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[wirejock]

Holy cow! Finally all the wire is run. Well except for the stuff coming from the wings. That's no problem. There's plenty of room in the outboard snap bushings. The middle ones are seriously packed.
That ADAHRS cable is a honker! That one and one coax really ate up space. Thankfully, it all fits and I didn't have to drill new holes in the Center Section. Antenna doublers are riveted.
Finally I can move on to the last million little jobs to complete this lady. Too many little tasks to think about.
I'm taking a two week hiatus for a VaCay then back in the factory. We have a Great Grandaughter on the way next week. Gotta go see the baby. Someday maybe she will ride with the old guy.

[Desert Rat]

Working on the F-7106 Fwd Top Skin. This is the last skin to be installed and I held off until all of the stuff behind the panel was done.

I've pretty much hit the limit of what I can conveniently rivet by myself, so I'll have to find something else to do until my rivet partner comes back from a business trip next week.

[SilverEagle2]

So...I've been putting the SLOW in slow-build, but hit a pretty big milestone this weekend.

It's flipped...and on the cart.

[wirejock]

Wow. Finally. Interior and all those electrons are done.
Seats are temporarily installed. Someone will no doubt notice the snaps.
I just couldn't wait any longer and Sweetie wants her spare bedroom back!
We sat inside for quite a while making airplane noises.
Closing up the cockpit and moving on.
Prop Spinner, Empennage Fairing and she goes to the hangar for final assembly. Creeping up on that Airworthyness thingy.

[mfleming]

Originally Posted by wirejock

Wow. Finally. Interior and all those electrons are done.
Seats are temporarily installed. Someone will no doubt notice the snaps.
I just couldn't wait any longer and Sweetie wants her spare bedroom back!
We sat inside for quite a while making airplane noises.
Closing up the cockpit and moving on.
Prop Spinner, Empennage Fairing and she goes to the hangar for final assembly. Creeping up on that Airworthyness thingy.
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Looking Good!

[Desert Rat]

Thats really great Larry.

On a related note, I just wrapped up the canopy skirt by following Larrys excellent series of articles in Kitplanes. Next up is the windscreen.

Thanks a ton Larry for the effort you put in to share that info with everybody.

[wirejock]

Originally Posted by Desert Rat

Thats really great Larry.

On a related note, I just wrapped up the canopy skirt by following Larrys excellent series of articles in Kitplanes. Next up is the windscreen.

Thanks a ton Larry for the effort you put in to share that info with everybody.

Wow! That looks nice. Don't you love the sound when the canopy closes?

[Desert Rat]

Yup, it's quite a feeling.

In my case, it was followed immediately by discovering how hard it is to open again from the outside, even though I had put a tab at the aft left corner, so I took it back off and spent today installing a pull handle on the spine

[wirejock]

Originally Posted by Desert Rat

Yup, it's quite a feeling.

In my case, it was followed immediately by discovering how hard it is to open again from the outside, even though I had put a tab at the aft left corner, so I took it back off and spent today installing a pull handle on the spine

Yep. Same problem. I put a knob on each side.
Sitting inside today, it's really sealed up.

[N890GF]

I recently hit a fairly big milestone! Canopy is done! I still have the fiberglass fairing to do, but I am doing all the fiberglass work closer to the end. Full write-ups for major steps on my blog (link in my signature)!