Anyway, we've done a lot of work in the past couple weeks and we've also had more work generated for us unintentionally. Besides the normal progress, we found a couple cracks in the nose access tunnel which required some repairs. Also, one of the wings was damaged when some of the guys in the shop tried to move it. The wing was dropped on its tip and a very large crack (more like a gash) was the result. Oh, well. Nothing we can't fix.
We're hoping to have the gear all installed by the end of the week and I'm going to get going on the wing tip fuel tanks once I finish the repair to the tip. David Marwa of Radio Base has been doing awesome getting the airframe wiring installed. Liz...well, she's hating work these days because she's doing paint stripping. Sorry, Liz. Someone's gotta do it. :)
So here's some pictures of the last few days/weeks.
New Monarch fuel caps installed. 
Here's the nice crack/gash/wound in the tip of the left wing. Luckily it didn't damage the Horton leading edge cuff. 
David Marwa measuring for some wire lengths.
The instrument panel looking good. Already have circuit breakers and engine controls in. Nice!
Looks like a bunch of spaghetti coming out the front. That's good, though!
This is David's temporary office space...right next to the plane. 
Freshly assembled and painted landing gear waiting for installation. 
Liz doing her paint stripping work.
Wait, haven't we seen this picture before? If you look back in the archives, you'll find a similar picture of N827DG with Josh crammed into the nose tunnel. 
Nate Killoren doing the repair on the cracks in the nose tunnel. I figured this was a good advert for SIM. Praise the Lord for mission organizations that can successfully work together. 
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