11-17-03 Began Empennage construction
12-15-03 Primed the HS ribs and spars
12-26-03 Assembled Spar & ribs
12-27-03 Riveted HS main spar and hinge brackets
12-28-03 Dimpled all parts of the HS
12-29-03 Began riveting the spars, ribs and skins together
12-30-03 Vertical Stabilizer assembly
12-31-03 Vertical Stab skins riveted
01-01-04 Begin Rudder assembly
01-02-04 Technical Advisor visited
01-18-04 Riveted stiffeners to left Rudder skin
01-24-04 Fabricated stiffeners for Rudder, Elevators and primed left rudder skin. (no pics)
01-26-04 Drilled and dimpled both Elevator skins and riveted stiffeners to right Elevator skin
01-27-04 Built Elevator skin bender and Elevator
01-29-04 Dimpled subframe and riveted right Elevator assembly
02-04-04 Built left Elevator subassembly and prepared elevator skin and electric trim assembly
02-08-04 Assembled left elevator and trim tab
02-09-04 Ordered new trim tab hinge and more work on the rudder
02-10-04 Deburred, dimpled, countersunk, primed, assembled rudder subassembly
02-11-04 Added counter balance rib and skin using 4" yoke NICE!
02-12-04 Attempted to roll the leading edge of the right elevator
02-15-04 Fitted, aligned and drilled the trim tab
02-16-04 Rolled the left elevator leading edge and installed the trim tab
02-18-04 Assembled and riveted rudder and fabricated trailing edge angle
02-20-04 Epoxy the trailing edge of the rudder
02-24-04 Rivet trailing edge of rudder
02-25-04 Roll and rivet leading edge of rudder
03-08-04 Fitting fiberglass tips on elevators and top of rudder
03-10-04 More glassing of HS tips and fitted bottom rudder tip
03-26-04 Filling gaps with Epoxy and beads and light fill
04-26-04 Sanding and filling and priming.
06-16-04 Just some pics of the mostly completed tips.
12-17-04 JB Welded aluminum angle inside bottom Rudder cover for Strobe/Position light.