Empennage(Tail)

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02/15/10 Finished Rv-8 Rudder. 3.0hrs
02/14/10 Rudder, Backriveted Stiffeners, Drilled, Deburred, Dimpled, Primed and Assembled Skeleton. 5.0hrs
01/31/10 Deburred, Primed, Dimpled, and Started Riveting Rudder Stiffeners. 3.0hrs
01/28/10 Drilled Rudder Stiffeners, started deburring 1.5hrs
01/27/10 Attached Trim Tab to Elevator, Started RV-8 Rudder. 2.5hrs
01/26/10 Finished Trim Tab 2.0hrs
01/25/10 More Trim Tab Work 2.0hrs
01/13/10 Worked on Trim Tab. 2.0 hrs
12/26/09 RTVd Elevator Trailing Edge, Finished Trim Tab Servo Cover. 2.0 hrs
12/25/09 Merry Christmas. Worked on Trim tab servo/plate .5hrs
12/23/09 Worked on Elevator Riblet with Dad, Andrew and Stephen. 1.0hrs
12/21/09 Started to rivet the left elevator skeleton. 1.5hrs
12/19/09 Working on Trim Tab. 1.0 hrs
12/18/09 Woking on Left Elevator Bend Tab.
End of October – November. 15hrs
10/25/09 Bent Trailing Edges, Worked on Elevator Skeletons. 3.0hrs
10/18/09 Back Riveted Right Elevator Stiffeners, Dimpled, Primed, Left Elevator, Worked on Left side Trim Plate Doubler. 4.0 Hours.
10/14/09 Dimpled right elevator, checked fit of right side stiffeners. 1.5 hrs
10/11/09 Worked on Right Elevator deburring. 2.0hrs
10/10/09 Started Left and Right Elevator, Cut Stiffeners, Drilled, Deburred. 3.5hrs
10/09/09 Update..
08/08/09 Worked on Rudder Skin and Skeleton. 3.4hrs
July 2009 4.0hrs
06/24/09 Cut and drilled Rudder Horn/918 Attach Strips, Started to Deburr.2.0hrs
06/22/09 Messed up rudder skin. 0.0hrs
06/21/09 Drilled Rudder Trailing Edge. 1.0hrs
06/18/09 Match Drilled Skins to Skeleton. 1.0hrs
06/14/09 Clecoed and Match Drilled Counter Balance Skin to Ribs and Spars. .5hrs
06/13/09 Back-Riveted Ridder Stiffeners to Skins. 1.0 hrs
06/10/09 Dimpling/Priming Skins and Stiffeners. 1.5hrs
06/07/09 Deburring. 2.5hrs
05/31/09 Cut new Stiffener, checked fit of Rudder Skins. 1.0hrs
05/30/08 Working on Rudder Skeleton 2.5hrs
05/25/09 Mistake with Rudder Stiffener, started on Rudder Ribs and Spars. 2.0hrs
05/19/09 Drilled Rudder Stiffeners 1.0hrs
05/17/09 Finished VS, Trimmed the Rudder Stiffeners. 3.0hrs
05/16/09 My first Tech Counselor visit, Flying an RV-7!
05/11/09 Started Rudder. 1.0hrs
05/03/09 Riveting Vertical Stab. 3.0hrs
04/26/09 VS Finished Deburring, Dimpled, Countersunk, and Primer Prep. 4.0hrs
04/23/09 Deburring and more deburring VS parts 3.5hrs
04/19/09 Deburred Ribs, Skeleton and Skin Clecoed. 2.0hrs
04/18/09 Started Vertical Stab. 1.5hrs
04/16/09 Finished Horizontal Stab!! 3.0hrs
04/15/09 Started to Rivet Skins to HS 2.5hrs
04/14/09 Finished Priming,Dimpling,Riveting Front Spar. 3.5hrs
04/05/09 Finished Deburring, Dimpled, Riveted Rear HS Spar. 5.5hrs
03/27-29/09 Deburring and HS right side skin. 7.0hrs
03/24/09 Started to match-drill skins 5.0hrs
03/20/09 Priming,drilling ribs,skin back on. 3.5hrs
03/15/09 Deburring 1.0hrs
03/14/09 Prep and Priming 3.0hrs
03/11/09 Finished Prep For Front HS Spar/Drilled Ribs/Clecoed on Skin 4.0hrs
03/09/09 Started FWD HS Spar. 2.5hrs
03/08/09 Lazy Sunday. (Finshed the Rear Spar Prep) 3.0hrs
03/07/09 More HS Rear Spar Work 1.0hrs
03/05/09 Started HS Spar 3.0hrs
03/04/09 – Tail Kit Arrives/Taking Inventory 2.0hrs

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