Fuel Tank Straps Today I started by installing the felt pieces on the fuel tank straps where they will contact the fuel tanks. I cut the felt strips to the lengths specified in the manual and cent...

Organizing Before I got started really working on the plane today Alex and Dorthy came over to see the project and Alex helped me move some stuff around. I was able to put the struts and interior ...

I disassembled the crate that the finish kit was delivered in today as well as the crate I had from when the replacement horizontal stabilizer was delivered. This was pretty similar to disassemblin...

Today I finished taking inventory of the parts shipped in the finish kit and marking them as received on the packing list. I also recorded the box or tote where each item can be found on the packin...

I just got back from my trip to Oshkosh (followed by a vacation) which was awesome, as always! I talked to a lot of vendors while I was there about things for the plane and got a demo flight in a C...

Today I worked on deburring the problem hole on rib #3 so that I could get the last rivet installed for that rib. I purchased a small hole deburring scraper and a back edge deburring scraper blade ...

Craig came by today to help me reinstall the center rib rivets that I mentioned in the last build entry that I needed help with. We started by installing the rivets in rib #12 which went smoothly. ...

I finally had some time to work on the plane again and started by removing the rivets I installed last time that didn’t pull correctly. The first two that I removed were those on ribs that only had...

I talked to Mark at CubCrafters and got some tips for deburring the match-drilled rib holes and installing the rivets straight. He advised that I use a doubled up Scotchbrite pad to debur the back ...

Today I continued working on section 8 of the manual1, installing the center ribs. I started by confirming that everything was installed in the correct place and that I wasn’t missing any steps her...