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152
Category Work Time:
276 Hours
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Hours
Work Log Summary
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05-07-2016
3.00
Aileron connections
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05-01-2016
4.00
I-Strut brace tubes
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04-20-2016
1.00
Aileron push rods
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04-09-2016
1.00
Tack weld I-Struts
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04-07-2016
4.00
Cutting the streamlined I-Strut tubing
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04-06-2016
1.00
Worked on the streamlined I-Strut tubing
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03-27-2016
1.50
1/4" bolt holes in I-Strut header tubes
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03-26-2016
0.50
Epoxy primed the lower rear spar attach brackets
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03-05-2016
4.00
Welding lower rear spar attach brackets to fuselag
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02-20-2016
1.00
Nut-plate tabs for tail inspection
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02-13-2016
3.00
Aileron push tubes
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01-24-2016
1.00
Angle cut I-Strut headers
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01-17-2016
0.50
Clear coat spars where the landing wire plates att
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01-15-2016
2.00
Work on the I-Strut
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01-14-2016
1.00
Trial fit of elevators
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01-14-2016
1.00
Elevator walking beam pivot tube
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01-13-2016
2.00
Flying and landing wire pins - Hole sizes
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01-13-2016
1.00
Drilled 5/16" flying wire to fuselage holes
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01-12-2016
0.50
Trial fit some flying and landing wires
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01-11-2016
2.00
Prepared lower rear spar fuselage attachment
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12-07-2015
1.00
Spar pins for lower wings
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12-07-2015
1.50
Landing wire attach plates
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12-06-2015
2.00
Lower wings attached
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12-05-2015
4.00
Tail plane trial fit
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12-01-2015
2.00
Attaching wing centre plates
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11-30-2015
1.00
Levelling of the upper wing
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11-29-2015
4.00
Wing stands and cabane bushes
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11-21-2015
1.00
Lift the upper wing
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11-12-2015
3.00
Aileron coves
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11-11-2015
2.00
Templates for aileron coves
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11-08-2015
2.00
Building fuselage stands
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11-07-2015
1.00
Glued the aileron cove trailing edge
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11-05-2015
1.50
More Clear Coating!
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11-03-2015
1.50
Preparing aluminium trailing edges in the aileron
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11-01-2015
2.00
Clear Coat ailerons and fuselage levelling
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10-28-2015
2.00
Second coat of Clear Coat to upper surfaces
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10-27-2015
1.00
Attaching aileron bows
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10-26-2015
1.00
Aileron trailing edge bows
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10-25-2015
1.50
Trailing edge of port upper wing
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10-24-2015
2.00
Upper wing trailing edges - starboard wing
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10-21-2015
2.00
Work on centre bow and stub ribs
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10-20-2015
1.00
Rivet holes in hinge bases
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10-17-2015
3.00
Applied Clear Coat to underside of upper wing
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10-11-2015
1.50
Flipped the upper wing and added aileron cove spru
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10-10-2015
2.00
Nose rib doublers for LE ply
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10-02-2015
6.00
Clear Coat of upper wing
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09-28-2015
0.50
Ailerons hung for checking of level and clearance
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09-28-2015
2.00
Aileron adjustments and hinge mounting
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09-27-2015
1.00
Attached landing and flying wire plates
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09-26-2015
1.00
Clear coat before flying wire plates attached
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09-13-2015
1.00
Profiled LE of port and starboard upper ailerons
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09-13-2015
1.00
Cutouts for aileron hinges
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09-10-2015
0.50
Trimmed excess ply from other aileron
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09-09-2015
1.00
Glued upper LE ply to STBD aileron
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09-07-2015
0.50
Trimmed excess ply from aileron skins
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09-06-2015
1.50
Glued upper LE ply to port aileron
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09-05-2015
1.00
Clear Coat of inside of top aileron plywoods
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09-03-2015
1.00
Clear coated the inside of each aileron
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08-30-2015
2.00
Glued the bottom plys to each aileron
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08-25-2015
1.00
Shaped leading edge to tip
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08-23-2015
1.50
Glued the leading edges to each aileron
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08-20-2015
1.00
Added reinforcing bracing to aileron root ribs
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08-17-2015
1.50
Gussets for aileron end ribs
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08-16-2015
1.00
Added 1/4" ply to rear of the aileron spars
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08-15-2015
2.00
Aileron fillers and plywood
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07-25-2015
2.00
Glued the aileron ribs in place
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07-19-2015
2.00
Upper ailerons - gluing tips
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07-18-2015
3.00
Started the upper wing ailerons
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07-13-2015
1.50
Attached the 1/8" ply plates to centre section
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07-12-2015
4.00
Built a jig to match drill the 1/4" bolt holes
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07-11-2015
1.00
Flipped and rotated the wing
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07-11-2015
4.00
Drilled the 1" flying wire pin holes in spars
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07-09-2015
2.00
Glued 1/4" ply doublers to spars
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07-08-2015
2.00
1/4" ply spar doublers
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06-13-2015
1.00
Sanded balsa wood tip fillers
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05-28-2015
1.00
Balsa fillers for wing tips
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05-25-2015
3.00
Built an I-Strut hole jig and drilled holes
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05-13-2015
0.50
Marked the location of I-Strut spar hole.
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05-12-2015
1.00
I-Strut 1/4" ply spar support
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05-10-2015
1.50
Cut and shaped 1/8" centre section ply.
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05-09-2015
1.50
Centre section fillers and cap strips
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05-02-2015
3.00
Added more spar fillers
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04-25-2015
1.00
Turned wing over to clean up excess glue
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04-18-2015
2.00
Spar fillers between ribs
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04-15-2015
2.00
3/4" spruce diagonals for wing tips
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04-08-2015
1.00
1/2" diagonals
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04-06-2015
0.50
The wing tip bows completed
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04-05-2015
4.00
Wing tip laminated bows
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04-04-2015
2.00
Gussets added to rear spar/rib junction
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03-31-2015
1.50
Glued all remaining ribs in place
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03-21-2015
2.00
Rib clearance for drag wires
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03-15-2015
2.00
Leading edge nose ribs
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03-14-2015
1.00
Clear Coat of drag wire holes
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03-07-2015
2.00
Laser level alignment for drilling drag wire holes
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03-07-2015
3.00
Drill all drag wire holes
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03-07-2015
2.00
Created a drag wire drilling jig
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02-22-2015
2.00
Marked and glued drag blocks
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02-14-2015
2.00
Grooving the drag and anti-drag blocks
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01-26-2015
5.00
Glued compression struts
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01-24-2015
1.00
Glued the compression ribs to the spars
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01-23-2015
1.00
Cut aileron leading edge to profile
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01-17-2015
0.50
Upper ailerons started
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01-17-2015
1.00
Glued front spar spice plates
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01-16-2015
1.00
Glued rear spa splice plates
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01-13-2015
1.50
Nose rib recess for leading edge
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01-13-2015
0.50
Laser levelling...again!
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01-12-2015
0.50
Ribs positioned
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01-12-2015
0.50
Laser levelling of spars
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01-12-2015
3.50
Bevelling the ribs to 6.5 degrees
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01-11-2015
2.00
Spar racks and spars levelled
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01-09-2015
4.00
Benches prepared for upper wing construction
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01-08-2015
0.00
Nearly completed lower wings
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01-07-2015
1.50
Completed lower port aileron
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01-05-2015
1.50
Aileron bow and gussets
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01-04-2015
1.00
Attaching trailing edges to lower port wing and ai
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12-06-2014
1.50
Profiling aileron leading edge
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12-03-2014
1.00
Ply sheets to upper wing ribs
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12-02-2014
1.00
Upper sking glued to lower port aileron
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11-29-2014
15.00
Upper wing rib construction
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11-23-2014
2.00
Lower 1/6" ply glued to bottom of aileron
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11-22-2014
2.00
Aileron leading edge
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11-17-2014
1.00
Port aileron tip rib
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11-08-2014
4.00
Starboard lower aileron completed
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11-02-2014
0.50
the pile of ribs grow
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11-02-2014
1.00
Aileron ready for final sand and clear coat
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10-27-2014
1.00
Glued first upper wing rib
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10-26-2014
5.00
Cutting 1/4" a 1/4" spruce rib material
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10-25-2014
1.00
Trailing edge of lower STBD aileron
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10-25-2014
3.00
Cutting out upper rib gussets
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10-19-2014
0.50
Glued 3 upper aileron ribs and aileron tip bow to
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10-18-2014
1.50
Trial fit of upper aileron ribs into the jig
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10-18-2014
0.50
Trial fit of STBD lower aileron
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10-18-2014
3.00
Cutting out of upper aileron rib components
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10-14-2014
2.00
Planed the leading edge profile of the STBD ailero
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10-09-2014
1.50
Glued leading edge to STBD lower right aileron
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09-30-2014
1.00
Coating of inner aileron surface with Clear Coat
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09-29-2014
1.00
Glued bottom ply to STBD aileron
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09-28-2014
2.00
Trailing edge fitted to STBD lower wing
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09-28-2014
1.00
Glued leading edge to STBD aileron
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09-27-2014
4.00
Glued aileron tip and nose ribs to aileron
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09-27-2014
2.00
Aileron leading edge
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09-26-2014
1.00
Cut out aileron nose ribs
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09-25-2014
1.00
Starboard wing in jig
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09-09-2014
1.00
Fitting bearings to aileron hinge bases
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09-07-2014
5.00
Building the wing jigs
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09-02-2014
0.00
Aircraft Spruce and SteenAero orders arrive
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08-23-2014
2.00
Template for turtle deck and seats
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06-19-2014
2.00
Trial fit of tail plane, elevators and rudder
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04-25-2014
5.00
Building the work benches
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03-24-2014
0.00
Arrival of project at home in Malanda
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12-16-2013
0.00
Initial inspection of project
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10-02-2013
0.00
Introduction to my Steen Skybolt
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13
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