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Finish Kit Update August 2009 Updates August 29, 2009 Nose Gear Fairing.... - 7.0 hrs Started instrument ground school last month and have been going one day a week. Today when I got to the hangar look what was parked out front. A 182RG. This will be a great instrument platform and will get you a complex rating. I got a whiteboard installed last week and started listing small projects to focus on. Today I was going to continue on with baffles and nose gear fairing. First I needed to tighten up the bottom nut and measure the breakout force but I need to get a spring scale. First I fit the nose gear fairing and worked on getting it to fit correctly like I did the main gear. Once that was done I drilled the 6 screw holes spacing around the lip and marked the wheel hole. Next I used the dremmel tool and then dressed up the edge. Still a bit tight but I need to get the brackets installd first. Next I drilled the brackets for the plate nuts. Reinstalled the upper cowl and remarked the back edge baffles and the left side. The other areas seem to fit fine. This website was built to document my work in compliance with the FAA requirements needed to certify my aircraft. My experiences and comments are by no means to be considered as instructions on how to build any aircraft.