Date and Comments

Time

Cost

Received plans and hand riveter from Zenith Aircraft. Organized drawing supplements into binders and downloaded CAD drawings.

2.5 hrs

$389.50

Began plotting nose rib form blocks using ModelCAD.

1.5 hrs

$0.00

Finished plotting nose rib form blocks and began rear rib blocks. Encountered incomplete information in the drawings re: rear Z joggle, spar cap clearance measurements and rib crimp positions. Composed and sent email to Zenith asking for clarification.

2.5 hrs

$0.00

Purchased MDF (medium density fiberboard) to use for rib form block construction.

2.5 hrs

$12.87

Plotted and printed center rib form block drawings. Printer aspect ratio incorrect! Reprinted on other printer and was OK, but will draw all remaining ribs directly on MDF. Cut and sanded right and left center nose rib blocks.

3.0 hrs

$0.00

Received email from Nick at Zenith clarifying questions about the drawings. Nick also indicated he will send me draft CAD drawings for the HDS wing option. Excellent! No building today; wrapping Christmas presents at Mom-in-law’s house.

0.0 hrs

$0.00

Purchased C-clamps, files, sandpaper, metric rule and jigsaw blades. Finished putting HDS and TDO (taildragger option) updates in the binders, replacing the standard HD drawings. Too cold to work in the shop for long. Temp is 40 deg F even with heater going!

0.5 hrs

$30.28

Received draft CAD drawings from Zenith for HDS wings. Marked out S6 nose block on MDF.

0.5 hrs

$0.00

Reviewed draft CAD drawings and noted several discrepancies in the dimensions vs the original drawings. Per Nick’s request sent email noting the differences. Continued drawing nose rib blocks. Used new dimensions, as (after careful study) they correct a discrepancy in the original drawings that made the rib blocks S6-S8 the wrong length. Each rib should be 39mm shorter than the previous; this was not so with the original drawings. Completed S7-S9 drawings.

1.5 hrs

$0.00

No building today. Helping parents load up to move to Birch Tree, MO! Will visit them in Feb on our way to Zenith builder workshop.

0.0 hrs

$0.00

Cut and sanded S6-S9 nose rib blocks. Marked and cut S9 rear rib block from remains of first sheet of MDF. Marked rear center rib block on new sheet. Bought router bit for flanging dies.

3.5 hrs

$6.95

Cut rear center rib block. Didn’t do much else; had headache and the jig saw noise was painful!

0.5 hrs

$0.00

No building. Late day at work + grocery shopping killed the evening. Hitting the sack early since I’m flying at 9am tomorrow.

0.0 hrs

$0.00

Another late day at work, but managed to mark out rear blocks for S6 and S8. Flying this morning was beautiful with cool temperature, clear skies, calm winds and unlimited visibility. Sure made it hard to go to work afterwards.

0.5 hrs

$0.00

No building. New Year’s Eve.

0.0 hrs

$0.00