Fifth Day Status:

Well, I didn't get too much done today, but that is normal for me. Although the weather was not too bad, lower 50's, I don't get home from work till about 5pm. Put a little time in before my wife gets home, then sit down to dinner and relax for the day. However, I did finish the top wing bottom with the cap strips, the top wing attachment brackets, and the blind nuts epoxied into the brackets. I did get to remove the wing from the building board as indicated by the instructions and I am fairly pleased. However, the trailing edge did not stay straight, so I am going to have to figure out a way to block it straight when I add the trailing edge cap. (Any ideas would be appreciated.) For now, will just plan on pinning the TE to the building board with it hanging over about 1 inch. This would allow me to keep the TE straight and still enough room to epoxy the TE edge cap on a straight bunch of ribs. The leading edge is in great shape, a little off, but nothing that will affect the performance of the wing, and with sanding and covering the LE, most of the ripples will be sanded out. Also redrilled hole for the top wing mounting bracket on the cabane struts and it is now in the right place. Next is sheeting the top of the wing in the middle and then on to the wing tips.

Thought, at first, that I wasn't making too much progress until I looked at the date that I started the thread and then realized I am only 5 days in. So am now satisfied with where I am.

Here are the latest pics.