Build Log for Sonex 0849B
Located main drain hole in fuel tank and drilled opening with spade bit. Deburred edges with file and sandpaper then used wire trick to install “oops” fitting. Drilled fuel sender hole two inches over with step bit and deburred hole.…
Deburred glareshield parts then riveted firewall angles to firewall. Clecoed glareshield into place then riveted to upper forward longerons and firewall angles. Left out stiffener until gas tank installation. Hours Worked: 2.24
Removed panel, control sticks, forward fuselage floor, and glareshield in preparation for part prep Hours Worked: 1.24
Pilot then updrilled panel to corner plates. Removed panel and taped on proposed panel layout for mockup. Temporarily bolted control sticks into place to verify fitment of everything. Hours Worked: 1.25
Made temporary seat cushions out of old mattress pad. Realigned glareshield to longerons and upper firewall and pilot drilled glareshield to firewall angle. Located instrument panel 3/4″ back from edge of glareshield and pilot drilled glareshield to instrument panel angle.…
Located and clecoed firewall angles to upper firewall. Located and pilot drilled cross tie fittings to wing attach angle and upper longerons. Riveted cross tie fittings to wing attach angles but left clecoes in upper longerons so that forward spar…
Marked and bent -05 and -09 angles. Located -05 instrument Panel angles to back of instrument Panel and drilled/clecoed. Will install final rivets and dimple once panel is cut out. Hours Worked: 1.88
Riveted forward seat pan hinge half to spar tunnel. Marked and located upper seat back hinge half onto cross tie box and pilot drilled. Updrilled hinge, deburred, and riveted. Located rear seat pan centered to ribs and pilot drilled. Located…
Updrilled hinge halves on seat pan channel, disassembled, deburred then riveted into final position. Installed forward seat pan with hinge pins then pinned forward mount hinge onto assembly. Located forward hinge onto spar tunnel and pilot drilled then updrilled. Removed…
Created miscellaneous hinges and hinge pins from P3 piano hinge stock. Assembled and riveted -02 and -04 seat pan assemblies. Located and pilot drilled hinge half’s to forward seat pan channel. Hours Worked: 6.60
Deburred tail wheel and spring holes and installed AN4 hardware through tail wheel assembly. Reinstalled clecoes on aft fuselage floor and took off of saw horses. Rolling chassis complete! Hours Worked: 1.26
Drilled 1/4″ hole in tail wheel spring using same method as landing gear legs. Updrilled bottom half of tail wheel mount bracket then through drilled entire assembly and installed hardware. Noticed a descent amount of slop between tail wheel spring…