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01/10/02
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Ordered our F1 Rocket from Mark Frederick
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02/01/02
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Registered N82NM for our F1
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03/31/02
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Took delivery in Tyler, TX of our F1 Rocket s/n 82 and drove her back to KC in a Penske Truck!
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11/19/02
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Shop is near completion and beginning to inventory our birds parts
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12/28/02
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Remove floor panels from fuse and prep panels for riveting the floor bracing
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01/03/03
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Drilled empennage deck holes to be riveted at a later time
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01/15/03
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Completed riveting floor panel braces
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01/25/03
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Cut rudder cable slots at rear of fuse and built rudder cable exit clamps and procured slot fairings
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02/10/03
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Completed baggage compartment floors and bracing
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03/01/03
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Procured autopilot servos from Trutrak (Jim Younkin)
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06/10/03
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Initial building of rigging of Pilot rudder pedal assembly
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06/12/03
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Remove front instrument panel skin and instrument panel for easy access to rudder pedal area
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06/13/03
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Shipped F1 exhaust back to Larry Vetterman for the 2” Macho pipe upgrade......... ARRRGGGGGHH!
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7/11/03
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Field trip to Tulsa to visit with Monty Barrett of BPA about our engine build
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9/15/03
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Welded center control rod and assembled control sticks
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9/30/03
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Finished rear baggage closeout. Assembled upper floor and rear baggage closeout
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10/07/03
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Install nutplates on pilot floor and attach pilots floor
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2/1/04
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Construct Pilot seat back
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2/15/04
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Begin construction of rudder pedals
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3/1/04
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Work on Pilot floor and seat back attach point. Installed nutplates for flooring
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4/10/04
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Work on battery tray and autopilot installation
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5/5/04
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Finish ELT and Battery tray installation. Hinged the access to the battery and ELT.
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7/28/04
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Began work on rear spar for empennage. Fabricated adjustable pilot seat, drilled front weldments.
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8/15/04
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Continued work on Rear spar for H-stab and worked on cockpit rails
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9/03/04
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Finished rear spar for h-stab and mounted in jig, continued work on cockpit rails
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9/28/04
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Finished and mounted Cockpit rails
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10/15/04
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Finished front seat back weldment and mounted windshield bow
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11/15/04
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Mount Throttle and fabricate cover. Also worked on Horizontal Stab in Jig.
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11/28/04
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Finish Throttle quad and rivet H stab skeleton
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1/16/05
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Worked on Rudder pedal assemblies. Installing MKII flap system in Fuse.
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2/22/05
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Drilled H Stab skins and clamped in place
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2/25/05
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Install Flap Motor
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08/01/05
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Completed battery box. Horizontal skins are ready for riveting. Fabricating rear passenger panels.
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08/30/05
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Horizontal tail is together and out of the jig. Started work on Vert. Stab. Continued on rear seat.
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09/15/05
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Finished riveting horizontal tail............done!
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09/15/07
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Trip to Collinsville, OK (America’s Engines) to build our IO-540 for the Rocket
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10/15/05
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Finished rear seat panels. Now working on rudder pedals and vert stab
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12/15/07
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Hung the IO-540 on the beast
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11/01/07
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Put the F1 up on the gear
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01/15/07s
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Ordered firewall penetration kits and fittings for the engine
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01/21/07
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Firewall penetratons for fuel line and brake line bulkheads. Also installed heat box
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01/30/07
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Install oil cooler and fuel line fitting on engine. Put stringers in left and right elevator skins
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02/04/07
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Firewall penetrations for wiring, hook up heat box and parking brake. Trim vert. for rudder
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02/15/07
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Working on Elevators and covering firewall with insulation
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03/15/07
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Finished Rudder Pedals
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04/15/07
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Ordered brake hoses
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05/10/07
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Begin work on fiberglass engine cowl. Fitting and trimming
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01/10/2008
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Finish Tail surfaces - trim module, counterbalance cutouts, etc.
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02/28/2008
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Working on Panel layout and design
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04/06/08
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Attach Horizontal Stab
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04/15/08
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Attach Vertical Stab
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05/01/08
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Attach wings and install control sticks and control rods
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06/01/08
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Trim Vertical and attach rudder
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06/09/08
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Build and attach rudder stops
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06/15/08
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Fit rudder tip and elevator tips
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06/24/08
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Install tailwheel link
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07/20/08
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Fabricate rear control stick closeout
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07/23/08
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Fabricate fuel tank support brackets
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07/24/08
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Fitting horizontal fiberglass tips
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08/01/08
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Fabricate Fuel vent fittings and work on Fuel tank removal
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08/06/08
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Leak check fuel tanks and install fuel vent lines
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