Homebuilt

The moment you’ve all been waiting for: The unboxing

Dean Betz
Photo of a tall, thin box with the top lid removed, showing packing paper. Oh, and the electric screwdriver used to remove the box's top lid.

The rudder kit was nicely packed, and the inventory was complete.

  • Manual
  • Ribs
  • Spar
  • Skins
  • Doublers
  • Hinge
  • Rudder horn
  • Top cap

Photo of the contents of the tall, thin box, showing laid out across the packaging paper a half-dozen or so formed, aluminum airplane parts; rivets; a plastic streamlined top cap; and a plastic-bound manual. Oh, and the electric screwdriver used to remove the box's top cover.

And best of all, 300 rivets to pull!

The next step will be studying the very detailed manual over the weekend and making a list of a few new tools I’ll need.