Main Spar – Part 1

With all of the kit inventoried and stored mostly out of the way, I can begin working through the first section of the Wing Kit.  Starting with the Main Spars, I have to add on an extension piece and prep it for priming.  Nothing that I haven’t done before.  One of the decisions I made for the wing kit was that I was going to work on both wings at the same time vs completely finishing off one wing, then starting all over again on the other one.  Watching Jason Ellis and his youtube channel I think this is going to be the better way to go.  The only issue I may run into is not having enough space to work on two different wings at the same time.  I may end up working on both, then getting one wing complete to the point where it can sit in the wing cradle, then get the second wing to the same point.  One of those things I’ll honestly figure out as I go along.

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Wing Kit Arrival – Garage is starting to feel small!

So it’s been a while since I updated.  For me the holidays have been exhausting with trips up and down the east coast spending time with friends and family.  Seeing everyone has been awesome, however the schedules and the travel itself was tough.  With that said, I have done almost nothing on my plane, nor have I really been able to fly much.  I did get an offer to fly with Todd Stovall in his RV10 as well as helped him take the fairing off his bird for an oil change.  That was a pretty cool flight and really glad Todd was nice enough to let me join him!

With the holidays over (and my payment to Vans for the Wing Kit sent), I have finally got a little motivation to heat up the Garage and get ready for delivery.  Shipping company called me to let me know that they would arrive on January 12.  Let’s just say there was some mixed emotion.  I am very excited to work on the next kit, but have been dreading going into the garage to work due to the weather outside.  Also I had quite a list of things I needed to get done before the kit arrived (including mounting the tailcone on the ceiling!) Read more