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Log 2011 Serial # DR-TN-321 FTN06 |
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DATE |
HRS | TOTAL | ||||||
Jan 10, 2011 | Flush rivet door post to skin. | 1 | 617.5 | |||||
Jan 11, 2011 | Fasten fuel lines to cabin posts. | 1 | 618.5 | |||||
Jan 12, 2011 | Finish riveting nose skins. | 2 | 620.5 | |||||
Jan 13, 2011 | Fasten fuel line, selector valve, prime floor skins. | pictures | 4 | 624.5 | ||||
Jan 14, 2011 | Rivet floor. | 2 | 626.5 | |||||
Jan 29, 2011 | Finish riveting front floor, install rudder pedals. | 3 | 629.5 | |||||
Jan 31, 2011 | Rivet rear floor. | 4 | 633.5 | |||||
Feb 01, 2011 | Rivet rear floor, prep access covers. | 4 | 637.5 | |||||
Feb 02, 2011 | Rivet seat rails, prep access covers. | 3 | 640.5 | |||||
Feb 03, 2011 | Rivet floor to seat rails, prep access covers and cargo parts | pictures | 4 | 644.5 | ||||
Feb 04, 2011 | Cleco cargo, cabin liner and drill. | 3 | 647.5 | |||||
Feb 05, 2011 | De-burr cabin liner pcs. | 3 | 650.5 | |||||
Feb 07, 2011 | De-burr cabin liner, install tinnermans. | 4 | 654.5 |
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Feb 08, 2011 | De-burr cabin framing for liner pcs and prime. | 4 | 658.5 | |||||
Feb 09, 2011 | Prime liner, rivet cargo area. | 3 | 661.5 | |||||
Feb 10, 2011 | Rivet cargo and liner. | 4 | 665.5 | |||||
Feb 11, 2011 | Finish riveting liner,install rear seats and doors. | 3 | 668.5 | |||||
Feb 16, 2011 | Hang fuselage from rafters to clear building table for floats. | pictures | 1.5 | 670.0 | ||||
Start Montana 2800 Amphibian Float Kit | ||||||||
Feb 21, 2011 | Drill float hatch frames, de-burr and prime. | 3 | 673.0 | |||||
Feb 22, 2011 | Rivet hatch nut flanges, re-drill hatch frames for -4 rivets. | pictures | 4 | 677.0 | ||||
Feb 23, 2011 | Rivet hatch rails, drill nd de-burr hatches, cleco rails. | 4 | 681.0 | |||||
Feb 24, 2011 | Drill right float rails and de-burr, rivet one hatch. | pictures | 3 | 684.0 | ||||
Feb 25, 2011 | Drill left float rails. | 4 | 688.0 | |||||
Feb 26, 2011 | Cleco bulkheads. | 3 | 791.0 | |||||
Feb 27, 2011 | Cleco bulkheads, de-burr rails and decks. | 3 | 794.0 | |||||
Feb 28, 2011 | Wet rivet top rails on both floats. | pictures | 5 | 799.0 | ||||
Mar 01, 2011 | Fit J stringers, rivet spreader supports and clean up Sikflex. | 4 | 803.0 | |||||
Mar 02, 2011 | Drill bulkheads, buld jig braces to hold float tops vertical. | 5 | 808.0 | |||||
Mar 03, 2011 | De-burr bulkheads and rivet. | 5 | 813.0 | |||||
Mar 04, 2011 | Drill, de-burr bulkheads and rivet. | pictures | 4 | 817.0 | ||||
Mar 06, 2011 | Drill right float wheel well parts. | pictures | 2 | 819.0 | ||||
Mar 07, 2011 | Drill left gearwall pcs, rivet 08, 09. | 4 | 823.0 | |||||
Mar 08, 2001 | Drill bulkheads to top skin. | 4 | 827.0 | |||||
Mar 09, 2011 | Drill bulkheads to top skin, de-burr. | 4 | 831.0 | |||||
Mar 23, 2011 | Rivet right wheeel well. | 4 | 835.0 | |||||
Mar 24, 2011 | Rivet right wheeel well. | 4 | 839.0 | |||||
Mar 25, 2011 | Rivet right wheeel well. | 4 | 843.0 | |||||
Mar 28, 2011 | Rivet right wheeel well. | 4 | 847.0 | |||||
Mar 29, 2011 | Rivet right wheeel well, drill right nose gear rail. | 4 | 851.0 | |||||
Mar 30, 2011 | Rivet right wheeel well, drill left nose gear rail. | 3 | 854.0 | |||||
Mar 31, 2011 | Rivet left wheel well, drill nose gear rails. | 4 | 858.0 | |||||
April 01, 2011 | Rivet left wheel well, drill nose gear rails. | 4 | 862.0 | |||||
April 03, 2011 | De-burr nose gear rails and prime. | 2 | 864.0 | |||||
April 04, 2011 | Rivet wheel well. | 4 | 868.0 | |||||
April 05, 2011 | Rivet, bolt nose gear rails. | 4 | 872.0 | |||||
April 06. 2011 | Rivet, bolt nose gear rails. | 3 | 875.0 | |||||
April 07, 2011 | Rivet right and left float bulkheads. | 4 | 879.0 | |||||
April 08, 2011 | Finish riveting right float bulkheads. | pictures | 3 | 882.0 | ||||
April 11, 2011 | Drill,de-burr, rivet pumpout cups, rivett left bulkheads. | 4 | 886.0 | |||||
April 12, 2011 | Rivet left wheel well to top skin. | 3 | 889.0 | |||||
April 13, 2011 | Rivet right whell well to top skin. | 3 | 892.0 | |||||
April 14, 2011 | Rivet, bolt step supports in wheel wells. | 3 | 895.0 | |||||
April 15, 2011 | Fit side skins. | pictures | 3 | 898.0 | ||||
April 18, 2011 | Fit side skins. | 3 | 901.0 | |||||
April 20, 2011 | Drill right float side skins. | pictures | 3 | 904.0 | ||||
April 25, 2011 | Drill right float side skins. | 4 | 908.0 | |||||
April 26, 2011 | Drill right float side skins. | 4 | 912.0 | |||||
April 28, 2011 | Mark right flaot side skins for trim. Drill left float side skins. | 3 | 915.0 | |||||
April 29, 2011 | Drill left float side skins. | 3 | 918.0 | |||||
May 04, 2011 | Pumpout hoses, remove side skins, mark chines. | 3 | 921.0 | |||||
May 06, 2011 | De-burr side skins. | 3 | 924.0 |
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May 09, 2011 | De-burr side skins. | 4 | 928.0 | |||||
May 10, 2011 | De-burr side skins, bulkheads and deck rail. | 4 | 932.0 | |||||
May 16, 2011 | Rivet rt float inside aft side skin. Install hydrolic lines. | 4 | 936.0 | |||||
May 17, 2011 | Rivet rt float out aft side skin. Rivet gearbox sidewall stiffner. | 2 | 938.0 | |||||
May 18, 2011 | Rivet rt float fwd side skin. | 4 | 942.0 | |||||
May 19, 2011 | Rivet rt float fwd out side skin, Layout holes for rt aft chines. | 4 | 946.0 | |||||
May 20, 2011 | Layout holes fwd rt chines, drill and de-burr. | 4 | 950.0 | |||||
May 21, 2011 | Drill/de-burr chines and skins. | pictures | 2 | 952.0 | ||||
May 23, 2011 | Rivet right float aft chines. | 4 | 956.0 | |||||
May 24, 2011 | Drill/ de-burr/rivet right float forward chines. | pictures | 4 | 960.0 | ||||
June 01, 2011 | Rivet left float aft side skins. | 3 | 963.0 | |||||
June 02, 2011 | Rivet left float fwd outer skin. | 3 | 966.0 | |||||
June 06, 2011 | Rivet left float fwd inner skin. | 5 | 971.0 | |||||
June 09, 2011 | Rivet left float outside aft chine. | 2 | 973.0 | |||||
June 13, 2011 | Rivet left float inside chine and deburr fwd chines. | 2 | 975.0 | |||||
June 14, 2011 | Rivet left float fwd chines. | 4 | 979.0 | |||||
LEFT FLOAT | ||||||||
Aug 26, 2011 | Drill aft keel and clips. | 4 | 983.0 | |||||
Aug 30, 2011 | Rivet aft keel and clips. | 4 | 987.0 | |||||
Aug 31, 2011 | Cut new bottom skins and drill. | 3 | 990.0 | |||||
Sept 02, 2011 | Drill bottom skin. | 3 | 993.0 | |||||
Sept 03, 2011 | Drill bottom skin and keel. | 3 | 996.0 | |||||
Sept 05, 2011 | Drill keel strip,deburr skins, chines and keel. | 3 | 999.0 | |||||
Sept 06, 2011 | Drill hose clips and keel strip. | 1 | 1000.0 | |||||
Sept 07, 2011 | Remove rivets for side keel clips and move J stringer on #3 | 3 | 1003.0 | |||||
Sept 08, 2011 | Form keel clip, drill one side keel, start second. | 4 | 1007.0 | |||||
Sept 09, 2011 | Drill side keels. | 3 | 1010.0 | |||||
Sept 13, 2011 | Deburr side keels and clips. | 1 | 1011.0 | |||||
Oct 12, 2011 | Rivet side keels and clips. | 4 | 1015.0 | |||||
Oct 17, 2011 | Drill, deburr center keel and clips. | 4 | 1019.0 | |||||
Oct 18, 2011 | Rivet center keel and clips. | 4 | 1023.0 | |||||
Oct 24, 2011 | Drill fwd bottom skin. | 4 | 1027.0 | |||||
Oct 25, 2011 | Drill fwd bottom skin. | 4 | 1031.0 | |||||
Oct 26, 2011 | Drill keel strip and rivet. Rivet side doublers. | 4 | 1035.0 | |||||
Oct 27, 2011 | Rivet aft bottom skin. | 4 | 1039.0 | |||||
Oct, 28 2011 | Rivet aft bottom skin. | 5 | 1044.0 | |||||
RIGHT FLOAT | ||||||||
Nov 05, 2011 | Drill aft keel. Drill aft bottom skins. | 6 | 1050.0 | |||||
Nov 07, 2011 | Drill, deburr aft skins. | 4 | 1054.0 | |||||
Nov 08, 2011 | Rivet aft bottm skin. | 4 | 1058.0 | |||||
Nov 09, 2011 | Rivet aft bottom skin. | 5 | 1063.0 | |||||
Nov 10, 2011 | Drill fwd keels. | 5 | 1068.0 | |||||
Nov 11, 2011 | Drill fwd keels and inboard fwd skin. | 5 | 1073.0 | |||||
Nov 12, 2011 | Drill inboard and outboard fwd skins. | 6 | 1079.0 | |||||
Nov 13, 2011 | Drill outboard skin. | pictures | 6 | 1085.0 | ||||
Nov 14, 2011 | Drill fwd outboard skin and rivet keels. | 5 | 1090.0 | |||||
Nov 15, 2011 | Rivet keels, drill keel strip and rub keel. | 4 | 1094.0 | |||||
Nov 16, 2011 | Drill rub keel, rivet side and nose doublers. | 5 | 1099.0 | |||||
Nov 17, 2011 | Rivet first fwd bottom skin, right float. | 5 | 1104.0 | |||||
Nov 18, 2011 | Rivet second fwd bottom skin, right float. | 8 | 1112.0 | |||||
Nov 19, 2011 | Prep bottom skins. | 4 | 1116.0 | |||||
Nov 20, 2011 | Prep bottom skins. | 3 | 1119.0 | |||||
Nov, 21 2011 | Rivet first bottom skin. | 5 | 1124.0 | |||||
Nov 22, 2011 | Rivet second bottom skin. | 9 | 1133.0 | |||||
Nov 30, 2011 | Drill hatch frames. Rivet right bottom frame | 4 | 1137.0 | |||||
Dec 01, 2011 | Rivet left hatch frame and hatches. | 4 | 1141.0 | |||||
Dec 02, 2011 | Rivet nose bumbers and spray rails. | 3.5 | 1144.5 | |||||
Dec 04, 2011 | Clean right float top and sides. | 5 | 1149.5 | |||||
Dec 05, 2011 | Clean left float top and sides and move wings. | 3 | 1152.5 | |||||
Dec 06, 2011 | Clean left float top and sides and rivet nose bumper. | 5 | 1157.5 | |||||
Dec 07, 2011 | Clean left float bottom and rivet nose bumper. | 5 | 1162.5 | |||||
Dec 08, 2011 | Clean rigth float bottom. | 4 | 1166.5 | |||||
Dec 10, 2011 | Polish floats. | 3 | 1169.5 | |||||
Dec 11, 2011 | Layout strut attachment pcs. | 3 | 1172.5 | |||||
Dec 12, 2011 | Polish floats and rivet nut plates. | 3 | 1175.5 | |||||
Dec 13, 2011 | Install spre3ader clamps and spreaders. | 4 | 1179.5 | |||||
Dec 14, 2011 | Install receiver plates and rudders. | 4 | 1183.5 | |||||
Dec 15, 2011 | Install rudders and spreader clamps. | 4 | 1187.5 | |||||
Dec 16, 2011 | Install rudders and main gear blocks. | 2 | 1189.5 | |||||
Dec 19, 2011 | Install main gear blocks and struts. | 4 | 1193.5 | |||||
Dec 20, 2011 | Install struts. | 4 | 1197.5 | |||||
Dec 22, 2011 | Rivet firewall. | pictures | 3 | 1200.5 | ||||
Dec 23, 2011 | Bolt on engine mount. | 3 | 1203.5 | |||||
BUILDING SUMMARY |
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Horizontal Stabilizer and Elevators | 50.0 | |||||||
Vertical Fin and Rudder | 27.5 | |||||||
Right Wing - No Aileron/Flap | 87.0 | |||||||
Left Wing - No Aileron/Flap | 88.0 | |||||||