Visibility: Great
Temperature: Very nice
Comment: No Operations today
Today was the appointed day to start the rebuild project on Big Bird. The runway was still a little soft in some places from the recent rains, and it was decided no operations would take place. Nobody minded--they came to work anyway.
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Jan Zanuto lowers the tail after John Harbick removes the tail stand. |
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Jan pulls Big Bird to the work hangar. |
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Jeff Richardson and John Harbick remove the first piece. |
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Jan Zanutto and Richard Walker work on removing the wing strut while John Harbick works on the interior. |
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Strut bolts are being removed. |
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Right wing is on the trailer. Jan is loosening the left wing strut bolts. |
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Jan Zanutto makes the first cut in the fabric to make it easier to get to the vertical stabilizer and rudder components. |
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John Harbick (hidden behind tail) Richard Walker, Dan Gudgel and Martin Caskey remove vertical stabilizer with rudder. |
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Left wing is off. |
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Morgan comments about how much lighter this wing is compared to 5H's wing. |
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Getting the wing to its storage place on the trailer. |
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Jan, Richard, and John wrestle the wing and trailer for the holes to line up. |
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Jan is slicing off more of the skin. |
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The left side is hanging loose. |
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The insides are bared. |
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The skin is falling off. |
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Skin is on the ground. |
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Dan Gudgel is holding the instrument panel prior to clipping the tubes. |
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Morgan Hall, Jeff Richeardson, Martin Caskey, Jan Zanutto and Richard Walker eye the frame. |
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Lifting the fuselage up to the "rotisserie," where it can be rotated. |
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At the end of the day. |
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