2024] - 1.0 hours - Drilled left elevator skin to skeleton
• [12 Aug 2024] - 1.0 hours - Deburred left elevator skin and skeleton
• [13 Aug 2024] - 0.8 hours - Countersunk left elevator skeleton, beveled counterbalance skin
• [14 Aug 2024] - 1.0 hours - Dimpled most of the left elevator skin and skeleton
• [6 Oct 2024] - 4.0 hours - Misc elevator work, started riveting right elevator
• [12 Oct 2024] - 4.0 hours - Trimmed right elevator weight, riveted right elevator skeleton and skin
• [13 Oct 2024] - 3.0 hours - Riveted left elevator
• [28 Dec 2024] - 1.5 hours - Riveted hinge to left elevator, riveted riblet, rolled leading edge
• [29 Dec 2024] - 2.0 hours - Finished rolling elevator leading edges -- empennage complete!

Trim Tab [8.5 hours]

• [27 Oct 2024] - 6.0 hours - Finished trim motor mount, much work on trim tab
• [27 Dec 2024] - 2.5 hours - Primed and riveted trim tab