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Finishing Kit - Construction Log
Preparing for the Tip-Up Canopy Installation (click on any date)
| April 15, 2011 | Picked up Finishing Kit from Vans! | Hours: |
| April 16-17, 2011 | Inventory, rearranging and cleaning up the Shop | 5.0 |
| April 24, 2011 | Work Begins on the Canopy Frame Hinge Pin Blocks | 3.0 |
| April 27, 2011 | Canopy Hinge Pin Blocks - continued | 4.0 |
| May 1, 2011 | Aft Canopy Latch Mechanism | 4.0 |
| May 8, 2011 | The Forward Canopy Frame | 7.0 |
| May 15, 2011 | The Canopy Release Mechanism | 8.0 |
| May 18, 2011 | Aft Canopy Latch - continued | 3.0 |
| May 19, 2011 | The Canopy Frame - continued | 2.0 |
| May 20, 2011 | The Canopy Frame - continued | 2.0 |
| May 28, 2011 | The Canopy Frame - continued | 6.5 |
| June 7-8, 2011 | Drilling the Hinges | 2.5 |
| June 19, 2011 | The Canopy Release Mechanism - continued | 4.0 |
| June 21, 2011 | Finished drilling Hinges, more Canopy Release work | 6.5 |
| July 1-4, 2011 | Canopy Frame Fitting & More Prep Work | 11.0 |
| July 6, 2011 | Fitting the Aft Canopy Framp Parts | 4.5 |
| July 13, 2011 | Fitting Aft Canopy Framp Parts - continued | 5.0 |
| July 23, 2011 | Final Fitting and Drilling, etc. Visit to Vans! | 10.0 |
| July 24, 2011 | Canopy Frame Prep Work | 4.0 |
| July 25, 2011 | Drilling, Fabricating Wedges | 2.0 |
| July 26, 2011 | Canopy Frame Final Assembly (for now) | 3.0 |
| July 28, 2011 | Putting it all together, and back on the plane | 2.0 |
Sub-total hours: |
103.0 |
The Canopy
| July 29-30, 2011 | Taping, and Prep Work, Fabricating Tail Stand | 4.0 |
| August 4, 2011 | Big Blunder - CRACKED CANOPY | 2.5 |
| August 5, 2011 | Daryl and Scott at Vans - to the Rescue | 5.0 |
| August 7, 2011 | Canopy Trimming | 4.5 |
| August 11, 2011 | Canopy Trimming Continues | 2.5 |
| August 12, 2011 | The Big Cut! | 2.0 |
| August 13, 2011 | Canopy Trimming and Marking | 4.0 |
| August 15, 2011 | More Canopy Trimming, Trimmed the "ears" | 4.0 |
| August 23-24, 2011 | The Second "Big Cut", More Fitting Work . | 5.0 |
| August 25, 2011 | Canopy Frame Work - Finishing Details | 4.5 |
| August 27, 2011 | Canopy Brace Kit - work begins | 3.0 |
| August 28-29, 2011 | Brace Kit deburring; Fabricating Strut Parts | 5.0 |
| August 30, 2011 | The Tipup Canopy Frame Struts | 5.0 |
| August 31, 2011 | The Canopy Frame Brace Kit | 4.0 |
| September 4, 2011 | Canopy Frame Brace Kit - Continued | 3.0 |
| September 6, 2011 | Canopy Frame Brace Kit - Continued | 3.0 |
| September 7, 2011 | Canopy Frame Brace Kit - Continued | 3.0 |
| September 24, 2011 | The Canopy Frame - Painting | 3.0 |
| September 25, 2011 | The Canopy Frame - Riveting | 2.0 |
| November 13, 2011 | New JD Air Parts Canopy Latch | 7.5 |
| December 28, 2011 | Final trimming on Canopy; Canopy Side Skirts | 6.0 |
| December 31, 2011 | Canopy Side Skirts - Continued | 4.0 |
| January 26, 2012 | Final Canopy Trimming and Deburring | 3.0 |
| January 28, 2012 | Canopy Latch - Initial Installation | 5.0 |
| February 4, 2012 | Bulkhead Covers - Paint Prep | 4.5 |
| February 12, 2012 | Painting Session | 3.5 |
| February 17, 2012 | Upper Canopy Latch Handle | 2.5 |
| February 19, 2012 | Installing the Canopy Lift Struts | 3.0 |
| February 25, 2012 | Forward Canopy Stops | 8.0 |
| March 1, 2012 | Back to the Canopy Latch | 4.0 |
| March 11, 2012 | Painting Details, Canopy Latch Lock! | 6.0 |
| March 14, 2012 | Riveted Canopy Latch Handles in Place | 2.0 |
| March 17, 2012 | The Glare Shield - Fitting the Vinyl Covering | 4.5 |
| March 18, 2012 | Another Painting Session | 3.0 |
| March 23, 2012 | Glare Shield continued - Final Vinyl Trimming | 2.0 |
| April 13, 2012 | Glare Shield continued - Application of Vinyl | 4.0 |
| April 20, 2012 | Final Prep on the Canopy and Frame | 4.5 |
| April 21, 2012 | The Big Day - SikaFlex the Canopy in Place! | 6.0 |
| April 22-29, 2012 | Canopy SikaFlex Installation - page 2 | 9.0 |
| June 24, 2012 | Canopy Fairing - Work begins! | 8.0 |
| June 27, 2012 | Canopy Fairing Work - continued | 3.0 |
| June 30, 2012 | Canopy Fairing Work - continued | 3.0 |
| July 1, 2012 | Canopy Fairing Work - continued | 3.0 |
| July 3, 2012 | Canopy Fairing Work - continued | 2.0 |
| July 4, 2012 | Canopy Fairing Work - continued | 3.0 |
| July 10, 2012 | Canopy Fairing Work - continued | 5.0 |
| July 14, 2012 | Canopy Fairing Work - continued | 5.0 |
| July 16, 2012 | Canopy Fairing Work - continued | 2.0 |
| July 17, 2012 | Canopy Fairing FINISHED! (I think) | 2.0 |
| July 22, 2012 | Canopy Frame Latch Lugs Installed | 5.0 |
Sub-total hours: |
202.0 |
Miscellaneous Items & Sub-Projects
| April 23, 2011 | Fixing a Problem with my Wings | 4.0 |
| February 18, 2012 | Axle Nut Wrench - Kit from Vans | 1.0 |
| February 29, 2012 | My Airplane has SEATS!! | n/a |
| March 19, 2012 | The Map Box | 3.0 |
| March 25, 2012 | The Map Box - page 2 | 12.0 |
| April 14, 2012 | The Canopy Jettison Handle | 6.0 |
| April 15, 2012 | Riveting the Sub-Panel to the Fuselage | 5.0 |
| April 24, 2012 | The Nosewheel Assembly | 14.0 |
| April 28, 2012 | The Air Vents | 7.0 |
| June 9, 2012 | The Main Wheels | 8.0 |
| August 4 & 5, 2012 | Pitch Servo Install; Engine Mount Prep Work | 2.0 |
| September 13, 2012 | Pitch Servo - continued, Roll Servo, too! | 5.0 |
| September 15, 2012 | Engine Mount Installed! | 4.0 |
| September 30, 2012 | The Main Wheels - continued | 3.0 |
Top Fuselage Skin and Rear Window Installation
| October 19, 2013 | Canopy Guides on the Roll Bar | 6.0 |
| December 28, 2013 | Riveting on the Top Aft Fuselage Skin | 7.0 |
| January 4, 2014 | Installing the Rear Window - Prep Work begins | 5.0 |
| January 5, 2014 | Installing the Rear Window - Installation! | 5.0 |
| January 6, 2014 | Installing the Rear Window - Post-Installation - DONE! | 2.0 |
| January 7, 2014 | Fixing the side skirt on the Tipup Canopy | 11.0 |
TOTAL HOURS FOR FINISHING KIT: |
414.0 |
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Total Project Hours: |
2,365.0 |