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The "Tundra" Builders Log 2011
Serial # DR-TN-321 FTN06
 
DATE
      HRS TOTAL
Jan 10, 2011   Flush rivet door post to skin.   1 617.5
Jan 11, 2011   Fasten fuel lines to cabin posts.   1 618.5
Jan 12, 2011   Finish riveting nose skins.   2 620.5
Jan 13, 2011   Fasten fuel line, selector valve, prime floor skins. pictures 4 624.5
Jan 14, 2011   Rivet floor.   2 626.5
Jan 29, 2011   Finish riveting front floor, install rudder pedals.   3 629.5
Jan 31, 2011   Rivet rear floor.   4 633.5
Feb 01, 2011   Rivet rear floor, prep access covers.   4 637.5
Feb 02, 2011   Rivet seat rails, prep access covers.   3 640.5
Feb 03, 2011   Rivet floor to seat rails, prep access covers and cargo parts pictures 4 644.5
Feb 04, 2011   Cleco cargo, cabin liner and drill.   3 647.5
Feb 05, 2011   De-burr cabin liner pcs.   3 650.5
Feb 07, 2011   De-burr cabin liner, install tinnermans.   4

654.5

Feb 08, 2011   De-burr cabin framing for liner pcs and prime.   4 658.5
Feb 09, 2011   Prime liner, rivet cargo area.   3 661.5
Feb 10, 2011   Rivet cargo and liner.   4 665.5
Feb 11, 2011   Finish riveting liner,install rear seats and doors.   3 668.5
Feb 16, 2011   Hang fuselage from rafters to clear building table for floats. pictures 1.5 670.0
    Start Montana 2800 Amphibian Float Kit      
Feb 21, 2011   Drill float hatch frames, de-burr and prime.   3 673.0
Feb 22, 2011   Rivet hatch nut flanges, re-drill hatch frames for -4 rivets. pictures 4 677.0
Feb 23, 2011   Rivet hatch rails, drill nd de-burr hatches, cleco rails.   4 681.0
Feb 24, 2011   Drill right float rails and de-burr, rivet one hatch. pictures 3 684.0
Feb 25, 2011   Drill left float rails.   4 688.0
Feb 26, 2011   Cleco bulkheads.   3 791.0
Feb 27, 2011   Cleco bulkheads, de-burr rails and decks.   3 794.0
Feb 28, 2011   Wet rivet top rails on both floats. pictures 5 799.0
Mar 01, 2011   Fit J stringers, rivet spreader supports and clean up Sikflex.   4 803.0
Mar 02, 2011   Drill bulkheads, buld jig braces to hold float tops vertical.   5 808.0
Mar 03, 2011   De-burr bulkheads and rivet.   5 813.0
Mar 04, 2011   Drill, de-burr bulkheads and rivet. pictures 4 817.0
Mar 06, 2011   Drill right float wheel well parts. pictures 2 819.0
Mar 07, 2011   Drill left gearwall pcs, rivet 08, 09.   4 823.0
Mar 08, 2001   Drill bulkheads to top skin.   4 827.0
Mar 09, 2011   Drill bulkheads to top skin, de-burr.   4 831.0
Mar 23, 2011   Rivet right wheeel well.   4 835.0
Mar 24, 2011   Rivet right wheeel well.   4 839.0
Mar 25, 2011   Rivet right wheeel well.   4 843.0
Mar 28, 2011   Rivet right wheeel well.   4 847.0
Mar 29, 2011   Rivet right wheeel well, drill right nose gear rail.   4 851.0
Mar 30, 2011   Rivet right wheeel well, drill left nose gear rail.   3 854.0
Mar 31, 2011   Rivet left wheel well, drill nose gear rails.   4 858.0
April 01, 2011   Rivet left wheel well, drill nose gear rails.   4 862.0
April 03, 2011   De-burr nose gear rails and prime.   2 864.0
April 04, 2011   Rivet wheel well.   4 868.0
April 05, 2011   Rivet, bolt nose gear rails.   4 872.0
April 06. 2011   Rivet, bolt nose gear rails.   3 875.0
April 07, 2011   Rivet right and left float bulkheads.   4 879.0
April 08, 2011   Finish riveting right float bulkheads. pictures 3 882.0
April 11, 2011   Drill,de-burr, rivet pumpout cups, rivett left bulkheads.   4 886.0
April 12, 2011   Rivet left wheel well to top skin.   3 889.0
April 13, 2011   Rivet right whell well to top skin.   3 892.0
April 14, 2011   Rivet, bolt step supports in wheel wells.   3 895.0
April 15, 2011   Fit side skins. pictures 3 898.0
April 18, 2011   Fit side skins.   3 901.0
April 20, 2011   Drill right float side skins. pictures 3 904.0
April 25, 2011   Drill right float side skins.   4 908.0
April 26, 2011   Drill right float side skins.   4 912.0
April 28, 2011   Mark right flaot side skins for trim. Drill left float side skins.   3 915.0
April 29, 2011   Drill left float side skins.   3 918.0
May 04, 2011   Pumpout hoses, remove side skins, mark chines.   3 921.0
May 06, 2011   De-burr side skins.   3

924.0

May 09, 2011   De-burr side skins.   4 928.0
May 10, 2011   De-burr side skins, bulkheads and deck rail.   4 932.0
May 16, 2011   Rivet rt float inside aft side skin. Install hydrolic lines.   4 936.0
May 17, 2011   Rivet rt float out aft side skin. Rivet gearbox sidewall stiffner.   2 938.0
May 18, 2011   Rivet rt float fwd side skin.   4 942.0
May 19, 2011   Rivet rt float fwd out side skin, Layout holes for rt aft chines.   4 946.0
May 20, 2011   Layout holes fwd rt chines, drill and de-burr.   4 950.0
May 21, 2011   Drill/de-burr chines and skins. pictures 2 952.0
May 23, 2011   Rivet right float aft chines.   4 956.0
May 24, 2011   Drill/ de-burr/rivet right float forward chines. pictures 4 960.0
June 01, 2011   Rivet left float aft side skins.   3 963.0
June 02, 2011   Rivet left float fwd outer skin.   3 966.0
June 06, 2011   Rivet left float fwd inner skin.   5 971.0
June 09, 2011   Rivet left float outside aft chine.   2 973.0
June 13, 2011   Rivet left float inside chine and deburr fwd chines.   2 975.0
June 14, 2011   Rivet left float fwd chines.   4 979.0
    LEFT FLOAT      
Aug 26, 2011   Drill aft keel and clips.   4 983.0
Aug 30, 2011   Rivet aft keel and clips.   4 987.0
Aug 31, 2011   Cut new bottom skins and drill.   3 990.0
Sept 02, 2011   Drill bottom skin.   3 993.0
Sept 03, 2011   Drill bottom skin and keel.   3 996.0
Sept 05, 2011   Drill keel strip,deburr skins, chines and keel.   3 999.0
Sept 06, 2011   Drill hose clips and keel strip.   1 1000.0
Sept 07, 2011   Remove rivets for side keel clips and move J stringer on #3   3 1003.0
Sept 08, 2011   Form keel clip, drill one side keel, start second.   4 1007.0
Sept 09, 2011   Drill side keels.   3 1010.0
Sept 13, 2011   Deburr side keels and clips.   1 1011.0
Oct 12, 2011   Rivet side keels and clips.   4 1015.0
Oct 17, 2011   Drill, deburr center keel and clips.   4 1019.0
Oct 18, 2011   Rivet center keel and clips.   4 1023.0
Oct 24, 2011   Drill fwd bottom skin.   4 1027.0
Oct 25, 2011   Drill fwd bottom skin.   4 1031.0
Oct 26, 2011   Drill keel strip and rivet. Rivet side doublers.   4 1035.0
Oct 27, 2011   Rivet aft bottom skin.   4 1039.0
Oct, 28 2011   Rivet aft bottom skin.   5 1044.0
    RIGHT FLOAT      
Nov 05, 2011   Drill aft keel. Drill aft bottom skins.   6 1050.0
Nov 07, 2011   Drill, deburr aft skins.   4 1054.0
Nov 08, 2011   Rivet aft bottm skin.   4 1058.0
Nov 09, 2011   Rivet aft bottom skin.   5 1063.0
Nov 10, 2011   Drill fwd keels.   5 1068.0
Nov 11, 2011   Drill fwd keels and inboard fwd skin.   5 1073.0
Nov 12, 2011   Drill inboard and outboard fwd skins.   6 1079.0
Nov 13, 2011   Drill outboard skin. pictures 6 1085.0
Nov 14, 2011   Drill fwd outboard skin and rivet keels.   5 1090.0
Nov 15, 2011   Rivet keels, drill keel strip and rub keel.   4 1094.0
Nov 16, 2011   Drill rub keel, rivet side and nose doublers.   5 1099.0
Nov 17, 2011   Rivet first fwd bottom skin, right float.   5 1104.0
Nov 18, 2011   Rivet second fwd bottom skin, right float.   8 1112.0
Nov 19, 2011   Prep bottom skins.   4 1116.0
Nov 20, 2011   Prep bottom skins.   3 1119.0
Nov, 21 2011   Rivet first bottom skin.   5 1124.0
Nov 22, 2011   Rivet second bottom skin.   9 1133.0
Nov 30, 2011   Drill hatch frames. Rivet right bottom frame   4 1137.0
Dec 01, 2011   Rivet left hatch frame and hatches.   4 1141.0
Dec 02, 2011   Rivet nose bumbers and spray rails.   3.5 1144.5
Dec 04, 2011   Clean right float top and sides.   5 1149.5
Dec 05, 2011   Clean left float top and sides and move wings.   3 1152.5
Dec 06, 2011   Clean left float top and sides and rivet nose bumper.   5 1157.5
Dec 07, 2011   Clean left float bottom and rivet nose bumper.   5 1162.5
Dec 08, 2011   Clean rigth float bottom.   4 1166.5
Dec 10, 2011   Polish floats.   3 1169.5
Dec 11, 2011   Layout strut attachment pcs.   3 1172.5
Dec 12, 2011   Polish floats and rivet nut plates.   3 1175.5
Dec 13, 2011   Install spre3ader clamps and spreaders.   4 1179.5
Dec 14, 2011   Install receiver plates and rudders.   4 1183.5
Dec 15, 2011   Install rudders and spreader clamps.   4 1187.5
Dec 16, 2011   Install rudders and main gear blocks.   2 1189.5
Dec 19, 2011   Install main gear blocks and struts.   4 1193.5
Dec 20, 2011   Install struts.   4 1197.5
Dec 22, 2011   Rivet firewall. pictures 3 1200.5
Dec 23, 2011   Bolt on engine mount.   3 1203.5
   
BUILDING SUMMARY
     
    Horizontal Stabilizer and Elevators     50.0
    Vertical Fin and Rudder     27.5
    Right Wing - No Aileron/Flap     87.0
    Left Wing - No Aileron/Flap     88.0