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Chapter 3 – Build Prep
Chapter 4 – Bulkheads
Chapter 5 – Fuselage Sides
Chapter 6 – Fuselage Assembly
Chapter 6 Part 1 – Fuselage Assembly
Chapter 6 Part 2 – Fuselage Assembly
Chapter 7 – Final Fuselage Glassing
Fuselage Haul to NC
Chapter 8 – Rollover & Seatbelts
Section VI – Landing Brake
Chapter 9 – Main Landing Gear
Nose Brake Components
Gear Washer Swapout
Main Gear Fairings
Wheel Pants
Chapter 10 – Roncz Canard
Chapter 11 – Elevators
Elevator Rebuild
Chapter 12 – Canard Installation
Chapter 13 – Nose & Nose Gear
Nose – Topside
Aft Nose/Avionics Cover
Aft nose cover attach
Top Forward Nose
Nose Hatch Hinges/Latch
Wheel Cover Insulation
Nose Tool Box
Nose Oil Box
“Napster” (NG30) Cover
Chapter 14 – CenterSection Spar
Chapter 14 – Centersection Spar
Chapter 14 – CS Spar…Spar Caps
Chapter 14 – CS Spar: Final Steps
Chapter 14 – Engine Mount Extrusions
Chapter 15 – Firewall
Hell Hole Configuration
Chapter 16 – Flight Controls (Side Armrest Consoles)
Pilot Headset Jack
Chapter 17 – Pitch & Roll Trim
Chapter 18 – Canopy
GIB Headrest
Canopy Latch Hardware
Canopy Interior Finish/Paint
Chapter 19 – Wings & Ailerons
Chapter 19 – Wing Build Prep
Chapter 19 – Right Wing Build
Chapter 19 – Left Wing Build
Chapter 19 – Wing Root Ribs
Chapter 19 – Ailerons
Chapter 19 – Wing mount to Spar
Wing Bolt Mod
Vortilons
Baggage Pods
Chapter 20 – Winglets
Chapter 20 – Upper Winglets
Chapter 20 – Lower Winglets
Chapter 21 – Strakes & Fuel Tanks
Strake Build
Thigh Support Sump Tanks
Fuel Tank Probes
Chapter 22 – Electrical System
Components & Tools
Triparagon
Exterior Lights
Antennas
ELT
Cockpit Heat
Electrical System: Part 2
Avionics & Instruments
Instrument Panel
Physical Instrument Panel
Documentation
Nose & Nose Gear Wiring
Chapter 23 – Engine & Cowlings
Chapter 23 – Engine
Engine Build: Part 1
Engine Dehydrator
Engine Build: Part 2
Engine Build: Part 3
Engine Pickling
Engine Mount Install
Engine Installation
Chapter 23 – Engine Electronics
Chapter 23 – Engine Baffles
Chap 23 – Cowling Test Fit
Chapter 24 – Panels, consoles & covers
Pilot Seat Thigh Support
Pilot Left Armrest
GIB Left Armrest
GIB Kickplate
GIB Sub-Panels
Chapter 25 – Finishing
Cockpit Paint
Finishing Headrest/Rollover
Finishing Canard
Finishing Elevators
Finishing Nose Components
Finishing Avionics Bay
Chapter 26 – Upholstery
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Tooling Up: Machining
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Chapter 3 – Build Prep
Tooling Up: Machining
Fuselage
Chapter 4 – Bulkheads
Chapter 5 – Fuselage Sides
Chapter 6 – Fuselage Assembly
Chapter 6 – Virginia Build
Chapter 6 – Germany Build
Chapter 7 – Fuselage Exterior
Chapter 7 – Exterior & mods
Chapter 7 – Exterior Skin
Fuselage Wrap-Up Steps
Fuselage Haul to NC
Chapter 8 – Rollover/Seatbelts
Section VI – Landing Brake
Chapter 9 – Main Landing Gear
Nose Brake Components
Gear Washer Swapout
Gear Leg Fairings
Wheel Pants
Canard & Elevators
Chapter 10 – Roncz Canard
Chapter 11 – Elevators
Elevator Rebuild
Chapter 12 – Canard Installation
Chapter 13 – Nose & Nose Gear
Nose – Topside
Aft Nose/Avionics Cover
Aft nose cover attach
Top Forward Nose
Nose Hatch Hinges/Latch
Wheel Cover Insulation
Nose Tool Box
Nose Oil Box
“Napster” (NG30) Cover
Chapter 14 – CenterSection Spar
Chapter 14 – Spar Box
Chapter 14 – Spar Caps
Chapter 14 – CS Spar: Final Steps
CS Spar Test Fit
Chapter 14 – Fuselage Spar Mount
Chapter 14 – Engine Mount Extrusions
Wing Bolt Mod
Chapter 15 – Firewall
Hell Hole Configuration
Chapter 16 – Flight Controls & Armrests
Pilot Headset Jack
Chapter 17 – Pitch & Roll Trim
Chapter 18 – Canopy
GIB Headrest
Canopy Latch Hardware
Canopy Interior Finish/Paint
Wings & Winglets
Chapter 19 – Wings & Ailerons
Chapter 19 – Build Prep
Chapter 19 – Right Wing Build
Chapter 19 – Left Wing Build
Chapter 19 – Root Ribs
Chapter 19 – Ailerons
Wings Test Fit
Chapter 19 – Wing Mount to Spar
Wing Bolt Mod
Vortilons
Baggage Pods
Chapter 20 – Winglets
Chapter 20 – Upper Winglets
Chapter 20 – Lower Winglets
Chapter 21 – Strakes & Fuel System
Strake Build
Thigh Support Sump Tanks
Fuel Tank Probes
Chapter 22 – Electrical System: Part 1
Components & Tools
Triparagon
Exterior Lights
Antennas
ELT
Cockpit Heat
Electrical System: Part 2
Avionics & Instruments
Instrument Panel
Physical Instrument Panel
Documentation
Nose & Nose Gear Wiring
Chapter 23 – Engine & Cowlings
Chapter 23 – Engine
Engine Build: Part 1
Engine Dehydrator
Engine Build: Part 2
Engine Build: Part 3
Engine Pickling
Engine Mount Install
Engine Installation
Engine Electronics
Engine Baffles
Cowling Test Fits
Chapter 24 – Panels, consoles & covers
Pilot Seat Thigh Support
Pilot Left Armrest
GIB Left Armrest
GIB Kickplate
GIB Sub-Panels
Chapter 25 – Finishing
Cockpit Paint
Finishing Headrest
Finishing Canard
Finishing Elevators
Finishing Nose Components
Finishing Avionics Bay
Chapter 26 – Upholstery
