It’s been a while since an update.  The week before last, Tonya and I flew up to Bar Harbor, Maine and spent the week.  It was a great vacation.  I’ll post a trip report one of these days.  I was glad to get back and start making some progress on part 29.  I feel like of been on this part the entire build!

17 AUG 15: Page 31-3 steps 1-3, page 31-5  step 2, page 31-6 step 4:  1.25 hours

Riveted nutplates to instrument panel attach flange, forward fuselage ribs, control cable bracket, and instrument panel lower flange.

20 AUG 15: Page 31-7 step 1:  1 hour

Attached the F-1003B instrument panel lower flange and F-1003C-L/R instrument panel attach flanges to the F-1003A instrument panel – no pics.

21/30/31 AUG 15: Deburring, painting:  2.25 hours

Deburred parts and painted interior pieces.  This was my first time shooting urethane with my HVLP.  It turned out pretty well, but requires better prep then when just shooting primer – no pics.

1 SEP 15: Page 29-16 steps 2-3, dimpling:  3.5 hours

Riveted the F-1034B seat back brace to the fuselage bulkhead ribs, gussets, mid-fuse longerons and baggage door seal angles.  Riveted the F-1046-L/R longerons to the F-1005E-L/R gussets.

2 SEP 15: Page 29-16 steps 3-6:  4.75 hours

Riveted the upper and lower flanges of the F-1040 and F-1041 fuse channels to the upper and lower firewall brackets.  Had to remove the forward longeron gusset to gain access to squeeze the lower flanges:

Not a big deal to remove and easy enough to rivet back in place.  Was able to squeeze all the rivets; turned out pretty nice:

Riveted the F-1013 forward fuse longerons to the F-1001J longeron gussets.

3 SEP 15: Page 29-16 steps 7-9, page 29-19 step 6:  2.5 hours

Riveted the F-1042E gussets to the F-1042 bulkhead side channels and F-1040 upper fuse channels.  Riveted the lower tab on the F-1002 forward fuse bulkheads to the upper flange of the F-1041 lower fuse channels.  Riveted the baggage floor angles to the mid side skins.  Riveted the F-1096 vent doublers and vent brackets to the F-1070 mid side skins.  Skin clecoed and ready to rivet.

4 SEP 15: Page 29-16 step 10, page 29-17 step 1:  10.5 hours

Riveted the F-1070-L/R mid side skins to the fuselage assembly.  I wish there was a way to snap my finger and have all these holes filled with rivets:

Unfortunately, that’s not going to happen, so this has to:

 Right skin finished:

A long day, but got the left skin finished as well.  Pretty cool to see the fuselage coming together!