Well, this is going a lot slower than I thought it would. [&o] It seems like there is some sort of conspiracy against me getting this airplane together this spring. The other half of my construction crew (my lovely wife) seems to have run out of steam on the project, and I have been plagued with honey-do's and work. (I still am trying to figure out how to collect that paycheck without having to ever report in to the office!)

Needless to say, I have some progress shots to post, but not much more than has been seen before. I did manage to get the cowling fitted to the airframe and the engine. I think it looks pretty good. It is a very tight fit. We'll just have to see if the engine runs cool enough during the break-in period.

The rear turtle deck that runs from the cockpit to the vertical stab is in place, also. Here are shots that I took during the installation process: