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May 2021

Turtle Deck Finished

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April 2021

IMG_3114

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video Instrument Panel Evolution 2 Likes AWC Inspection - Success My wife and I received our Air Worthiness Certificate today, 4/18/21, at Hemet/Ryan airport in California from Matt Hlavac, DAR (left). Its been a long road but finally got-her-done! Discussion AWC Inspection - Success 11 Likes Twiddling my thumbs

Ordered the finishing kit for my 701. They said it won't ship until late September. Building an airplane requires a lot of inspiration and motivation maintenance as it is. We've all heard of the…

Blog Twiddling my thumbs 3 Likes Critique my rivets I'm a new builder and I'd like feedback on my rivets. In the photos you can see some A5 rivets along the rear spar of my 650 B horizontal stabilizer. I think these rivets are representative of my wor… Discussion Critique my rivets 1 Like

March 2021

Custom panel labels Made some custom labels in Inkscape and sent them to customrubontransfers.com , Discussion Custom panel labels 5 Likes Lightened non-slip Zentih 750 Brake Pedals

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photo Instrument Panel Populated 4 Likes Fuel/baggage stickers Got these from Mark at Aircraftstickers.com. Discussion Fuel/baggage stickers 8 Likes Wall Chart Cheat Sheet Took a Cleveland Chart, modified it and set it up in Word to easily print in large font. Thought I would share with this group for anyone building as it is so helpful for me. Discussion Wall Chart Cheat Sheet 6 Likes 013

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February 2021

Flanging die

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I haven't posted in quite awhile. I am working at a very slow pace due to time constraints and perfectionism. I have lots of updated photos to show.

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