Paula's Birthday

Today is Paula's birthday so I was making sure she didn't do any dishes and started to clean a cookie sheet and thought it could use a little garage engineering.

Christmas Present

I got coupons for an hour of garage work from no less than four this Christmas which was exactly what I asked for. I made immediate use of them. In the first picture there's me and Austin working on the forward fuselage, Spencer countersinking angle for the forward fuselage floor and Cameron and Shelby dimpling the forward side skins. They all did good work and the best part was I got to spend time with all of them. Time with loved ones is the best Christmas present you can get!

Shelby and Cameron dimpling side skins. Shelby was laughing that she was replaced by a carpeted board that kept the skins from scraping on the floor. Really, she does a good job when she helps but she prefers organizing. Cameron was a natural with the c-frame dimpler. He just finished his Eagle Scout and I joked that he should have built an airplane instead of benches for his project. He wasn't buying it.

Finishing Bottom Of Fuselage

I'm starting the last of the bottom of the fuselage before the the instructions say to "roll the canoe". You have to read the blueprints to determine what is left to finish. I'll need help with the riveting as my arms aren't long enough to reach inside and outside at the same time.

This picture is looking in through the firewall recess that's removed for access.

The fuselage is still upside down. I'm hoping Austin can help with some of the harder to reach rivets and we can flip this baby by Christmas.