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Below is the construction sequence used following the Vans construction manual.

EMPENNAGE

Horizontal Stabilizer
January 9, 2003
January 14, 2003 (4hrs)
January 20, 2003 (2hrs)
January 21, 2003 (3 hrs)
January 29, 2003 (3hrs)
February 03, 2003 (4hrs)
February 15, 2003 (8hrs)
February 16, 2003 (10hrs)
February 17, 2003 (10hrs)
February 18, 2003 (8hrs)

Vertical Stabilizer
March 3, 2003 (8hrs)
March 7, 2003 (7hrs)

Rudder
March 12, 2003 (7hrs)
March 17, 2003 (9hrs)
April 21, 2003 (9hrs)
April 28, 2003 (3hrs)
May 05, 2003 (7hrs)

Elevators
May 26, 2003 (5hrs)
June 10, 2003 (6hrs)
July 03, 2003 (9hrs)
July 07, 2003 (6hrs)
July 30, 2003 (6hrs)
August 08, 2003 (2hrs)

Wings

August 17, 2003 (8hrs)
August 28, 2003 (7hrs)
October 08, 2003 (4hrs)
December 19, 2003 (4hrs)
January 05, 2004 (6hrs)
January 08, 2004 (4hrs)
January 15, 2004 (9hrs)
January 19, 2004 (6hrs)
February 2, 2004 (12hrs)
February 12, 2004 (7hrs)
February 25, 2004 (12hrs)
May 22, 2004 (15hrs)
July 12, 2004 (12hrs)
July 27, 2004 (4hrs)
August 07, 2004 (13hrs)
August 16, 2004 (12hrs)
October 17, 2004 (16hrs)
November 30, 2004 (15hrs)
December 1, 2004 (20hrs)
December 26, 2004 (10hrs)
February 16, 2005 (16hrs)
March 11, 2005 (8hrs)
June 06, 2005 (15hrs)
August 13, 2005 (8hrs)
September 16, 2005 (18hrs)
October 18, 2005 (16hrs)
December 01, 2005 (12hrs)
January 02, 2006 (15hrs)

FUSELAGE

May 15, 2007 (8hrs)
May 20, 2007 (12hrs)
May 27, 2007 (6hrs)
June 12, 2007 (10hrs)
June 17, 2007 (6hrs)
July 02, 2007 (8hrs)
July  08, 2007 (16hrs)
July 23, 2007 (10 hrs)
August 01, 2007 (10hrs)
August 27, 2007 (10hrs)
Sept 19, 2007 (12 hrs)
October 31. 2007 (12hrs)
January 10, 2008 (32hrs)

June 6, 2011
June 25, 2011/07132011
July 19, 2011
Sept 28, 2011
October 21, 2011
November 13, 2011
November 22, 2011
December 4, 2011
December 11, 2011
December 17, 2011
December 30, 2011
Feb 20, 2012
May 17, 2012
August 20, 2012
November 7, 2012
January 11, 2013
March 8, 2013
May 5, 2015    (close to completion)



Firewall forward

August 21, 2012
November 8, 2012
April 1, 2013
May 6, 2013 (updated July 27, 2014)
October 11, 2014

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• www.alpha1on1.com     For one on one flight training in Montana. Train by the best, My Dad!
• Amateur-Built Aircraft and Ultralight Flight Testing Handbook AC-89A