February 2026
January 2026
December 2025
November 2025
October 2025
- 10-24 3h Installing aftermarket aileron bellcranks
- 10-19 4h Continuing with the left wing
- 10-18 4h Started on the left wing bottom skins
- 10-15 2h Finished riveting the bottom skins
- 10-13 2h Short riveting session
- 10-12 4h Continuing riveting the bottom skin
- 10-11 3h Riveting the bottom skins
- 10-10 3h Priming the bottom skins
- 10-05 3h Hanging the flaps
- 10-04 2h Deburring the skins
- 10-02 2h Finishing wiring the right wing
September 2025
- 09-28 1h Wiring the right wing
- 09-27 3h Supporting the wires
- 09-26 3h Rebuilding the Archer antenna
- 09-24 2h Installing the Archer antenna
- 09-20 3h Assembling small pushrods
- 09-19 1.5h Working on aileron pushrods
- 09-17 1h Creating brackets to hold the wires
- 09-16 3h Riveting aileron fairings and flap braces
- 09-15 1.5h Priming aileron fairing and flap braces
- 09-14 1h Installing left position/strobe lights
- 09-13 4h Installing left wing avionics
- 09-07 20h Pressing flanges in the ribs
August 2025
- 08-31 2h Cutting a hole for the pitot mast
- 08-25 2h Attached the right fuel tank
- 08-24 6h Finished riveting the top skins and made a wing cradle
- 08-23 6h Working on electrical system
- 08-17 3h Riveting the top skins
- 08-15 4h Riveting the top skins
- 08-10 3h Preparing the top skins
- 08-09 2h Testing the fuel tank
- 08-04 2h Sealing the cover
- 08-03 4h Riveting the rear baffle
- 08-02 4h The inboard rib and the z-brackets
June 2025
May 2025
April 2025
March 2025
February 2025
January 2025
December 2024
- 12-31 1h Working on the fuel sender plate
- 12-26 2.5h The inboard rib and the fuel sender
- 12-25 3h The outboard rib
- 12-24 2.5h The fifth rib and a vent line
- 12-23 2.5h The fourth rib
- 12-21 2.5h The third rib
- 12-15 2.5h Riveting the second rib
- 12-14 4h Riveting the first rib
- 12-08 6h Riveting stiffeners to the fuel tank skin
- 12-07 4h Various small tasks in preparation of the fuel tank assembly
- 12-01 2h Drilling the fuel tank skins
November 2024
September 2024
- 09-20 1h Finishing the right aileron
- 09-19 4h Riveting the right aileron
- 09-18 5h Riveting the left aileron
- 09-17 2h Priming the aileron ribs and the spar
- 09-16 3h Drilling the counterbalance pipes
- 09-15 4h Priming more ribs and drilling the aileron spars
- 09-14 2h Riveting the aileron stiffeners
- 09-13 1.5h Priming the aileron skins
- 09-08 1.5h Priming the aileron stiffeners
- 09-07 3h Deburring the aileron stiffeners
- 09-02 2.5h Priming the second set of wing ribs
August 2024
July 2024
April 2024
March 2024
February 2024
January 2024
September 2023
- 09-26 2h Unexpected crack in the rudder fairing
- 09-24 2h Finishing the top fairings
- 09-21 3h Repairing the vertical stabilizer fairing
- 09-20 4h Back to the fairings!
- 09-19 3h Soldering FlyLeds landing lights and the controller
- 09-18 3h Assembling FlyLeds landing lights and the controller
- 09-17 1.5h Vertical stabilizer fairing
- 09-16 1.5h Fitting the bottom rudder fairing
- 09-15 1h Closing the stabilizer end caps
- 09-13 2h Horizontal stabilizer fairings
- 09-11 2h Closing the tips of elevators fairings
- 09-10 3h Fabricating the rudder stops
- 09-08 3h Preparing the fairings
- 09-05 2h Started working on elevator fairings
- 09-04 30m Installing trim tab pin
- 09-02 3h Bolting some of the control system
- 09-01 2h Working on elevator control stops
August 2023
- 08-28 3h Finished mounting the vertical stabilizer
- 08-27 4h Started mounting the vertical stabilizer
- 08-26 4h Finished mounting the horizontal stabilizer
- 08-25 3h Started mounting the horizontal stabilizer
- 08-24 5h Finishing the service bulletin SB-00036
- 08-23 1.5h Priming various parts
- 08-22 1.5h Service bulletin SB-00036 REV 3
- 08-21 30m Inventorying laser cut parts
- 08-20 2h Finished riveting aft skins
- 08-19 1.5h Installing the nutplates
- 08-17 1.5h Baggage bulkhead panels
- 08-16 1.5h Working on the OP-60 ADAHRS bracket
- 08-15 2h Working on the OP-43 access panels
- 08-13 1h Riveting the aft fuselage skins
July 2023
- 07-30 1h Fabricating central tunnel cover
- 07-29 2h Priming aft skins
- 07-25 1h Installing Click Bond mounts
- 07-23 3h Worked on the flaps actuator
- 07-22 4h Installed the flaps actuator
- 07-21 3h Riveted the right baggage floor
- 07-20 3h Riveted the gussets and the left baggage floor
- 07-19 1h Priming the baggage floors
- 07-17 3h Riveting the floors and the gussets
- 07-16 2h A bit of priming work
- 07-13 2h Drilling the top aft skins
- 07-09 2.5h Riveting the external steps
- 07-09 2.5h Drilling the J-stiffeners and the ribs
- 07-01 5h Fitting the aft top skins
June 2023
- 06-30 2h Riveting the canopy decks, F-709 bulkhead and the shoulder harness anchors
- 06-29 2h Riveting the aft deck and the rudder brace
- 06-28 1.5h Priming the canopy decks and the aft deck
- 06-27 2.5h The bellcrank channel and the remaining gusset
- 06-26 2.5h Drilling various gussets
- 06-25 4h Rudder brace, spacers, and fuselage gussets
- 06-24 1.5h Rolled over the canoe
- 06-23 1.5h Fabricating spacers for the step tubes
- 06-22 1.5h Riveting the right baggage bulkheads
- 06-21 2.5h Few more parts are primed
- 06-18 8h Fuselage almost riveted
April 2023
- 04-29 3h Sealing the firewall
- 04-22 3h Three little tasks
- 04-17 4h Assemling the fuselage
- 04-16 6h Installing the left skin
- 04-12 2.5h New right longeron
- 04-11 1.5h Countersinking the F-704-H side plates
- 04-08 4h Riveted F-704 to the central section
- 04-07 2h Primed some parts
- 04-05 3h Assorted work
- 04-04 3h Countersinking the longerons
- 04-02 2h Countersinking and deburring
- 04-01 3h The cowling hinges
March 2023
- 03-25 3h The reinforcement angles
- 03-23 2h The left F-7101 and countersinks
- 03-21 3h The right F-7101 and drilling the floor
- 03-19 1.5h The left external step and the floor stiffeners
- 03-08 2h Fitting the rudder pedals block
- 03-07 4h Fabricating the rudder pedals bearings
- 03-04 3h Drilling the floor stiffeners
- 03-03 1h Drilling the lower longeron
- 03-02 2.5h Baggage area framing
- 03-01 1.5h Ruining some parts
February 2023
- 02-28 2h Fitting the left F-684 gusset
- 02-27 2h Fitting the right F-684 gusset
- 02-26 2h Drilling the bolt holes in the lower longerons
- 02-25 4h Finishing fitting the stiffeners
- 02-24 3h Fitting the right auxiliary longeron
- 02-23 2.5h Fitting the left auxiliary longeron
- 02-22 3h Fitting the firewall
- 02-20 1h Fabricating the F-904-L straps
- 02-18 1.5h Drilled the left step to the skin
- 02-17 4h Finishing the right step
- 02-16 2.5h Fitting the right external step
- 02-15 1.5h Continued drilling the fuselage
- 02-14 3h Drilling the longerons
- 02-13 2h Fitting the other skin
- 02-12 3h Longerons and the side skin
- 02-11 4h Joining the fuselage
- 02-01 2h Installing the aileron trim and the crotch strap brackets
January 2023
- 01-31 1h Priming the brackets
- 01-29 3h Working on an aileron trim
- 01-28 2h Finished riveting the aft section
- 01-26 2h Storing parts on the shelf
- 01-25 3h Splitting the case
- 01-24 4h Removed the pistons and the connecting rods
- 01-23 2h Removed valve train and cylinder #1
- 01-22 2h Dropped the sump on the engine
- 01-21 2h Few more F-711 rivets
- 01-20 3h Parting out the engine
- 01-19 1h Few more aft fuselage rivets
- 01-17 1h Engine core!
- 01-16 2h Riveting the remaining fuselage aft rivets
- 01-15 4h Fitting the tail spring mount
- 01-14 2h Preparing for the fuselage join
- 01-13 4h Drilling the new seat ribs
- 01-12 3h Removing the crotch strap brackets
- 01-07 30m Just a minor item
- 01-06 1h Some setbacks
- 01-05 4h Drilling the ribs and the tailspring
- 01-04 3h Finishing the longerons, continuing the center section
- 01-03 5h Bending the longerons
- 01-01 4h Riveting the ribs and fitting the control column
December 2022
- 12-31 3h Priming the parts of the center section
- 12-30 3h Making spacers for F-704
- 12-28 1.5h Riveted F-704
- 12-27 3h Fitting the tailwheel spring mount
- 12-26 3h Fabricating the web stiffeners
- 12-25 1h Preparing for riveting
- 12-24 2h Wing alignment pins
- 12-23 4h Optional lightening and cover ribs
- 12-22 5h Started working on F-704 bulkhead
- 12-20 1h Finishing the wing kit inventory
- 12-19 1h Wing kit inventory
November 2022
October 2022
- 10-30 2.5h Riveting the center section
- 10-25 2h Repairing some flanges
- 10-24 4h Riveting ribs to the bulkhead
- 10-23 2h Installing the nutplates and dimpling the skin
- 10-22 6h Priming the center section ribs
- 10-20 3h Fitting new ribs and priming the skin
- 10-19 1.5h More deburring
- 10-18 2h Deburring the center section parts
- 10-16 2h Fluting the F-715 seat ribs and disassembly
- 10-15 5h Drilling the center section and F-623 ribs
- 10-12 3h Drilling the crotch strap brackets and clecoed the center section
- 10-11 3h Fluting the seat ribs
- 10-10 3h Working on seat ribs
- 10-09 30m Modifying the seat ribs
- 10-08 2h Finished riveting aft fuselage
- 10-07 1h Cutting the holes for the tailwheel mount
- 10-06 1h More of the aft fuselage riveting
- 10-05 1h Continuing riveting the aft fuselage
- 10-04 4h Dimpling and beginning of an aft fuselage riveting
- 10-03 3h Priming J-stiffeners
- 10-02 1h Minor things
- 10-01 3h Primed the aft fuselage skins
September 2022
- 09-30 1.5h Finished deburring aft fuselage parts
- 09-29 2h Started deburring aft fuselage parts
- 09-28 3h Drilling the aft fuselage and rudder cable fairings
- 09-26 1h More tiny tasks
- 09-25 3h Various small tasks
- 09-24 4h Drilling the J-channels
- 09-22 1h Priming the F-711 parts
- 09-21 3h Fabricating F-711B
- 09-17 1h Modifying the forming block
- 09-16 3h Forming block for the F-711B
- 09-14 2h Fitting the F-711 bulkhead
- 09-13 2h Starting the aft fuselage assembly
- 09-12 4h Riveting the F706 bulkhead
- 09-11 3h Priming the F706 parts
- 09-09 3h Deburring the bulkheads
- 09-08 2h F-706 bulkhead parts
- 09-07 2h Wiring holes in F-706, F-707, F-708
- 09-06 2h F711 and F712 bulkheads
- 09-05 2h Various aft bulkheads
- 09-04 1h F-710B angle
- 09-03 6h Riveting F705 together
- 09-02 2h Priming the F705 bulkhead parts
- 09-01 4h Riveting firewall together
August 2022
- 08-31 2h Priming the firewall parts
- 08-29 1h Seat stop plate
- 08-27 4h Dimpling and counter-sinking firewall parts
- 08-25 1.5h Making a new firewall angle
- 08-23 3h Drilling the remaining F-705 bulkhead parts
- 08-22 4h More work on the F-705 bulkhead
- 08-19 3h F-705 bulkhead
- 08-18 5h Drilling firewall components
- 08-17 4h Firewall bulkhead
- 08-16 8h Fuselage inventory
July 2022
- 07-31 3h Rolling the left elevator leading edge
- 07-23 6h Riveting the left elevator
- 07-22 3h Painting the replacement parts
- 07-16 5h Fitting the top rudder fairing and rolling the leading edge
- 07-13 3h Rolling the right elevator leading edge
- 07-12 4h Drilling the trim tab
- 07-11 3h Various small tasks
- 07-10 4h Priming the trim tab skin and rebuilding the bearing assembly
- 07-09 2h Bending the close-out elevator tabs
- 07-07 2.5h Deburring the left elevator parts
- 07-06 2h Preparing the left elevator
- 07-04 3h Attaching the skin to the understructure
June 2022
- 06-28 3h Riveting the right elevator
- 06-27 2.5h Priming the right elevator understructure parts
- 06-25 3h Folding the trailing edge
- 06-24 1.5h Riveting the stiffeners to the skins
- 06-23 1h Mounting the trim servo
- 06-22 1h Trimming the counterbalance
- 06-20 3h Riveting the stiffeners to the skins
- 06-19 4h Priming the elevator skin parts
- 06-18 4h Drilling the right elevator understructure
- 06-17 3h Riveting the trailing edge
- 06-15 4h Glueing the trailing edge
- 06-14 4h The elevators skins and the skeleton
- 06-13 5h Riveting the rudder skin
- 06-11 3h Creating a trailing edge angle
- 06-08 3h Dimpling the remaining parts and riveting the rudder
- 06-07 3h Countersinking the rudder wedge and priming
- 06-06 3h Continuing the rudder build
- 06-05 1h Cutting elevator stiffeners
- 06-04 2h Fitting rudder together
- 06-03 5h Riveting the stiffeners and assembling the skeleton
- 06-02 2h Priming the skins and the stiffeners
May 2022
- 05-25 2h Working on stiffeners
- 05-24 4h Finishing the vertical stabilizer
- 05-23 4h Preparing the front spar assembly
- 05-21 10h Riveting the horizontal stabilizer
- 05-20 4h Priming the ribs and preparing the front spar
- 05-19 2h Assembling the rear spar
- 05-17 5h Priming the skins and the spars
- 05-16 2h Cleaning the parts
- 05-14 4h Deburring the horizontal stabilizer parts
- 05-13 6h Finishing the horizontal stabilizer skeleton
- 05-12 4h Assembling the horizontal stabilizer skeleton
- 05-11 6h Drilling the horizontal stabilizer
- 05-10 5h Riveting the vertical stabilizer
- 05-09 2.5h Priming the vertical stabilizer
- 05-08 2h Building a paint booth
- 05-05 4h Deburring vertical stabilizer parts
- 05-04 3h Drilling the vertical stabilizer
- 05-03 3h Empennage inventory
