The Build Begins

10/27/14

The empennage has arrived

The empennage kit was ordered on October 16th, the Thursday before we left Michigan.  The kit  was shipped on the 20th and arrived in Florida three days later.   The boxes were kept closed while we finished construction of an EAA table.  A tool chest was found on Craigslist.  It was in good shape at a pawn shop.  Great deal.

Dolly has become “Chief Engineer” on the proect.  I couldn’t wouldn’t do it without her.

We unpacked Sunday evening the 25th.  Inventory started Monday morning.  We counted all the packages and parts, everything but the rivets.

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Oshkosh Airventure 2014

Camping with friends

Dolly and I drove our Roadtrek RV to Airventure rather than fly the Swift so as to not be distracted from our prime focus on Vans RV building information. It also allowed us to camp with over twenty others from Dalton Airport (3DA), our home airport.   We were the first of our group to arrive on Thursday before the conventionOshkosh_Camping_2012-1.  The site in Ed’s Campground adjacent to the airport and just off the end of the ultralight runway was gorgeous.

 

 

Airventure 2014 campsiteA Surprise Decision

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