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[Paul Z]

I wouldn't worry about wiring lights, you can route the wires through the rear spar. You do need to route tge hoses for the pitot tube, and mount the pitot tube. You also need to decide if you will be using a glass panel, and need a Magnetometer. You will need to mount it in the wing. Mine is mounted to the last rib on the co-pilots wing inside the wing tip.

[Jch]

I ordered my SS7 in jan 2012 and got my manual to look over early. Rec'd kit in may with quick build wings and followed manual starting with fuselage. In Nov I started covering wings/fuse. Wiring goes through spar tube so can be done anytime. Lighting in Wing tips, so can be done anytime. Finished covering in May 2013 and painted in the better Ohio temps of late May early June. I had ordered my engine in Feb 2013. When it arrived in June I was ready to attach engine. Worked on this through the summer and took an EAA electronics course in Sept and started instrument panel and electronics in Oct. Final inspection in May 2014. I had little or no building experience and spent about 25 enjoyable hours per week on it. 2500 total for me with no one helping. I think it would be fun to build another one.

[efwd]

Thanks Jch
Info much appreciated. Here's to hoping the boys will assist getting it done quicker. You know how teenagers can be. I may have to entice them with Sports pilots ratings in order to get them to work hard on the project. Thanks for the time line on your project, that's helpful. I'm hoping I can order an engine while at Airventure this year. Granted it may be stored for a bit before needing it. It's possible that I may get a Glass Panel from Advanced. I'm thinking of taking the electronics class as well but curious about how much time is saved by buying a panel from Advanced. Anyone?

[efwd]

My Kit Arrived yesterday. I have only about 45 min of work left on doing the inventory. I wish I had looked at posts here months ago. It seems I need to read a big manual before I begin the build. Arrgh. Wish I had got that manual prior to the kit. I had 18 weeks between placing the order and receiving the Kit.
Eddie

[Esser]

Hey Eddie, you don't have to read the whole manual before you begin. In fact, it won't make sense and will be confusing. You won't retain what you have read anyway.

Just read the section you are about to do. So if you are going to install the rudder pedals, skim through the manual pertaining to the pedals. It still won't all make sense but it will give you an overhead view.

[DesertFox4]

Congrats Eddie. Have fun with the build.
The manual is pretty comprehensive. If in doubt, give the folks here a shout to keep you moving forward.

[TahoeTim]

I grabbed a couple of smaller binders and split my manual into sections. I worked on wings, empennage, fuselage all at the same time in different areas of my hangar. When I mixed batches of hysol, I always had more things I could glue than I planned, so I never wasted glue.

I tended to read ahead. For instance when I was doing the pedals, I also looked at the firewall steps too. I purchased my fwf kit very early.

My plane is complete including wiring, engine, avionics in skeleton form. I ran out of good weather to cover last October so I kept going with things I could do in the winter.

It's snowing today but I hope to start covering soon.

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