The work started with the assembling of the rear spars with the reinforcement bars which had to be trimmed to fit the curve of the spar and the points rounded. The Scotch Brite wheel on the grinder did a good job of polishing the bars.
Then front spar was assembled, involving the modification of the front spar channels and the bending of the spar to match the spar doublers.
Time: 6 hours.
On Thursday, January 12, I inventoried the Empennage Kit and found it complete except for one substitution which was a factory error. I talked to Customer Service on the phone and they promised to send out the correct part right away. Great support!
Here are the boxes of the Empennage Kit on one of the 2′ X 8′ work tables which I built:
I also made a table extension for the DRDT-2 Dimpler and covered it with some carpet which I bought at Home Depot. A two foot strip cut off of the 12 foot roll at Home Depot cost less than $6 and was enough for the extension table and for the work table as well.
Time: 4 hours
Leonard's RV-7A Build 