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August 31, 2002 - Empennage Kit #1000

September 1, 2002 - HS710 and HS714

September 9, 2002 - Clecoed and Fluted the Horizontal Stabilizer

September 10, 2002 -Dimple and Polish HS ribs 

September 11, 2002 - Dimple HS skins and Prime Rib

September 12, 2002 - Riveting HS Prime Rib and some on Skins

September 15, 2002 - Rivet Left HS Skin

September 17, 2002 - Finish Horizontal Stabilizer

September 18, 2002 - Start on Vertical Stabilizer 

September 19, 2002 - Finish Vertical Stabilizer - 53.5 hours so far.

September 22, 2002 - Start on Rudder Stiffeners

September 23, 2002 - Primed Rudder Stiffeners, dimpled skins

September 27, 2002 - Clecoed Rudder together, drilled, AEX wedge?

September 28, 2002 - Primed and riveted rudder skeleton.

September 29, 2002 - Glued trailing edge of rudder skins.

October 4, 2002 - Rudder finished, started on Elevator stiffeners.

October 5, 2002 - Elevator stiffeners riveted, Oops on E-713 CB skin.

October 6, 2002 - Started on the left Elevator spars.

October 7, 2002 - More on the left Elevator parts and skin.

October 8, 2002 - Left elevator and trim tab just about done.

October 9, 2002 - Left elevator mounted to the horizontal stabilizer.

October 10, 2002 - Not much... just looking at the fiberglass fit.

October 18, 2002 - Empennage 99.9% done.

January 24, 2004 - Working on fiberglass ends of elevator and stabilizer. 

January 25, 2004 - More stabilizer and elevator tip work. 

January 27, 2004 - Finished riveting elevator and horizontal tips, start on rudder tip. 

January 30, 2004 - Finished rudder tip, checked elevator travel, more fairing work.

February 4, 2004 - Work on F794B fairing, lots of nutplates. 

February 5, 2004 - Finished vertical stab nutplates, Installed F794B fairing.

February 10, 2004 - New Vertical Stabilizer tip, epoxy the elevator (lead) ends.