Final Assembly And Wing Walk

I haven't taken many pictures of the final assembly but I have gotten a bunch done since my last post. Most of the things left to finish are cosmetic. I also filled the engine with oil last night in preparation of the weight and balance weigh-in and the first engine start. This is a picture of the wing root fairing and the wing walk non-skid I recently installed.

Wings Are Mounted

My brother-in-law Stephen came to the hanger today and helped me mount the wings. It only took us an hour and a half for both wings after I finished removing the floor pans. Thanks US!

Move To Airport

We made the big move to the airport this weekend. Everything went just perfect except Austin's iphone got smashed by the step on the airplane when we were loading it onto the trailer. Here's a picture of the crew. Austin, Me, Dan, Guy, our helper Johnny in the front and Paula behind the camera. I definitely couldn't have done it without them!

Here's the ramp.

Here's how we secured it to the trailer.

The truck and trailer that Stephen and David loaned me. They were heavy duty enough to haul a tank so a little airplane was easy. Got lots of honks and waves.

Carefully unloading at the hanger. Jack's Tweetie Bird is waiting.

Shelby and Dave popping the Champagne. They surprised me at the hanger along with with Uncle Steve.

Tucked in the hanger.

Celebratory lunch at Wing Stop to feed my hungry helpers.

Panel Labels Done

The panel is starting to look finished. There are a few small things left to clean up but I'm mostly done.

Shelby's Birthday Present

Shelby came home on Saturday to help organize in the garage as a part of my birthday present. She also brought some St. Arnold's Root Beer - Yum! You can see some of the bins on the lower shelves that she brought and we organized. I've needed to sort the "junk" in my parts bucket for years. She also helped place the permanent N number we applied to the tail. Thanks Shelbs!