Riveting stiffeners to the fuel tank skin.^6h

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Various small tasks in preparation of the fuel tank assembly.^4h

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Drilling the fuel tank skins.^2h

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Riveting the leading edge.^4h

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Priming the leading edge parts.^4h

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Started working on the fuel tank.^2h

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Preparing for the leading edge lights.^2h

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Continuing work on the right wing.^4h

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Riveting the main ribs to the rear spar.^4h

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Riveting the main ribs.^5h

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Finishing the right aileron.^1h

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Riveting the right aileron^4h

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Riveting the left aileron^5h

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Priming the aileron ribs and the spar^2h

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Drilling the counterbalance pipes^3h

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Priming more ribs and drilling the aileron spars^4h

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Riveting the aileron stiffeners^2h

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Priming the aileron skins^1.5h

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Priming the aileron stiffeners^1.5h

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Deburring the aileron stiffeners^3h

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Priming the second set of wing ribs^2.5h

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Priming the first set of wing ribs^3h

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Deburring the main ribs^4h

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Constructing a wing stand^4h

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Continuing deburring the ribs^1h

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Processing the wing ribs^4h

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Riveting the flaps^6h

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Priming the flaps parts^3h

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Fabricating vent lines^4h

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Continuing working on the flaps^4h

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Started working on flaps^5h

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Various smaller tasks^3h

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Continuing working on fairings^3h

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Finishing the rudder bottom fairing^3h

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Finished riveting the rear spars^1h

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Assembling the aileron hinges and priming the spars^2h

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Priming the doublers and the aileron brackets^3h

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Preparing the rear spar assembly^3h

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Fabricating the tiedown assemblies^4h

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Finishing the countersinks on the wing spars^4h

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Starting work on the wings^2h

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Finishing the baggage bulkheads^2h

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Finishing the access panels^2h

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Finishing the vertical fairings^2h

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Unexpected crack in the rudder fairing^2h

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Finishing the top fairings^2h

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Repairing the vertical stabilizer fairing^3h

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Back to the fairings!^4h

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Soldering FlyLeds landing lights and the controller^3h

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Assembling FlyLeds landing lights and the controller^3h

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Vertical stabilizer fairing^1.5h

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Fitting the bottom rudder fairing^1.5h

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Closing the stabilizer end caps^1h

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Horizontal stabilizer fairings^2h

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Closing the tips of elevators fairings^2h

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Fabricating the rudder stops^3h

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Preparing the fairings^3h

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Started working on elevator fairings^2h

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Installing trim tab pin^0.5h

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Bolting some of the control system^3h

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Working on elevator control stops^2h

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Finished mounting the vertical stabilizer^3h

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Started mounting the vertical stabilizer^4h

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Finished mounting the horizontal stabilizer^4h

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Started mounting the horizontal stabilizer^3h

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Finishing the service bulletin SB-00036^5h

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Priming various parts^1.5h

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Service bulletin SB-00036 REV 3^1.5h

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Inventorying laser cut parts^0.5h

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Finished riveting aft skins^2h

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Installing the nutplates^1.5h

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Baggage bulkhead panels^1.5h

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Working on the OP-60 ADAHRS bracket^1.5h

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Working on the OP-43 access panels^2h

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Riveting the aft fuselage skins^1h

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Fabricating central tunnel cover^1h

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Priming aft skins^2h

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Installing Click Bond mounts^1h

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Worked on the flaps actuator^3h

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Installed the flaps actuator^4h

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Riveted the right baggage floor^3h

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Riveted the gussets and the left baggage floor^3h

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Priming the baggage floors^1h

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Riveting the floors and the gussets^3h

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A bit of priming work^2h

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Drilling the top aft skins^2h

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Riveting the external steps^2.5h

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Drilling the J-stiffeners and the ribs^2.5h

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Fitting the aft top skins^5h

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Riveting the canopy decks, F-709 bulkhead and the shoulder harness anchors^2h

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Riveting the aft deck and the rudder brace^2h

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Priming the canopy decks and the aft deck^1.5h

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The bellcrank channel and the remaining gusset^2.5h

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Drilling various gussets^2.5h

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Rudder brace, spacers, and fuselage gussets^4h

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Rolled over the canoe^1.5h

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Fabricating spacers for the step tubes^1.5h

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Riveting the right baggage bulkheads^1.5h

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Few more parts are primed^2.5h

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Fuselage almost riveted^8h

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A bit more riveting^2h

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Riveted the aft of the longeron^1h

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Sealing the firewall^3h

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Three little tasks^3h

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Assemling the fuselage^4h

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Installing the left skin^6h

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New right longeron^2.5h

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Countersinking the F-704-H side plates^1.5h

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Riveted F-704 to the central section^4h

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Primed some parts^2h

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Assorted work^3h

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Countersinking the longerons^3h

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Countersinking and deburring^2h

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The cowling hinges^3h

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The reinforcement angles^3h

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The left F-7101 and countersinks^2h

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The right F-7101 and drilling the floor^3h

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The left external step and the floor stiffeners^1.5h

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Fitting the rudder pedals block^2h

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Fabricating the rudder pedals bearings^4h

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Drilling the floor stiffeners^3h

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Drilling the lower longeron^1h

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Baggage area framing^2.5h

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Ruining some parts^1.5h

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Fitting the left F-684 gusset^2h

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Fitting the right F-684 gusset^2h

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Drilling the bolt holes in the lower longerons^2h

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Finishing fitting the stiffeners^4h

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Fitting the right auxiliary longeron^3h

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Fitting the left auxiliary longeron^2.5h

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Fitting the firewall^3h

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Fabricating the F-904-L straps^1h

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Drilled the left step to the skin^1.5h

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Finishing the right step^4h

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Fitting the right external step^2.5h

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Continued drilling the fuselage^1.5h

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Drilling the longerons^3h

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Fitting the other skin^2h

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Longerons and the side skin^3h

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Joining the fuselage^4h

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Installing the aileron trim and the crotch strap brackets^2h

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Priming the brackets^1h

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Working on an aileron trim^3h

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Finished riveting the aft section^2h

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Storing parts on the shelf^2h

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Splitting the case^3h

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Removed the pistons and the connecting rods^4h

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Removed valve train and cylinder #1^2h

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Dropped the sump on the engine^2h

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Few more F-711 rivets^2h

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Parting out the engine^3h

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Few more aft fuselage rivets^1h

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Engine core!^1h

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Riveting the remaining fuselage aft rivets^2h

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Fitting the tail spring mount^4h

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Preparing for the fuselage join^2h

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Drilling the new seat ribs^4h

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Removing the crotch strap brackets^3h

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Just a minor item^0.5h

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Some setbacks^1h

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Drilling the ribs and the tailspring^4h

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Finishing the longerons, continuing the center section^3h

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Bending the longerons^5h

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Riveting the ribs and fitting the control column^4h

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Priming the parts of the center section^3h

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Making spacers for F-704^3h

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Riveted F-704^1.5h

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Fitting the tailwheel spring mount^3h

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Fabricating the web stiffeners^3h

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Preparing for riveting^1h

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Wing alignment pins^2h

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Optional lightening and cover ribs^4h

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Started working on F-704 bulkhead^5h

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Finishing the wing kit inventory^1h

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Wing kit inventory^1h

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Initial flaps work^1h

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Riveting the seat backs and pushrods^3h

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Priming the seat backs and pushrods^4h

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Seat backs^9h

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Seat back brace^2h

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Seat floors^3h

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Finished riveting the center section^2h

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Riveting the center section^2.5h

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Repairing some flanges^2h

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Riveting ribs to the bulkhead^4h

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Installing the nutplates and dimpling the skin^2h

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Priming the center section ribs^6h

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Fitting new ribs and priming the skin^3h

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More deburring^1.5h

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Deburring the center section parts^2h

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Fluting the F-715 seat ribs and disassembly^2h

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Drilling the center section and F-623 ribs^5h

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Drilling the crotch strap brackets and clecoed the center section^3h

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Fluting the seat ribs^3h

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Working on seat ribs^3h

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Modifying the seat ribs^0.5h

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Finished riveting aft fuselage^2h

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Cutting the holes for the tailwheel mount^1h

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More of the aft fuselage riveting^1h

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Continuing riveting the aft fuselage^1h

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Dimpling and beginning of an aft fuselage riveting^4h

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Priming J-stiffeners^3h

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Minor things^1h

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Primed the aft fuselage skins^3h

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Finished deburring aft fuselage parts^1.5h

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Started deburring aft fuselage parts^2h

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Drilling the aft fuselage and rudder cable fairings^3h

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More tiny tasks^1h

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Various small tasks^3h

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Drilling the J-channels^4h

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Priming the F-711 parts^1h

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Fabricating F-711B^3h

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Modifying the forming block^1h

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Forming block for the F-711B^3h

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Fitting the F-711 bulkhead^2h

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Starting the aft fuselage assembly^2h

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Riveting the F706 bulkhead^4h

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Priming the F706 parts^3h

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Deburring the bulkheads^3h

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F-706 bulkhead parts^2h

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Wiring holes in F-706, F-707, F-708^2h

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F711 and F712 bulkheads^2h

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Various aft bulkheads^2h

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F-710B angle^1h

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Riveting F705 together^6h

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Priming the F705 bulkhead parts^2h

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Riveting firewall together^4h

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Priming the firewall parts^2h

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Seat stop plate^1h

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Dimpling and counter-sinking firewall parts^4h

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Making a new firewall angle^1.5h

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Drilling the remaining F-705 bulkhead parts^3h

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More work on the F-705 bulkhead^4h

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F-705 bulkhead^3h

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Drilling firewall components^5h

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Firewall bulkhead^4h

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Fuselage inventory^8h

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Rolling the left elevator leading edge^3h

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Riveting the left elevator^6h

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Painting the replacement parts^3h

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Fitting the top rudder fairing and rolling the leading edge^5h

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Rolling the right elevator leading edge^3h

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Drilling the trim tab^4h

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Various small tasks^3h

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Priming the trim tab skin and rebuilding the bearing assembly^4h

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Bending the close-out elevator tabs^2h

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Deburring the left elevator parts^2.5h

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Preparing the left elevator^2h

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Attaching the skin to the understructure^3h

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Riveting the right elevator^3h

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Priming the right elevator understructure parts^2.5h

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Folding the trailing edge^3h

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Riveting the stiffeners to the skins^1.5h

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Mounting the trim servo^1h

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Trimming the counterbalance^1h

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Riveting the stiffeners to the skins^3h

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Priming the elevator skin parts^4h

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Drilling the right elevator understructure^4h

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Riveting the trailing edge^3h

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Glueing the trailing edge^4h

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The elevators skins and the skeleton^4h

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Riveting the rudder skin^5h

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Creating a trailing edge angle^3h

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Dimpling the remaining parts and riveting the rudder^3h

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Countersinking the rudder wedge and priming^3h

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Continuing the rudder build^3h

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Cutting elevator stiffeners^1h

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Fitting rudder together^2h

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Riveting the stiffeners and assembling the skeleton^5h

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Priming the skins and the stiffeners^2h

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Working on stiffeners^2h

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Finishing the vertical stabilizer^4h

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Preparing the front spar assembly^4h

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Riveting the horizontal stabilizer^10h

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Priming the ribs and preparing the front spar^4h

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Assembling the rear spar^2h

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Priming the skins and the spars^5h

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Cleaning the parts^2h

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Deburring the horizontal stabilizer parts^4h

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Finishing the horizontal stabilizer skeleton^6h

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Assembling the horizontal stabilizer skeleton^4h

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Drilling the horizontal stabilizer^6h

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Riveting the vertical stabilizer^5h

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Priming the vertical stabilizer^2.5h

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Building a paint booth^2h

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Deburring vertical stabilizer parts^4h

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Drilling the vertical stabilizer^3h

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Empennage inventory^3h

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Unriveting apart^1h

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Riveting together^2h

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Backriveting stiffeners and riveting skeleton^2h

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Deburring, dimpling and countersinking^1.5h

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Drilling and assembling with clecos^1h

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Stiffeners, deburring^1h

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Lessons from the first practice kit

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