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05/16/2019 Rudder – Prepared Aluminum Angle for Trailing Edge (1 hour)

May 17, 2019May 22, 2019 admin
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01/24/2019 Rudder – Installed Counterbalanced Lead

January 28, 2019 admin

While I have filed the lead piece quite a bit last time, it turned out that I also needed to

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01/21/2019 Rudder – Riveted Stiffeners on Right Skin (1 hour)

January 28, 2019May 6, 2019 admin

I was much more cautious with the position of the back riveting plate today after yesterday’s mishap, and the riveting

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01/20/2019 Rudder – Riveted Stiffeners on Left Skin (1 hour)

January 28, 2019May 6, 2019 admin

Nothing is easier than back riveting, right? Well, just as I had finished all stiffeners and started to admired my

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12/09/2018 Rudder – Riveted Rudder Brace and Filed Counter Balance Weight (1 hour)

December 11, 2018May 6, 2019 admin
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12/03/2018 Rudder – Riveted Counterbalance Rib and Skin (1 hour)

December 4, 2018January 20, 2019 admin
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12/01/2018 Rudder – Riveted Reinforcement Plates (3 hours)

December 3, 2018January 20, 2019 admin
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11/27/2018 Rudder – Primed Skins (1 hour)

November 29, 2018November 29, 2018 admin
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11/26/2018 Rudder – Prepped and Cleaned Skins (1.5 hours)

November 28, 2018January 20, 2019 admin

Deburred the edges, scuffed the surface of the inside of the skins, and clean up with some mineral spirits.

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11/20/2018 Rudder – Prepped and Primed Most Parts (4 hours)

November 23, 2018January 20, 2019 admin

In the morning I drilled the two holes on counter balance rib and the counter balance lead part. It took

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  • 06/23/2019 Elevators – Trimmed Counterbalance Lead and Riveting Skin (3 hours)
  • 06/21/2019 Elevators – Finished Riveting Skeleton
  • 06/20/2019 Elevators – Riveting Skeleton (1 hours)
  • 06/19/2019 Elevators – Riveting Skeleton (1.5 hours)
  • 06/18/2019 Elevators – Dimpled Skins (1.5 hours)

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