H. Stab hinge bracket & top skin final preparation

H. Stab. after rebuild

Rebuilt H. Stab. & applied RustOx to bottom interior and H. Stab structure. Prepared center hinge bracket & gusset for install. Constructed center hinge installation tool(7-H-5).

41130 Steel parts to Powder Coating

 A1 Powder Coating, Garland.  Alex (owner) gave $50 discount if I promised to send him pictures of the completed project for his customer's brochure.  $300 total ... all other quote above $500.

H. Stab. Bottom Skin

Laid out center-lines on bottom skin surface. Aligned skin to rear spar and drilled and clecoed (silver) in preparation for strapping (5 straps) to evenly pull the skin over the structure. Verified alignment across front spar and ribs, then drilled out for silver clecos. Strapping process is difficult with just one person. However bottom skin alignment is good around the nose and curved surfaces

H. Stab. Structure (7H0) Ready for Skinning

H. Stab structure(7H0) and attachments drilled, (#40) deburred, and ready for skinning

H. Stab. Rear Spar layout & mate with Front Spar

Rear spar layout (doublers & ribs). Drill & cleco (silver) H. Stab Rear spar. Mate front & rear.

Layout H. Stab. - Front Spar

Front Spar layout (doublers & ribs). Drill & cleco (silver) front Hor. Stab front spar.

Complete Invntory and Parts Storage Process

Completed the inventory and parts storage process. No parts missing from pick-list/BOM other than 3 small parts (for the folding wing option) on Back-Order. One small part duplicated. Informed Joyce, she said to keep it.

Unload & Return Van - Start Inventory and parts Storage

Unloaded van into garage to return van to Capps. Started inventory and storage process. Logged parts and storage locations to spreadsheet.

Load Van & Return Trip

Zenith folks loaded van in under 40 min. Great job and fit easily. Skins flat on corrugated cardboard on van floor. Landing gear spring on further cardboard and furniture blankets on top of the skins, Spars fit well. Large box is the major portions of the metal parts. Other boxes contain Matco wheel-rims and brakes. Welded cockpit superstructure and plexi-galss parts went in last covered in furniture pads. Rode well for the 550 mi, trip back.

Van Rental & Drive to Zenith Factory for Kit Pickup

Rented a long-wheelbase, cargo van from Capp's Van Rental, Plano and drove to Mexico, MO for kit pickup on the 19th. Overnight stay: Buget Inn.  ~550 miles each way.

AOA Instrument build complete

Andrew finished the AOA kit build and discussed the installation. Suggested that I seal the sensor board since it will be in the slip-stream (mounted among the port side jury strut. Purchased silicone circuit board sealer for the job.

Andrew's Electronics, andrew.kwiecinski@gmail.com  (325) 370-4404

Researched Viking Engine Installation Video

Watched the 701 engine installation videos at www.VikingAircraftEngines.Com/installation-701.  Excellent source.  It is updated often on the Viking Forum Site.

Researched iFlyGPS iPad Air Software

Visited with Chris at iFlyGPS in McKinney. He loaded the software on my iPad Air and gave some instruction. I have a 30-day free trial period, but the application looks good for my IFR usage. The company (and Chris) were most helpful and are close by so I'll probably go with this application.

CrazedPilot nav/Pos Lights Controller Kit

LEDs & housings for lights (3D rings, circuit boards, controller). Built controller box : 7 Amp breaker, 4 mini-toggle switches, 4 mini-phono plugs, CrazedPilot Stobe/Wig-Wag controller, in 140x90x30mm plastic hobby project box for mounting under the panel.

Ordered Viking 110 HP Engine & 701 Firewall Fwd Kit

Ordered Viking 110 HP Engine, Viking View EIS, installation parts "grab-bag", and 701 firewall-fwd. mid/late-Aug delivery.

!!!!! Delayed delivery until after Thanksgiving 2015 in order to include new 2016 ECU.  !!!!

Researched 3-D Parts Printing

 3D Printing services - UPS Store Frisco (Ian: 972-540-5130). Nav/Pos light retainer rings from SeaDog sample. CAD file and 3 black ABS plastic copies made $40 ($23/ea from SeaDog)