Pics of top skin

Here's a nice picture of my dad and I laying down some glass on the top wing skin. My grandma is the little old lady in the back mixing epoxy.

Also notice that I'm channeling my inner Burt Rutan. I've been growing those bad boys for a few months now.

3/22

I spent the entire afternoon moving a CNC foam cutter for my dad. It was purchased as a kit by a guy at our RC flying club, and my dad helped put it together and get it working. That guy is moving houses and it's staying with us for a little while.

What does that mean?...
Precision-cut winglet foam cores!

Plus, no more screaming and cursing at each other to line up the wire.

Oh, and it all fits in the minivan because minivans are freakin' awesome.

3/21

Oh boy! The second wing is now totally enclosed. This is the last large wing layup. I can pretty much do all others by myself from here. Top skin down in exactly 3 hours!

3/19

Happy st. Patrick's day! Just remember: 8 hours between bottle and throttle!

I made some small metal parts including the internal rudder bellhorn assembly insides and a canopy safety latch. Don't laugh too hard at my machining skills.





Then, I routed the rudder conduit trough...



And then I sanded down the trailing edge (not totally yet).




Finally, I got a shipment from ACS with the goods for the winglets:





Hopefully, top skin will be put down on Saturday.

3/8/15

It was a double whammy weekend. Laid the bottom skin on Saturday, then the top spar cap on Sunday.