Alignment checks and fairings. 7 hours

Today I went and bought 30' of vinyl tubing and made a water level. A friend came over and we checked various points of the wings and horizontal stabilizer to ensure that both withs had the same angle of attack and were true with each other. I am happy with what we found. Everything looks to be in pretty good shape. After that I worked on one of the trailing edge wing to fuselage fairings. I completed that one and moved to the other wing. I mounted the aileron and started forming the fairings for the other side over a pipe. I clecoed the upper fairing to the fuselage then started mounting the lower one and trimmed.

Wing gap fairings. 1 hr

Tonight I worked on the Wing gap fairing. I already had the top one cut and deburred, I just had to drill and cleco it to the wing. My wing root leading edges stick out a bit past the leading edge of the wing section so I had to kind of form the leading edge fairing in place. I got the left one cut close. All that is left with it is final trimming and deburring. I also prepped my hinges that I was waiting on ups for. That entails shortening the hinge pin and installing safety wire in each end to prevent the pin from coming out. I had my kiddos help with removing some of the plastic

Aileron and fairing work 6 hrs

Today finished drilling and riveting the trailing edge of the wing skins. I installed the center section wing root rib and skin. I also worked on the curved fairing that goes from the wing to the fuselage. 

468 hours total

Mount wings, aileron work. 2 hrs

This morning I installed to wings to open up some other work until I get my engine. Once the wings were mounted I cut my aileron hinges and disassembled the to install that safety wire at the ends that keeps the pivot pin from coming out. I mounted the left aileron and aileron control horn. I will have to order the aluminum tubing that hooks the control horn to the aileron. 

Seat back. 1 hr

Tonight I installed the hinged aluminum seat back that will allow access to the luggage area.  I also rearranged my shop to allow me to install my wings. This will allow me to install my ailerons, fabricate fairings, and rig ailerons. 

Panel work 2 hrs

Today I mount the majority of my instruments.  I  lack mounting the radio, tach, and fuel pressure gauge.