That's what I kept telling myself, and not to be nervous. The gang on the Tech Site were terrific about reassuring me and I studied the manuals and dry fitted the parts for a few days.
A friend named Einar stopped by one day to check on things and parts started going together.
I decided to start with the stabilizers because they were simple, and cheap to replace if I screwed up.
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| The first rivet. |
Einar has an extensive mechanical background and having him show up took away a lot of anxiety. I learned a tremendous amount that first day and got off to a good start thanks to him.
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| The first part. |
After Einar left I did the other stab by myself.
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| The only concern I had is that there's a bit of a gap in the fit of the stab ribs. They fit ok, but if the leading or trailing edges are flexed outward the ribs detach. I emailed Kerry and sent some pics, according to him the covering holds it all together. |
Gotta have some elevators to go with the stabs. The next day Einar stopped by to help.
I don't know if it was intentional or not, but again Einar helped with the first one then went home while I stayed to build the second one.
"I no doubt deserved my enemies, but I don't believe I deserved my friends." -Walt Whitman
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