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Wings and wing stand secured in the truck and ready to head for the hangar.
Thanks Jean, Paul, Alex, and Frank for all of the help and support today – much appreciated!!!!
Wings safely ensconced in the hangar awaiting the rest of the airplane sometime this fall.
Engine lifted off the pallet…
Engine top bolts in place…
Engine mounted!! All bolts torqued and ready for cotter pins tomorrow.
Engine mounted!! All bolts torqued and ready for cotter pins tomorrow.
Archer antenna wired, secured, and ready for wingtip installation.
Nav light wires (with necessary extensions spliced in) and antenna cable ready for wingtip installation.
Right wingtip rib drilled and clecoed in place.
Right wingtip ready for installation.
Right wingtip wiring complete.
Right wingtip clecoed in place and ready for, ahem, screwing.
Right wingtip fully installed and ready for flight.
Right wingtip nav light lens – and all the cutoffs. There’s a lot of extra material as-received.
The good news is that it’s not hard to cut, as a set of right & left tinsnips will do the job. The bad news is that, no matter what you do, it’s still a crappy fit when you’re done. Once the plane is painted, it should look fine from 10 feet, but the 2 foot view won’t be pretty. I really hate these damn things.
If someone at the paint shop early next year thinks that he can do a better job (entirely possible and very welcome!), I’ll have them cut a new pair then.
Right wingtip nav light lens ready to be screwed down, as soon as my new nutplates get here later today. Same size as the ones I ordered for the wingtip, itself, so all is well since I always order extra.
Right wing nav light drilling template in place for…drilling!
Right wing nav light mount ready for its light.
Right wing nav light in place.
Right wing nav light wiring underway.
