Miscellaneous Log Entries
Date	Description	54.00
03.08.08	Installed rear control surfaces.  Found balances and weighted the aircraft with batteries at different positions.  It seems that the best place is behind the first stiffener of the bottom rear fuse.	6.00
03.08.06	Connected wires between wings and centerwing (except for fuel senders).  Connected Pitot/Static.  Installed fuel hoses between tanks and fuel pumps, found oil cooler hoses. Installed nav/strobe lights.  Tested all lights on wings.  I'll need to put loctite on landing/taxi light screws.  Connected aileron trim.	9.00
03.08.04	Assembled propeller and adjusted the pitch to 13 degree on all blades… then, decided I will disassemble it because the hub does not close equally on all blades… :(	2.00
03.07.24	Installed wings on airplane with the help of Gerald Kelley.  We used a technique with a wire to align both wings.  Then, I fitted the ailerons.  More adjustment needed for controlling the aileron deflection.	9.00
03.08.03	Installed extinguisher and seat belts. While the plans specify 1/4" holes for seat belt attachment, the belts come with 5/16" holes on their plates.  I was not able to enlarge the bottom holes, but I did so for the shoulder harness holes.	4.00
03.06.06	Weighted the components and made a W&B estimate.  Fuselage weights 615 lbs (350 for nose wheel, 132 left, 133 right).  Wings are 110 lbs, elevator 15 lbs, prop 18 lbs, rudder +-8lbs, batteries 30 lbs, extras not yet installed +-10 lbs.  So, the plane, un-painted will weight more than 800 lbs :(	3.00
03.02.09	Re-arranged garage.  Put the plane facing towards the garage door.  Moved bending brake and workbench.	3.00
02.01.27	Electrical system planning + parts requirement planning	5.00
00.12.21	Installed L angles at ends of 6V12-6. I made little notches to allow insertion of seat belt attachments.  Positioned the seat frame (6V12-1).  Installed central stiffeners on 6V12-1 (clecoed).	3.50
00.12.20	Rearranged garage so I have more space around the work table to work on the center wing.  Turned the center wing over and installed 6V12-6.	2.50
00.12.19	Prepared shopping list for ACS (it is a rather large one, mostly for hardware and tubing).	3.00
00.12.17	Prepared shopping list for ACS (it is a rather large one, mostly for hardware and tubing).	2.00
00.09.08	MD-RA inspector did pre-cover inspection for both wings, ailerons, stabilizer, elevator and rudder.  There are no snags.  However, he advised me to make sure that the pitot/static tubes are attached.  He also advised me to drill drain holes in stabilizer. (these two comments are not on the form).  He also pointed me that the aileron trim tab may cause unexpected vibration (I validated this on Zenith list and several people confirmed that this will not be an issue).	2.00
99.04.03	Fernand Levesque, my mentor invited me this morning to see his CH-601.   After 4 years, the plane is still unpainted, unpolished and the aluminium is in very good shape (no corrosion).  He wants to paint it eventually, but I think he would hesitate to not have the plane for a weekend of flying... (Fernand explained me that there are builders that have for goal to achieve their project and there are pilots that want an affordable plane to fly... he said he is a pilot--- well, I think he is a builder too!).  Fernand spent a lot of time explaining me many decisions he made and he is particularly proud of his self-made EA-82 installation.  In there, we find a single strap reduction drive (4" wide strap), a VW radiator, a Honda alternator, a home-made carb. heat, an oil recovery system (home made), an electronic ignition system, an home made cowling and more.  When sitting in the cabin, I found my head was leaning right due to the height of the seat (or the low canopy).
99.04.03	Another impressive characteristic of this plane is the fuel system which includes two home made LE tanks and two home made baggage tanks.  They are joined together by a small pipe under the aircraft.  I will go with the same configuration.  Well, I could certainly write a couple pages on his plane, but I will stop right here...  oh... one thing.  When he looked at my parts, he found all of them to be OK except for my rudder nose rib (which need to be re-made) and my top rib (which needs a bit more work).  I was very happy with this assessment.