Building N679PG

Outside of the wonderful Oshkosh trip (post coming soon), and the work to get the Velocity in a stable condition, I was able to get

Flaps assembly started. Gotta get going with the Fuselage arrival imminent!!!

With the help of my son Giacomo (and his skinny arms!) we were able to get the tough riveting done, and it was smooth sailing from there. Ailerons are done! Read of for details.

Over a few long sessions I’ve gotten a lot of work done on the Aileron Assembly. As far as I can get solo. Read on to see the progress and what it’ll take to get the next steps done.

Moving right along, Aileron Gap Fairings are now installed. Read on for a quick recap and the resolution to the SB rivet conflict discovered during bracket install.

Over a few sessions I was able to get the Aileron brackets installed permanently. Read on for the roadbumps and gotchas learned along the way.

Priming days are my favorite (not!). With a 5:30am start and one epic marathon session, I was able to get through priming all the parts needed to build out the ailerons (and some other things). Check out the lengthy post for a recap of a long, but satisfying day.

With Priming day getting close (Saturday!), I wanted to wrap up any remaining items I needed to get done before prime. This include the aileron brackets and some annoying little aileron stops. Read on for more detail!

Got going on the trailing edge of the wing today, prepping the flap brace and aileron fairing for priming. Thanks Mom for bringing food!