Build log date: Sunday, January 04, 2004

• The plans say to trim 5/8 inch off the bottom of the VS front spar. I'm a plans following monkey.

  

• Clamping the front VS spar bracket in place.

  

• Drilled, countersunk and riveted the aft tiedown bracket.

  

• Countersunk the top two aft skin holes so I can rivet this someday.

  

• Clamping the elevator stop in position - I needed to trim a bit off of the longerons so the VS would be able to sit flush with the bulkhead and this stop.

  

• Pilot drilled the front VS bracket.

  

• Damn - it kinda looks like an airplane.

  

• After lots of measuring I'm ready to drill the bottom four bolt holes for the VS.

  

• Also after centering the VS on the offset front bracket, I could drill the holes for the rivets. I was only able to reach seven holes while on the fuse. The others will have to be drilled later.