Tail Kit

This evening I spent a few more hours opening all the hardware bags and ensuring I had everything. When all was done, I found I was two washers short, so I emailed Vans to let them know. I also found some damage to one part, and some scratching on several pieces. I expect I can buff out the scratches, but will get a second opinion from my EAA chapter 338 members on Tuesday. I also spent about an hour reviewing the plans and going over the first few steps, getting to know the sequence and details of each step.

Today the big FedEx truck arrived with the tail kit. The window was “1pm-6pm”, and much to my surprise the truck arrived at 1:10pm. That gave me several hours to unpack and start the inventory of parts.

The number and variety of pieces is amazing, intriguing, and intimidating all at once. Eventually the crate was empty, and all the major parts accounted for. I just need to finish going through the hardware bag, which accounts for 3 of the 7 pages of inventory. For now, I’m keeping the long fuse skins and horizontal stabilizer spars in the crate, so I carefully placed them in the box (with paper removed), and screwed the lid back down.

Today was a great day!!