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Vertical Stabilizer Tip Done…For Now (4/16/10)
0.5 Hours - The vertical stabilizer tip is now complete. Well, it is attached to the vertical stabilizer, but it still needs some work before I’ll be happy with it. Once the micro/fiberglass was set...
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Started Right Horizontal Stabilizer Tip (4/16/10)
1.0 Hours - The HS tips require the most work of all the empennage tips. Since some metal is cut from the end of the stabilizer to accommodate the elevators, an equal amount of the HS tip also has to...
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Horizontal Stabilizer Tip Rib Work (4/18/10)
1.0 Hours - Today, I was able to fit the left HS tip, construct the wood rib for it, and bond both the ribs to both tips. This time, I decided to bond the ribs in place while the tips were clecoed on...
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More Work On The Horizontal Stabilizer Tips (4/21/10)
0.8 Hours - Since this is more fiberglass work, as with the last few posts, this entry covers work that occurred over multiple days. I’m combining some of these because I can’t justify writing one...
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Still Working On The VS and HS Tips (4/23/10)
0.7 Hours - Today, I was able to get another 45 minutes of work in on the HS and VS tips. As usual, now they have to set overnight before I can do anything else. After sanding down the layer of micro...
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Vertical Stabilizer Tip Finished (4/24/10)
0.5 Hours - Good news and bad news today. The good news is that I sanded down the micro on my VS tip and put on a couple coats of primer. The gap filled in nicely and the tip looks great now. The VS...
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Primed Horizontal Stabilizer Tips (4/28/10)
0.5 Hours - This evening, I spent a few minutes countersinking the HS tips and dimpling the HS skin. Once this was done, I cleaned the HS tips with soap and water and then sprayed on two coats of...
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Redoing The HS Tips (5/9/10)
1.0 Hours - Despite my lack of posts over the last week and a half, I’ve actually been working on the plane almost every day. However, as I’ve stated before, with fiberglass, it is 15 minutes of work...
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Horizontal Stabilizer Tips Finished and Riveted (5/13/10)
0.5 Hours - After doing bits of work here and there on the HS tips, they are finally finished for the second time! This time, I made sure to check the fit with the elevators after each step. The...
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Interior Painted (1/20/13)
0.8 Hours - It was a pretty short day in the garage today. I picked up the interior pain in the morning, so, of course, I was anxious to use it. I had already scuffed and cleaned the areas that I...
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