I received an email asking how I managed to keep the vertical posts in alignment while I worked on the wings. This
picture shows my solution. The bracket was screwed on to the bottom of my vertical 2x4 posts.
When screwing the posts together, I checked the end grain and made sure they were back to back, that way the post wouldn't warp. The end of the 2x4's should look something like this [)))][(((]. The fear of the posts warping was also the reason I didn't use a 4x4 as specified by the instructions. Initially I was going to use two "feet" on each post but after installing one and lowering the foot, the posts wouldn't move, even after someone ran into them. (I'm so happy to have those things out of the middle of my basement!)
After installing the posts and making sure they were perfectly vertical the next trick is to get the horizontal arms at exactly the same height. I accomplished this by using a long section of clear vinyl tubing about the size of a garden hose. I filled the tubing with water and worked all the bubbles out. I then duck taped one end of the hose to each vertical post. The water will seek it's own height and when it did, I measured up (or was it down?) from that "head" and marked where the horizontal arms should go. It then was a simple task to attach the arms using a standard carpenter's level to make sure they were "square".