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February 17, 2011

Misc Parts

I worked at drilling the pilot holes in many of the F15 parts.

February 15, 2011

Rudder Pedal Mount Assemblies

I started work on drilling and riveting the rudder pedal mount assemblies completing the right hand assembly.

February 14, 2011

February 13, 2011

Drilling mounting holes for canopy latch strike plate. I also drilled and countersunk the holes for the longeron doubler and then riveted it to the left longeron. One I was done with the left longeron I created a list of fasteners that I need for the forward fuselage side panels.

February 12, 2011

Canopy Latch Strike Plate

I started by cutting out the latch from a piece of 3/16 inch phenolic. Next I layed out the slot and setup my drill press to drill a series of holes. Once the holes were drilled I used my coping saw to create the slot. Sand paper on a tongue depressor was used to open the slot up until I could get my file in. I finished the slot using the file and then marked and drilled the pilot holes.

February 5, 2011

Wiring Left Wing

I finished the wing wiring today by labeling and securing the wires in the wing tip area. I also tried to fix one of the rivets in the top skin. When I put the rivet in through the spar directly above the reinforcing angle for the tie down the rivet would not go in all the way and didn’t set properly. I drilled it out but in the process I hit the angle. I sent a picture and note to Kerry at Sonex who advised me that it will be ok the way it is.