3-10-02

RRS

1.0

Began Construction.  Edge-shaped (and polished) the strengheners for the rear
 spar.

4-1-02

RRS

NA

5-21-02

RRS

0.5

Clecoed parts for rear stabilizer spar.

5-25-02

RRS/CMS

Officially began work on the plane.  Drilled and deburred rear stabilizer spar.

5-27-02

RRS/CMS

2.0

Riveted bearing support on rear spar.  Began drilling front spar.

5-29-02

RRS

1.0

Front spar on Horizontal Stabilizer.

5-30-02

RRS

2.0

Front spar work.

5-31-02

RRS

2.0

Front spar, rear spar.

6-1-02

RRS/CMS

4.0

Clecoed on skins, assembled tail

6-2-02

RRS/CMS

2.5/1.5

Horizontal Stabilizer final prep; clecoed the fin together.

6-3-02

RRS

2.0

Horizontal Stabilizer drilling; dulled bolts at Bob Miller's.

6-5-02

RRS/CMS

2.0 

Match-drilled 3/4 of Horizontal Stabilizer Skin.

6-9-02

RRS

0.5

Finished match-drilling HS.

6-10-02

RRS/CMS

2.5

Disassembled HS, began deburring and dimpling HS.

6-11-02

RRS

1.0

Dimpled right side of HS.

6-18-02

RRS/CMS

2.5

Deburred and dimpled HS.

6-19-02

RRS

1.0

Finished dimpling HS parts.

6-22-02

RRS/CMS

4.0

Prepared HS parts for priming (alodine)

6-23-02

RRS

1.0

Primed HS parts.

6-24-02

RRS

2.0

Began riveting the HS.

6-25-02

RRS/CMS

2.5

Finished riveting the HS spars.

6-26-02

RRS

3.0

Final assembly of HS.

6-27-02

RRS

0.5

Attached front spar.

6-28-02

RRS

2.5

Bucked spar rivets.

7-1-02

RRS

2.0

Final inspection before closing HS.  Replaced #4 rivet in tip connection.  
Began riveting the front spar in place.

7-2-02

RRS

3.0

Finished metal part of HS.  Torqued bolts and finished riveting spar.
Began work on VS.  Match-drilled rudder brackets; deburred and fluted ribs.

7-3-02

RRS/CMS

4.0

Match-drilled and deburred VS (inside skin.)

7-14-02

RRS

2.0

Finished deburring and dimpling vertical fin.

7-15-02

RRS

4.5

Prepared and primed VS.  Began riveting rear spar. (Uncle Mike and Mom put in 
rivets.

7-17-02

RRS/CMS

5.0

Riveted the VS, performed a visual inspection before closing VS with the rear spar.
All rivets looked uniform.  We also randomly checked rivets with a rivet guage.

7-18-02

RRS

2.0

Finished VS.  Trimmed stiffeners for rudder.

7-19-02

RRS/CMS

7.0/2.0

Continued work on rudder.  MAtch-drilled stiffeners and cut elevator stiffeners.
Worked on rudder frame, fabricated extra parts for rudder.  Deburred stiffeners and skin.

7-20-02

RRS

5.0

Finished elevator stiffeners.  Match-drilled elevators.

7-20-02

CMS

1.0

Dimpled stiffeners, helped to match-drill elevators.

7-21-02

RRS

2.0

Finished prepping the rudder and elevator stiffeners.

7-22-02

RRS

3.0

Deburred and dimpled the rudder and two elevator surfaces.

7-23-02

RRS

2.0

Deburred and sanded skins for rudder and elevator.

7-24-02

RRS

8.5

Prepped and primed control surfaces, elevator stiffeners.

7-25-02

RRS

2.0

Finished riveting the stiffeners; began deburring rudder parts.

7-26-02

RRS

2.5

Rudder frame fitting and match-drilling.

7-27-02

RRS/CMS

6.0/2.5

Rudder deburring and dimpling, final fitting of rudder parts.

7-28-02

RRS

5.0

Right elevator assembly, fitting and match-drilling.

8-3-02

RRS

3.0

Fitted left elevator together.

8-4-02

RRS

2.5

Match-drilled left elevator.  Began deburring.

8-9-02

RRS

2.0

Deburring and countersinking/dimpling left elevator.

8-11-02

RRS

6.0

Primed components for rudder and elevators.  Riveted in the trim tab cover
plate assembly.

8-12-02

RRS/CMS

3.5

Began riveting the rudder frame.

8-13-02

RRS

6.0

Continued riveting on rudder.  Started riveting left and right elevator
structures.  Had several "tools" made by Bob Miller: small bucking bar and
several squeeze shims.

8-14-02

RRS

1.5

Riveted left elevator frame together.

8-25-02

RRS/CMS

6.0

Completed left elevator tab folds, mixed RVT (tank sealant) and applied it to 
all stiffeners in the training edges; assembled the skeletons and skins, clecoed
them.

8-28-02

RRS

3.0

Riveted surfaces.

8-30-02

RRS

2.0

More riveting on surfaces.

8-31-02

RRS

4.0

Riveted elevators, rolled rudder front skins.

9-1-02

RRS

2.0

Closed rudder front skins, pop rivets.

9-2-02

RRS/CMS

6.0

Deburred trim tab surface, horns and spar; trimmed off excess on the hinge.
Riveted part of the trim tab spar to the skin, rolled both elevator edges.

9-11-02

RRS

1.5

Straightened the bends on teh left elevator.  Drilled out rivets in the elevator.

9-15-02

RRS/CMS

4.0

Drilled out and re-riveted some rivets on the elevator near the trim tab area
to get rid of a bubble in the sheet metal.  Further bending and final riveting
of elevator tabs near trim tab area.  RIveted the hinge to the trim tab.  Mounted
3 rod-ends into the rudder.

9-18-02

RRS/CMS

2.0

Attached rudder to fin.  Riveted curved edge of the right elevator.

10-7-02

RRS/CMS

2.0

Match-drilled control surface fiberglass tips using #30 bit, deburred and dimpled.
Sealed the vertical fin fiberglass cap with fiberglass resin (Bondo.)

10-12-02

RRS/CMS

6.0

Trimmed the stabilizer for the fiberglass tips (x4); trimmed off excess on 
fiberglass tips, match-drilled tips with horizontal stabilizer skins.  Made
styrofoam molds for tips.

10-18-02

RRS

4.0

Fiberglass tip work.  Closed ends of fin and stabilizer caps.  Riveted fin cap.
Riveted tips on stabilizer.  Match-drilled tops of rudder.

10-25-02

RRS/CMS

3.0

Deburred bottom of rudder (metal) and countersunk fiberglass cap for bottom
of rudder; pop-riveted fiberglass cap to rudder.

10-31-02

RRS

2.5

Riveted right elevator tip.  Epoxy on end and then resin.

11-02-01

RRS

Sanded tip (time recorded in 10-31-02.)

11-02-02

RRS/CMS

4.0

Used dremmel on fiberglass tip on left elevator tip, expoxy and resin.  Riveted
the front seam.  All parts of the tail assembly are now complete.