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Build Update April 4th 2020: Tail feathers Part 1

While I was waiting on my last few parts to arrive before starting the engine, I did some spring cleaning on the garage. I blew all the dust out and in preparation for working on the tail, rearranged some of the stuff to allow for the extra length the stab adds. While the plane was out on the lawn, I was able to get some killer pictures.




I don't really have enough work done to do a proper write up but I did at least get the horizontal stabilizer bolted on. 



The first engine start got pushed back because I was waiting on parts in the mail. Now everything has come together and I'm ready for first the engine start but I'm going to keep working on the tail in the meantime. So I will be livestreaming the start up Tuesday afternoon April 7th. I will post a link to my account on a website called twitch. It is super easy to use all you have to do is click it. No account, no log in, no download. You can watch on your computer or mobile device. If you can't make the live stream I will be posting the highlights in the next blogpost and on YouTube.

Again; this Tuesday after lunch, I'll be cranking my engine for the first time. Hope to see you there!


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