Project status for now:
- Control surfaces are complete - I do have the parts to build another aileron and most likely will do so later in the project. I may be able to salvage the one I have, I just wasn't happy with the trailing edge. EDIT: I did end up building another aileron I was happy with later on
- Tanks are complete and have been mounted
I did run into an issue on the left wing where the skin mating between the tank and the leading edge is quite tight. I am going to remove the left tank and file down the skin a bit to create a little more of a gap. The scotchbrite wheel on a die grinder will come in handy for that
- Wing wiring is complete. That section appeared more difficult than it actually is. Once you get started and understand what they are asking you to do (Insert molex pins into connectors, etc) then things move quickly. One thing to note is that there are a few wires which are different colors than the plans show however I believe I got the correct wires in the correct connectors :)
- I am fairly certain I will be going with Garmin Avionics for this plane, and there has been quite a bit of discussion about the use of the ADAHRS mount that comes with the plane and it's suitability for Garmin vs the original design which fits the Dynon. I am going to build and install it anyways assuming things will work out.
- Had a scare on the j channel for the bottom wings. One of the first steps in Chapter 13 for the wing kit is to match drill the j channel by using the wing spar as a drill guide. I remember originally messing up which was right and left and sure enough much later in the project this came back to bite me. It appeared to me that the holes were not lining up correctly. I even wrote vans support, however I realized after the fact that I had reversed which was which. I clecoed them on the skins and things did line up.
This weekend hopefully will include lots of deburring (Edge and hole), priming, and dimpling. Once that is complete it will be on to the actual riveting of the skins. I have multiple helpers lined up unlike what happened on the top skins.
