David,

Looks like you're making good progress on the plane. I'm sure Chuck will do a great job on putting her back into great shape with his glass work. A couple of things I've found while "restoring" old birds is that you need to cut and rehinge all control surfaces. Planes this old will have wood shrinkage that you can't see under paint/coverings and you'll find this out at the worst possible time. (how do I know???) It also wouldn't hurt to have Chuck check out the stab joint. These areas take quite a beating on pattern ships and, once again... old glue is NOT a good thing. On an old Tipo I restored I had to cut out the vertical post after removing the rudder and then completely reglass the stab in place. Fortunately on that one I could see the stress crack from the outside. It also goes with saying to really inspect the wing hold down plywood/bolts/glue joints. Good luck with your project...the more vintage birds we can keep in the air the better off we are.

Dan
Carolina Custom Aircraft