Started Riveting Wing Bottom Skins

My buddy Andre stopped by and we got started riveting the inboard bottom wing skin on the right wing.  We got all of the rivets in the wing walk ribs (the four closely spaced ribs on the left of the picture) except for the last rib which is easy to reach with the squeezer.  We also finished up the next two ribs on either side of the inner inspection cover.  This took us roughly 2.5 hours.  It seems like such a small amount of riveting for this much time, but some of these rivets were really tough to reach and required multiple tries to get the bucking bar on them.  The rest of the bays should be a bit easier to reach.

I came back out later in the night and decided to get the wing root fairings prepped.  I cleaned up the remaining edges and dimpled the holes for #8 screws.  These can now go on the shelf until I get to the airport and the wings are on for good.

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