Today was the day I hoped to finish everything. First step was to cleco the primed flap hinges in place.

Flap hinges clecoed before riveting

Next step was to rivet them in place. Easy work with the squeezer, but I took my time. No need to sprint to the finish line.

Flap hinge riveted in place

I borrowed Ellen for one last session of wing riveting to get the pitot mast in place. Call me sentimental, but I wanted us to do this last bit together because Ellen has been my constant support through this process.

lap hinge riveted in place

After that, I installed the flaps with temporary hinge pins…and the wings were complete. Holy merde, it’s been a long haul!

Wings complete!