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 Work Log Summary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEzfwFqWTJY
 03-13-2010
 In flight photos.
First take off at Blairsville, GA (KDZJ)
 03-06-2010
 First Flight
03-04-2010
 Airworthy Inspection by DAR
02-21-2010
 Calibrated fuel system
Checking airspeed system for leaks.
 02-10-2010
 Completed Acceptance test.
Bret setting up aircraft scales
 02-06-2010
 Weight & Balance
02-04-2010
 Wing Walk material installed
Pulled my Zenair 601HDS out to make room for the RV-12
 02-03-2010
 Put Wings back on.
Bottom cowling installed
 01-21-2010
 Installed Eng Cowling
01-20-2010
 Finish strip around wing
Getting ready to start the engine for the 1st time.
 01-19-2010
 First Engine Run-up
Both seats installed
 01-16-2010
 Installed Heat Reflector material on Cowling

01-15-2010
 Interior install
01-14-2010
 Purged Oil sytem
01-13-2010
 Added Engine Coolant

01-12-2010
 Picked up Wings from painter

01-11-2010
 Checked on Wings at Painter
01-05-2010
 Misc

01-04-2010
 Painting the Wings

01-01-2010
 Reinstalled Canopy
12-31-2009
 Upper panel skin installed
12-30-2009
 Bleed brakes
Just rolled fuselage out from painter.
 12-29-2009
 Re installed the rudder after paint.

12-29-2009
 Picked up Fuselage from painter
Fuselage pretty much done.
 12-23-2009
 Checked on Painter
The arrow head is first layed out then the Indian warrior and horse is next.
 12-17-2009
 Paint status
12-16-2009
 Checked on Painter
Imre still working on pin holes.
 12-15-2009
 Checked on Painter

12-11-2009
 Checked on Painter
Sliver painted for bottom of fuselage.
 12-10-2009
 Checked on Painter
Fuselage primed
 12-08-2009
 Paint
12-08-2009
 Interior
Fuselage and wings waiting their turn in the paint booth.
 12-03-2009
 Checked on painter
Many pin holes have been filled.
 11-23-2009
 Paint
Getting the wings ready to transport.
 11-16-2009
 Took to paint shop

11-12-2009
 Rear Window
Added ProSeal where it connects to the turtle skin.
 11-11-2009
 Fuel Tank
11-10-2009
 Fuel Tank install
11-09-2009
 Fuel tank
Pressurized tank with 1 psi and checked for leaks.
 11-08-2009
 Fuel Tank leak test
11-06-2009
 Paint scheme
11-05-2009
 Misc
11-04-2009
 misc panels
11-03-2009
 Rudder cable tunnel cover
Lap belts and flooring installed.
 11-02-2009
 Seat Belts

11-01-2009
 Fuel Tank
10-31-2009
 Fuel tank
10-30-2009
 Fuel Tank
10-29-2009
 Fuel Tank
10-27-2009
 Throttle & Chock cables
Attaching the rubber seal on cooling cuct.
 10-22-2009
 Trottle controls
Finished up the cooling duct fiberglass work.
 10-20-2009
 Fitted Wings and control tubes
Set cowling into place to dry overnight.
 10-19-2009
 Cowling ductwork

10-18-2009
 Oil cooling duct work
10-17-2009
 Oil cooler
Oil Cooler and bracket.
 10-16-2009
 Coolant system
10-15-2009
 Coolant section
10-14-2009
 Heater door control cable
Door to control heat into the cabin.
 10-13-2009
 Coolant system
Exhaust system installed
 10-12-2009
 Engine Exhaust system
Spinner finished
 10-11-2009
 Finished up Prop and Spinner, started Exhaust
10-10-2009
 Prop Spinner
Drilling radius for cut out for the prop flanges.
 10-09-2009
 Installed Prop & Spinner
10-08-2009
 Engine, connecting lines
Used engine hoist to lift engine into place.
 10-07-2009
 Engine install
10-06-2009
 Engine
Air shround installed ontop of cylinders
 10-03-2009
 Engine
Removing the Intake manifolds
 10-02-2009
 Engine
09-30-2009
 Engine wires

09-29-2009
 Engine firewall forward wiring.
09-28-2009
 Review plans on engine kit
Engine crate, 350 lbs
 09-28-2009
 Engine Kit arrived today (Inventory)
09-25-2009
 Prop arrived today.
09-24-2009
 Flaperons
09-22-2009
 Fuel Tank
Mounted the fuel fill nozzle cap.
 09-21-2009
 Fuel Tank

09-15-2009
 Canopy Latch revision
09-14-2009
 ELT
09-10-2009
 Avionics
ELT bracket installed.
 09-09-2009
 Installed ELT
Garmin 496 GPS installed.
 09-08-2009
 GPS mounting
VHF Com antenna installed.
 09-07-2009
 Avionics
Fuse panel and switches
 09-06-2009
 Avionics
Tail fairing installed.
 08-31-2009
 Tail Cone fiberglass fairing.

08-30-2009
 Tail cone, fiberglass fairing
Trimmed tail cone assembly.
 08-28-2009
 Tail Cone fiberglass fairing
Marked the excess trim lines to be cut.
 08-26-2009
 Tail fiberglass parts
08-26-2009
 Avionics kit arrived

08-24-2009
 Cowling

08-21-2009
 Canopy
Bottom Cowling in place and installing side hinge.
 08-20-2009
 Installing Cowling
Riveting the side hindge to the lower cowling.
 08-20-2009
 Cowling
Trimming the upper cowl with dremal tool disk.
 08-12-2009
 Cowling
08-11-2009
 Cowling
Nose wheel attached and tension adjusted to 26 lbs.
 08-10-2009
 Brake lines

08-09-2009
 Nose wheel
Left main gear with wheel attached.
 08-07-2009
 Mounted main wheels and nose gear.
Ben packing main gear bearings.
 08-05-2009
 Main Landing Gear
Main gear tire and wheel
 08-04-2009
 Tire Mounting
Nose wheel and tire.
 08-03-2009
 Tire Mounting
Ben helped with installing and removing the canopy until we got it right.
 07-22-2009
 Attaching the canopy
Fiberglass after it was removed from the fuselage.
 07-10-2009
 Triming Canopy
07-09-2009
 Canopy
07-08-2009
 Canopy sanding
07-07-2009
 Sanding Canopy
Still sanding.
 07-06-2009
 Canopy

07-05-2009
 Canopy sanding
Adding another layer of glass.
 07-04-2009
 Canopy
Adding glass to the sides.
 07-03-2009
 Canopy
Sanded down the foam blocks to shape of the fuselage sides.
 07-02-2009
 Canopy
Sanded the side canopy arms in prep for the foam to be attached.
 06-30-2009
 Canopy
Tapped the roll bar to install the guide blocks.
 06-29-2009
 Canopy
Clecoed canopy to frame.
 06-28-2009
 Canopy
Primed and painted canopy frame.
 06-26-2009
 Canopy
06-25-2009
 Canopy
Ben sat inside to help while drilling thru side skirts.
 06-24-2009
 Canopy
Drilling canopy into front frame.
 06-23-2009
 Canopy
Trimming the rear edge of canopy.
 06-22-2009
 Canopy

06-17-2009
 Canopy

06-16-2009
 Canopy
Clamped roll bar with spacers.
 06-15-2009
 Canopy
06-12-2009
 Canopy
06-11-2009
 Flight Controls
Both rudder cables running back to rudder.
 06-09-2009
 Flight controls
Flaperon control handle in place with temp shims.
 06-08-2009
 Flight controls
Connected Flaperon mixer control.
 06-07-2009
 Flight controls
Connected Flaperon mixer control.
 06-06-2009
 Flight controls
Drilled and tapped the roll bar for the rear window.
 06-04-2009
 Electrical
Clecoed the turtle deck skins on.
 06-01-2009
 Riveted turtle deck skins
05-31-2009
 Turtle deck skins
Riviting the Tail section onto the main fuselage.
 05-30-2009
 Riveted tail section on to fuselage
Getting ready to attach the tail section.
 05-29-2009
 Connected Tail section
New seats arrived today.
 05-27-2009
 Seats arrived today
Mixing ProSeal to use on the Fuel Tank.
 05-26-2009
 Fuel Tank
Painted the Flaperon control handle. Also made up some of the control rods and parts.
 05-25-2009
 Flight controls

05-20-2009
 Fuel Tank
Cleaned parts of the Fuel Tank.
 05-19-2009
 Fuel Tank
Installed rudder pedals and routed the wires.
 05-18-2009
 Electrical
05-15-2009
 Electrical
05-14-2009
 Electrical
Ran wires to the fuselage pin switch.
 05-13-2009
 Electrical
05-12-2009
 Painted the Instrument Panel

05-12-2009
 Electrical
05-11-2009
 Electrical
Side fuselage cover.
 05-09-2009
 Fuselage wiring
Fuselage Pins locked in place.
 05-08-2009
 Fitted Wings to Fuselage
Tapping the 10-24 tread into the pin.
 05-07-2009
 Fuselage Pins

05-06-2009
 Map Box/Panel
Installed canopy ribs
 05-05-2009
 Top panel skin
Lower panel shelf
 05-04-2009
 Lower Panel shelf
Installing nut plates to panel shelf.
 05-03-2009
 Upper fire wall
Dimpling upper Fwd Fusealge doubler.
 05-01-2009
 Worked on upper fire wall
Finish Kit crate. $321 shipping cost.
 04-30-2009
 Inventory finish kit
04-29-2009
 organizing parts from inventory
04-28-2009
 Reviewed plans for Finish Kit
04-28-2009
 Inventory Finish Kit
Fitted brake lines to master cylinders
 04-07-2009
 Brake lines
Drilling the seat backs.
 04-03-2009
 Rudder & brake pedals

04-02-2009
 Roll Bar Assembly

04-01-2009
 Roll Bar
Rear baggage bulkhead clecoed in.
 03-31-2009
 Roll Bar
Drilled bulkhead to tail assembly.
 03-30-2009
 Roll Bar

03-28-2009
 Roll Bar
03-27-2009
 Roll Bar
Side air vent closed
 03-26-2009
 Finished Sec 23
Right side skins ready to rivet.
 03-25-2009
 Mid Fuselage Skins
03-24-2009
 Fuselage side skins
Installing arm rest brackets
 03-23-2009
 Mid Fuselage
Installing Roll Bar base.
 03-21-2009
 Fuselage sides
Shut off valve with return line.
 03-20-2009
 Fuel system
Hitting the longerons to make the proper bend.
 03-19-2009
 Longerons
Fuel shut off valve installed
 03-17-2009
 Fuel Lines
03-16-2009
 Fuel Lines
Lower front fuselage attached
 03-15-2009
 Finished attaching Forward Lower Fuselage skins.
Riveting nut plates to bottom fire wall and fuselage skin.
 03-14-2009
 Front lower fuselage
Riveting nut plates.
 03-13-2009
 Worked on front lower fuselage parts.
03-12-2009
 Finished up Sec 21
Riveting the step floors.
 03-10-2009
 Step Floors
Cutting the angle brackets.
 03-09-2009
 Step attachment
Riveting corner skins.
 03-08-2009
 Riveted Bottom Skin.
03-07-2009
 corner skins
Control colume installed, under seat ramp floor.
 03-06-2009
 Step Ramp floors
Doubler revieted.
 03-05-2009
 Bulkhead Assembly
Riveting seat floor to seat ribs
 03-03-2009
 Worked on Seat Floor Assemblies.
Finished Flaperon Mixer Arm Assembly.
 03-02-2009
 Working on seat rib assemblies.
Ben deburring some of the parts.
 03-01-2009
 Flaperon Mixer Arm Assem.
brackets with bearing.
 02-28-2009
 Worked on the mid fuselage and baggage floor.
Ben deburring parts.
 02-27-2009
 Worked on Mid fuselage
Setting rivets in bulkhead.
 02-26-2009
 Finished the Center section Bulkhead.
Fuselage kit after shipping packing removed.
 02-25-2009
 Started Fuselage kit.
Finished connecting the Anti Servo Tab Assembly.
 02-25-2009
 Finished the Empennage kit
Finished the TRIM/SERVO ASSEMBLY.
 02-24-2009
 TRIM/SERVO ASSEMBLY
Ready to attach Vertical Stab.
 02-23-2009
 Installed Vertical Stab and Stabilator.
Riveting side skins on Tail cone.
 02-22-2009
 Finished Tail cone skins
Bottom skins attached and riveted.
 02-21-2009
 Worked on Tail cone skins
Riveting the rear assembly.
 02-20-2009
 Worked on tail cone skins.
Riveting bulk head and splice bracket
 02-19-2009
 Worked on empennage skins.
Finished Stabilator.
 02-18-2009
 Finished Stabilator
Spar Box Assembly
 02-16-2009
 Worked on Horizontal Stabilator.
Front and Aft spars
 02-15-2009
 Started Horizontal Stabilator.
Riveting the control horn for Trim.
 02-12-2009
 Finished Anti Servo Trim
Rudder skeleton complete ready for skin
 02-11-2009
 Finished Rudder
Dimpling skin for nut plates.
 02-10-2009
 Finished Vertical Stab.
Clecoed and ready to Rivet.
 02-10-2009
 Finished Riveting Vert. Stab. skin
Finished hinge bearing assem.
 02-08-2009
 Worked on Vertical Stab.
Finished inventory of tail kit.
 02-07-2009
 Started Vertical Stabilizer
02-01-2009
 Inventory of Tail Kit
Both the tail and fuselage crates.
 01-30-2009
 Inventory of Fuselage crate.
01-29-2009
 Tail & Fuselage kits arrived
Installing main ribs for Right Flaperon.
 12-19-2008
 Finished skin on Right Flaperon.
12-16-2008
 Deburred skins for Right Flaperon.
Getting ready to rivet the skin to the main ribs.
 12-15-2008
 Finished skin on Left Flaperon.
Counterbalance
 12-14-2008
 Worked on Left Flaperons
Raw stock to make brackets.
 12-13-2008
 Made Actuation and pivot brackets.
12-12-2008
 Started work on Flaperons
Rt wing tip ready to rivet.
 12-09-2008
 Finished Rt wing tip.

12-08-2008
 worked on right wing tip.
Ben riveting mid top skins on Right Wing.
 12-06-2008
 Finished Riveting top skins on Right Wing.
Tim, Rick, and Ron past Fire Dept Co-workers, helped with flipping the wing over.
 12-05-2008
 Riveting top skins on Right Wing.
Installing the Right Outboard bottom skin.
 12-04-2008
 Finished bottom skins on right wing.
Right Wing Inboard skin riveted.
 12-03-2008
 Started Right Wing skin
Bending the flanges on wing tip.
 12-02-2008
 Finished Riveting wing tip
Dimpled area for access door to stall warning device.
 12-01-2008
 Worked on Left Wing tip
Ben removing the protective plastic from the wing skins.
 11-30-2008
 Finished Riveting skins on left wing.
Riveted Hinge bracket assemblies to ribs.
 11-28-2008
 Riveting top Inboard skin
Riveting last Rivet on bottom skin left wing.
 11-27-2008
 Finished Riveting bottom skin left wing.
Deburring all holes in outboard skin.
 11-26-2008
 Riveted Outboard left skin
Left Inboard skin clecoed.
 11-25-2008
 Riveted Left inboard skin
Sub Spar Counter sunk, 1/4 inch hole gauge to check proper size.
 11-24-2008
 Counter sunk sub spar
11-20-2008
 wired stall warning
Wing stand complete.
 11-19-2008
 Worked on Wing Stand
Installing the Stall Warning subassembly.
 11-19-2008
 Stall Warning assembly.
Looking down thru the nose ribs attached to wing spar.
 11-18-2008
 Wing Stand
Finished riveting ribs to Left spar, stored under my Zenair.
 11-17-2008
 Finished Left wing ribs, start on Right wing.
Riveting left rear spar.
 11-16-2008
 Installed ribs to spar
Nov 16th, The view from the hanger shows the snow covered mountain tops this am.
 11-16-2008
 Attached Ribs to Left Spar
Nose and Main Ribs that have been deburred and straightened.
 11-15-2008
 Worked on Nose Ribs
Using fluting pliers to straighten nose ribs.
 11-14-2008
 worked on Nose Ribs
clecoed and started riveting in place.
 11-14-2008
 Finished Rear Spar, Stub Spar, Hinge Brackets
Finished Riveting Attach Angles to Main Spar.
 11-13-2008
 Rear Spar, Stub Spar, Hinge Brackets.

11-12-2008
 Spar Assembly
Doing Inventory of wing parts.
 11-11-2008
 Wing Kit Inventory

11-10-2008
 Plan Review of Wing Kit Plans
Wing Kit consisted of 2 wood crates
 11-10-2008
 2nd Wing crate arrived
11-06-2008
 Wing Spar delievery
This is my Zeniar CH601HDS that I finished back in May 2000. It took around 1500 hrs to complete.
 10-13-2008
 Shop area

10-13-2008
 built workbench
09-04-2008
 Faxed order in for Wing Kit



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