Empennage
The first part of the kit. If this is your first time building, this is the steepest part of the learning curve!
Building the empennage
Dave and I started actually working on this in February 2002. We spent quite some time 'pounding wood' as Mike put it, making our 12' x 4' worktable. Having...- 2004
September 6 · 3 hours
I finally got to mounting the empennage today too. This is the final time. I put a dobbin of RTV on the end of the ELT antenna so it sticks in the vertical s...
September 7 · 1.5 hours
Stopped by tonight on the way home and mounted the rudder. Looking good!
September 9 · 2 hours
Tonight I starting doig the rudder stops. I had one already made, which was attached to the fuse with clecos, and still had the other to do. That was about 1...
October 10 · 8 hours
Today I carried on where I left off last time I was here and finished up the rudder installation. This included making the right side rudder stop. After maki...- 2005
July 17 · 7 hours
I lifted up the tail of the plane and put it on a saw horse so I could wrap up everything at the tail end. I finished the wiring for the Nav light. I had don...