Wheels and empennage fairing

I injected grease in the nosewheel fork and set the break-out force to 22lbs per the plans. I pulled the main wheels off enough that I could reshape the wheel pant brackets that have been getting abused by my feet as I step over them. They had caught on my pant legs enough to get bent around some.

I fitted and drilled the empennage fairing along with the two gap fairings that go under the HS.







TIP: There are about 5 holes on the aft end of the longeron that get tapped for screws to hold that gap fairings on. Do this ahead of time since you can do this with the HS on.

(Time: 6 hrs)

GPS antenna bracket

I finished making up the GPS antenna bracket to mount to the firewall. This is a common location to put the GPS antenna, right under the cowl. I won't mount it until I have the engine so I can check for any interference.

(Time: 2 hrs)

Seats/Interior and vents

We picked up our seats and side panels from the upholsterer on the way home. They look good! This was the first set of airplane seats they had ever done and the first time they saw temperfoam. The quality on Sandi's seat is better since they learned a lot making mine. :-) Seats plus side panels was $250 plus material. I'll snap a picture someday when I remember to buy batteries for the camera.



Since the panel is in for good, I went ahead and installed the fresh air vents and tubing. Simple enough.



(Time: 1 hr)