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Begin at the Beginning (Empennage Inventory)

   Published Date: October 13, 2025  Leave a Comment on Begin at the Beginning (Empennage Inventory)

Well, after an entire day of cyber-stalking the UPS driver (who drove very close to my house multiple times), the empennage finally arrived around 7pm tonight. After the kids went to bed, I opened up and spread everything out to bask in its glory.

I think it’s a rule that everyone shows the “High Dollar Aircraft Parts” cardboard on their build sites, so who am I to buck the trend?

I’ve heard of some cutting this part of the box out to save, of course I followed suit.
Left to right is two horizontal stabilizer skins, rudder skin, two elevator skins, and the vertical stabilizer skin. 
Lots of spars and long skinny things spread out…
Lots of short things spread out. See my cardboard cutouts. Should I frame them?
Like I did for the RV-7 build, I organized all of the hardware into organizer boxes and labeled appropriately.
The second bin has all of the non-rivet hardware.
Finally, my makeshift plans hanger. I need to find a better way.

 

I’m absolutely pumped to get started tomorrow, but I know there are a few things I need to buy before getting going too far. Self-etching primer, some maroon scotchbrite pads, etc. I have a feeling I’ll be posting again tomorrow with some of the VS started.

2.5 hours of inventory.

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Author: Andrew

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