Like many people, I've been patiently (?) waiting on kits to ship from Van's. This is my first build. When I ordered the tail kit, it looked like August was realistic to expect for delivery. Now it's sounding like October. I do have a second hand wing kit just sitting in the garage though. While I've been waiting on the tail kit, I did go ahead and deburr and flute all of the ribs, since I figured that didn't require a tail kit learning curve.
I know the general rule of thumb is to start the build with the tail because that's where the instructions are best, not to mention the parts to screw up are cheaper. Given that I "only" have 6 weeks to wait on the tail at this point, I could try to continue to sit on my hands and just wait. I'm curious though, are there other things I can easily do with the wings to chip away at them without just diving in completely? What could I do ahead of time without too much fear of learning curve failure (and not having to get things put onto stands - I'd probably have to move them once the tail was here)?
EDIT: Just heard from Van's and they said the -9 Emp kits are relatively small compared to others, so it's highly likely it won't actually take the full 6 weeks of lead time for crating/shipping. That being the case, I'll just hang on a bit longer instead of getting into a piece of the wings and having to stop mid-stream.
I know the general rule of thumb is to start the build with the tail because that's where the instructions are best, not to mention the parts to screw up are cheaper. Given that I "only" have 6 weeks to wait on the tail at this point, I could try to continue to sit on my hands and just wait. I'm curious though, are there other things I can easily do with the wings to chip away at them without just diving in completely? What could I do ahead of time without too much fear of learning curve failure (and not having to get things put onto stands - I'd probably have to move them once the tail was here)?
EDIT: Just heard from Van's and they said the -9 Emp kits are relatively small compared to others, so it's highly likely it won't actually take the full 6 weeks of lead time for crating/shipping. That being the case, I'll just hang on a bit longer instead of getting into a piece of the wings and having to stop mid-stream.
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