Kit #7 arrived

[Utah-Jay]

Today was an amazing day, I started covering the fuselage. Eric aka @Uintabearhawk from nearby Kamas came by to lend a hand which really helped. I got 70% of the bottom covered today, well it is all covered, but not all shrunk and fitted to finished product. Probably 2-3 hours more tomorrow then I start prepping the right side. 39F4457D-4B08-4A13-A2A2-DB86B4C4A673.jpg0B67BE18-41FE-41B1-84B6-0466A95B046A.jpgBC81932D-4598-44AA-BAB8-6F0C27373E82.jpg

[Utah-Jay]

Bottom is done, 15 hours in two days
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[Utah-Jay]

40BA1B12-F111-4AB6-88EB-AE695F254B89.jpg 8 hours… I cut and marked the left and right sides. I glued and tacked on the right. I figured a before and after would be fun to see D44C9C7A-7D16-4D12-9C3E-3EB930AF69AB.jpgD357C58C-AC14-494F-A853-FF091C4EA253.jpg

[jaredyates]

I love the color, and thank you for keeping us up to date on your progress!

[Utah-Jay]

What a difference a day makes
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[Utah-Jay]

Not the easiest area to cover using Oratex but here is my effort on the right side. I can’t final shrink until I rib-stitch
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[Utah-Jay]

Flipped and ready to cover the left side

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[Utah-Jay]

Starting to look like an airplane.
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[Utah-Jay]

Starting to look like an airplane
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[Utah-Jay]

Left side is finished, there is a bit or a wrinkle that will not be visible once I close out the top. Tapes not on the seam yet
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[Utah-Jay]

I will finish the covering process tomorrow
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And here is some prep for the last piece
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[Utah-Jay]

Today was a huge milestone… At 5:30pm I finished my covering.
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Only thing I have left to do on the covering is taping the seams which I will do tomorrow.

[Utah-Jay]

DONE!!! With the covering and tapes. Finished taping all the seams today, so on to a new task
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[Utah-Jay]

Did some painting tonight

Center section of the overhead
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Hub Caps
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Shock struts
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[Utah-Jay]

Back on the gear
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