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Canopy
Work Logs Found:
70
Category Work Time:
234 Hours
Date
Hours
Work Log Summary
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12-21-2016
2.00
Sunshade installed. Began sanding the prop spinne
11-30-2016
4.00
Sikafled the canopy and winshield.
11-14-2016
2.00
Shaped and contoured the canopy latch handle.
09-27-2016
2.00
Installed the sunshade. Filled the holes in the o
08-17-2016
1.00
Riveted the aft skirt t the side skirts. Filled th
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08-16-2016
4.00
INstalled, glued (Sika Flex) and screwed aft skirt
07-07-2016
3.00
Removed and polished the right track. Placed carb
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06-18-2016
1.00
Completed the Super Track installation.
06-17-2016
2.00
Installed lft and right rear track supports.
06-16-2016
2.00
Drilled left track - completed.
06-15-2016
4.00
Drilled right track and screwed it in place. Laid
06-14-2016
3.00
Completed rear rail installation. Began track ins
06-13-2016
3.00
Began installing the SuperTrak canopy mod.
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06-08-2016
4.00
Sanded the canopy skirt and refilled the new holes
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06-07-2016
2.00
Began filling the canopy skirt and continued the s
06-06-2016
2.00
Drilled and counter sunk the holes in the canopy s
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06-05-2016
2.00
Began filling the canopy skirt and continued the s
06-03-2016
2.00
Began filling the canopy skirt and continued the s
03-03-2016
2.00
Surprise. Filled and sanded at canopy fairing.
03-01-2016
3.00
Trimmed and cut the canaopy aft fairing yet again.
02-29-2016
1.00
Continued trimming/ sanding the forward edge of th
02-27-2016
2.00
Trial fit and adjustment of aft canopy fairing.
02-25-2016
2.00
Sanded and fit the the slider track opening. Cont
02-24-2016
1.00
Started sanding underside of aft fairing.
02-23-2016
2.00
Superfiled the aft canopy fairing low spots exteri
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02-19-2016
2.00
Trimmed the new fairing, applied micro to fill the
02-18-2016
4.00
Trimmed the new fairing, repaired the center secti
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02-17-2016
6.00
Gary flew in for 2 days and we created aft canopy
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06-02-2015
2.00
1st attempt at shrinking aft canopy skirt.
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12-19-2011
3.00
Completed anchor block install.
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12-09-2011
3.00
Anchor blocks
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12-08-2011
5.00
Canopy work
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12-07-2011
4.00
More anopy work
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12-06-2011
6.00
Painted Canopy skirt parts
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11-26-2011
3.00
Canopy work continues
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11-25-2011
5.00
Canopy work continued
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11-23-2011
7.00
Skirt dimpling completed and remake of left skirt.
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11-22-2011
7.00
Frame work.
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11-21-2011
6.00
Canopy frame adjustments
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11-18-2011
2.00
Canopy work continues
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11-17-2011
5.00
Laid out canopy forward skirt rivet pattern.
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11-16-2011
4.00
Final adjustemnt on canopy frame fwd support
10-19-2011
6.00
Polished all edges to 400. Smooth top & aft edges,
10-18-2011
2.00
Smoothed front and rear edges to 220.
10-17-2011
6.00
Completed drilling canopy to frame. Measured to c
10-15-2011
4.00
Completed track installation. Began drilling canop
10-14-2011
4.00
Cut and sanded the canopy sides to witihin a half
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10-13-2011
2.00
Cut off and snaded canoy around the frame.
10-12-2011
4.00
TE BIG CUT. SUCCESSFUL! Canopy and windsheild now
10-11-2011
4.00
Practice cutting canopy sides with ccutoff wheel a
10-10-2011
4.00
Laid out trim lines, taped, measured, remeasured,
10-06-2011
2.00
measured/recorded canopy frame details. Determine
10-05-2011
1.00
Adjusted canopy frame some more.
09-29-2011
5.00
Completed the initial fit of the canopy frame.
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09-27-2011
5.00
Continued adjusting and fitting the canopy frame.
09-26-2011
3.00
Continued measuring/fitting & adjusting frame.
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09-09-2011
5.00
Drilled the canopy for the rear track
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09-08-2011
4.00
Rear canopy track
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09-07-2011
3.00
Rear canopy track
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09-06-2011
4.00
Completed the rail holes and began layout and dril
09-05-2011
3.00
Layout the rail hole patterns and drilled to #40.
09-02-2011
1.00
Countersunk the rollers
08-31-2011
4.00
Began fitting canopy rails and fabrictaed rollers.
08-30-2011
1.00
Cut the canopy rails.
08-29-2011
5.00
Rollbar installation
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08-27-2011
4.00
Rollbar handles
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08-26-2011
6.00
Rollbar and center post
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08-24-2011
4.00
Remeasured again and again...
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08-22-2011
4.00
Began rollbar installation
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08-14-2011
2.00
More rollbar details
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Category
# Logs
# Hours
All
1103
3159
Avionics
35
86
Baffles
50
129
Canopy
70
234
Electrical
139
475
Empennage
132
338
Engine
65
161
Flight Controls
30
86
Fuselage
280
708
Instrument Panel
42
106
Interior
11
23
Landing gear
77
234
Lighting
12
24
Miscellaneous
9
17
Paint
19
159
Prop
4
5
Smoke System
9
24
Systems
21
43
Windshield
27
134
Wings
32
72
Wings
39
101
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