7/28

Took a break from life and went to Oshkosh! All in all, it was pretty great. I even got Burt Rutan to sign my hat. I had heard that Oshkosh had become over commercialized in the recent years, and I could see how that was a reasonable claim.

7/14

The inboard wing recess is almost sanded to shape. The president flies into the area tomorrow so I will not be able to fly.

6/29

Did layups 5 and 6 on the wing today, 2 plies UND over the wing attach bolt hole and 3 plies to cover the outer inboard recess. Remanufactured the CS128 bellhorn for the third time and finally got it within good tolerance.







I start my new job tomorrow. Solo'd in a 172 today and I'll continue working on my license. When I'm not flying or working, I'll carve out the inboard FC3 recess, then cut the ailerons and install hardware to finish the second wing. Easier said than done.

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.