Looks great so far!</p>

ok from the first pic it looks like you need to shave a little from the front of the stab roots. It's critical to triangulate it here to be sure they are straight with the fuse and not cocked as you are suspecting. if you end up taking a hair bit more off one side than the other, the "correct" answer is to match the other side as well. This is probably one of the more tedious parts of a VF3....and as you've probably seen by now, that's saying something...

Sacriledge alert:If one side of the stab is slightly larger than the other, or if it's SLIGHTLYcocked, you aren't going to notice. Although it's better and easier if everything is 100%within tolerance, the truth is the actual flight tolerance is pretty large and hard to believe. What is one of the most critical alignments is that the horizontal stab and the wing are horizontally equal...as in one tip is not lower with respect to the wing or whatever. This alignment is 100%critical so don't miss it.</p>

The other tricky part is the canopy. I included the fitting sealing instructions with the kits, but personally I don't do it that way. The way I do it is more by eye and guesstimation. Let me say clearly to TAKE YOUR TIME on the fitting of the canopy. Carbon canopies are expensive and quite a few before you have trashed it and had to get a replacement. With that being said, it's not TOO hard as long as you pay attention.</p>

The canopy latch pins are located in the canopy at the bottom rear corners with the pins entering the turtle deck face. Install them when you're building your frame, and before you glue on the carbon canopy. Doing it this way helps keep everything straight. When you glue down the carbon part, make SURE the frame stays straight.</p>

Answers:</p>

1. patience.....that's not a bad thing. If the ones on the prototype had been that tight, I'd still have a plane right now!</p>

2. see above</p>

3. see above</p>

4. 775-267-9252 Richard doesn't really do email.</p>

5. see above again.</p>

-Mike</p>

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