Weight and bal done, paperwork being hand delivered to Indy FSDO tomorrow morning.
A couple of issues have come up with getting this project done. First, there are no empty hangers at my local airport in which to move the 7 into. Second, due to the first issue, I have decided to paint the entire project before I move it to the airport.
Worked on it all weekend and added some photos to the Picasa site in my signature. Making lots of progress
Steve, thats a good idea! I was at the airport this afternoon and had to walk from one end of one of the hangers to the other because the door was blocked by a wing. I noticed that every slot was occupied by a plane. Our airport has a policy against storage of non-aviation stuff and it is even in the lease agreements. I'm going to go through the rest of the buildings this weekend just for a look, with camera in hand.
I was offered a sublease for the summer while a cub is on floats but would have to move out in October. I also have a Cardinal up for sale and can use that space if it sells.
Now for the 7 update; The fuse is prepped and ready to paint. Everything else is done. I plan to get going as soon as the temps drop below 80! Been running in the mid to upper 90's for weeks. My little window unit can't keep up with the exhaust fans and it gets real hot and sticky in a paint suit real fast.
Finally the weather cooled down a little so I was able to get the fuse painted. I have never painted anything like this or this large and detailed before and I am very happy with the results. It's better than I was hoping for
Just a few photos but I'm not showing the results just yet. Want to wait until the parts are all put together again.
After 8 years 3 months and 3 days N754RV is now a real airplane!
Outstanding news Daryl - congratulations!
Here is the hommeade garage paint.
http://i895.photobucket.com/albums/ac158/bret496/DSC03114_zps08911787.jpg
I ordered my fuselage yesterday. I hope to get it to the house before the end of the year. Is it just me, or did anyone else have "...what on earth are you doing building a plane..." thoughts when you stroked a check to Vans for a new chunk of the plane?