Monday, September 28, 2020

Fuse Kit Shipping Delay

 So today was supposed to be the date that crating began for my fuselage kit. Unfortunately I was informed late last week that shipping is now delayed by 4-6 weeks, so my total wait could be like 3-4 months since I ordered. This is really unfortunate and I do understand the issues with the fires up there however it just seems like the message was a little off from when I ordered. Covid was already in full swing and the crating date was supposed to be today. When I asked about why the delays were 4-6 weeks more I was told it was because of the fire issues as well as Covid (I was expecting maybe a 1-2 week delay given they just started shutting down a week or two ago for the fires)

On a more positive note, this allows me to start working on fiberglass perhaps. I have to look more into what is involved in it as I was originally going to wait until the end of the project to work on it other than the canopy.



Saturday, September 12, 2020

Waiting for the Fuselage Kit

 Progress continues, although right now is a bit of a lull in the project. I only have around 45 minutes of riveting to go before the tailcone is complete. Finding helpers has been somewhat of a challenge but this will be resolved soon. The only remaining rivets are the very top ones in the middle of the top skin. I plan on climbing in and having someone rivet from the outside. 


My current crating week is September 28, and I was hoping that somehow it would ship sooner but it is so unfortunate what is happening with all the fires out west that this looks unlikely. 


I have chosen for now based on advice in the forum to delay all fiberglass work until the end of the project, although if the Fuselage kit gets delayed a lot more I may reconsider that and work on the tips for the rudder and elevators.  Chapter 11+12 I find quite confusing as it seems like this is where you would mount the tail surfaces on a permanent basis and this is not at all what I want to do right now.


Stay tuned, it's time to clean the garage and take care of all the other projects while I wait!