Taildrgr
Well Known Member
Never leave an airplane part on the floor of the garage. Even if its just for a minute.
I learned a valuable lesson today that cost me a month's worth of work.
My wife left to go shopping so I took advantage of having extra space in the garage to lay out my nearly completed tipup canopy frame on the floor of the garage because it was too big to fit on my workbench. I had just finished drilling the frame brace. I got my camera to document the completion and found the batteries were dead. I went in the house to put in new batteries. Only took a few minutes.
When I went back to the garage, my wife had come home from shopping and pulled the car into the garage. She never saw the canopy frame on the floor.
So, after a short period of disbelief at what I had just done, I called Van's and ordered $300 of new parts. The only salvageable piece was the side rails.
I learned a lesson today. When your wife says she will be gone shopping for several hours, I usually think that is a minimum. Never assume anything and never ever leave a part on the floor.
Hope the second build time goes a little quicker.
I learned a valuable lesson today that cost me a month's worth of work.
My wife left to go shopping so I took advantage of having extra space in the garage to lay out my nearly completed tipup canopy frame on the floor of the garage because it was too big to fit on my workbench. I had just finished drilling the frame brace. I got my camera to document the completion and found the batteries were dead. I went in the house to put in new batteries. Only took a few minutes.
When I went back to the garage, my wife had come home from shopping and pulled the car into the garage. She never saw the canopy frame on the floor.
So, after a short period of disbelief at what I had just done, I called Van's and ordered $300 of new parts. The only salvageable piece was the side rails.
I learned a lesson today. When your wife says she will be gone shopping for several hours, I usually think that is a minimum. Never assume anything and never ever leave a part on the floor.
Hope the second build time goes a little quicker.